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Mon, Apr 28, 2025 - Jun 16, 2025
6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Class Experience
In this multi-week class students will learn techniques for crafting ceramic wares used in preparing, brewing and enjoying tea. Example vessels include Matcha-Chawan, Chasen-Naoshi, Tea Cups and Teapots. Various design principles will be explored to ensure finished work is functional and visually appealing. Students should have previous ceramic experience with throwing 3-4 lbs of clay.
Notes
To request a cancellation or class transfer, you must email us at info@doclaynyc.com.
All refunds for multi-week classes and workshops will charge a $45 processing fee, subtracted from the full or partial refund.
Cancellations requested at least 10 days prior to the class start date will be fully refundable minus the processing fee.
Cancellations requested 5 days prior to the class start date will be 50% refundable minus the processing fee.
Any cancellations requested 1-4 days prior to the class start date will not be refunded.
Missed classes are non-refundable. Each student will be able to make up only once per semester and all make-ups can only happen during the same semester. We will try our best to accommodate missed classes but we can not guarantee we will have availability.
If enrollment goals are not met, we reserve the right to cancel a class or workshop. In the event of a cancellation, a full refund will be granted.
Class Requirements
- This is an advanced level class.
Sample Class Format
- Each class will be 3 hours long with a maximum of 10 students. Please arrive 10 minutes before the class starts.
- Students are encouraged to book appointments to come in during open studio times to practice what they've learned in class.
- Students will have access to our recycled house clay & glazes.
- Open studio runs from 10am - 10pm, everyday.
- Firing fees at $0.04/cubic inch per single firing.
Other Things To Know
Please refer to the cancellation section in our studio policy page
What To Bring
- We provide aprons, and bringing your own towel is strongly recommended!
- Tool kits ($15 + tax) + various tools are available for purchase!
- Recycled house clay is included in the semester fee; other clay bodies are available for purchase!
Reviews for doclay
4.8 out of 5
Based on 81 provider ratings
Emily L.
Mar 24, 2025
Loved:
The instructor, Gu, is great! Gives general advice but also helps people individually with throwing. Creates goals with people on what they want to create and gives pointers on how to reach them.
Beginner Wheel Throwing Class
Location: DOCLAY | Instructor: Gu J
Mitti K.
Mar 8, 2025
Loved:
It was a fun and relaxing first trial for clay wheel throwing.
Improvements:
This is not easy for a beginner and instructors need to spend more one on one time for a beginner to make something. With only one instructor, one on one time is not adequate. Also, at the end of the class, students are required to wash their workstation pieces in freezing cold water. For the price of the class, it didn't feel right. Happy to help but either use warm water or let the students leave on a high note and higher someone to clean up.
Do clay! Night Wheel Throwing
Location: DOCLAY
Jacky L.
Feb 4, 2025
Loved:
My class with Gu has been amazing mainly because Gu has foster a cute little community! Though I came in with some experience, I still learned a lot from her. She’s a 10/10 would recommend!
Improvements:
Though the instructor in doclay are amazing, I’ve had a mixed bag of experience with the glazes. The variety of glazes are nice but not being able to see how each glaze reacts with one another left me experimenting a lot. I’ve encounter so many glaze issues and it sucks to have to fix them often, mixing glaze or not. I think the staff needs to be harder on the students and members leaving the space clean as well…
Beginner Wheel Throwing Class
Location: DOCLAY | Instructor: Gu J
Ana L.
Jan 31, 2025
Loved:
the class was great! Zoya is great at teaching and I can tell she has a lot of background knowledge & expertise with the ins and outs of the ceramics process. She makes class fun and I enjoy learning from her! My goal coming into this class was to make jars, and she helped me succeed in that :)
Improvements:
Studio feedback- • Water is so cold! Can we turn up the heat? It makes people rush through the cleaning process, since the temperature is unbearable. Why is the water cold in winter, but hot in summer?? :( • Doclay used to offer a wide variety of special topics classes and I’m sad to see those decrease. I’d love if there were more offerings going forward! • The clay has been really short lately and gives a weird texture with the walls • Please refill the underglaze cart!!:)
Intermediate to Advanced Wheel Throwing
Location: DOCLAY | Instructor: Zoya Abbas
Cecile C.
Jan 31, 2025
Loved:
The instructor's knowledge and his teaching style.
Improvements:
We have more shelf space now which is such an improvement!
