About The Pottery Studio

The Pottery Studio began in Atwater Village, when our owner, Marshall Blair - who had been making plates and bowls for his restaurants since 2015 - purchased a gas kiln and invited a few other potters to help fill it. More and more potters came, so we started adding classes, and The Pottery Studio officially began.

In February 2021, we opened our second location at 14943 Califa Street in Sherman Oaks, CA. As each studio continues to grow, the spirit and interest in aspects of ceramic work takes shape at each location. 

This studio is home to our first kilns by Paul Geil, who has constructed kilns for ceramic institutions nationally and internationally, and has provided incredible resources and vision to the firing process.

In August 2021, we then opened the Culver City location at 8455 Steller Drive. Originally a medical supply warehouse, we knew the location would be open, airy, and the ideal setting for a studio. After months of work to restore the building to its original splendor, we opened to fresh breezes and the beautiful natural light of the westside of Los Angeles. 

The Chicago studio opened in May 2022 in the Bucktown neighborhood. Many folks ask - why we opened a studio in Chicago. It's a place Marshall spent many years and came up as a chef, and a city we love for it's incredible history, buildings, and creative spirit. 

Anyone who's spent any time in Chicago catches the genuine spirit and friendliness of the place. We're excited to bring new clays and Cone 10 firing to this studio, and engage with the ceramic community to provide a membership offering as well as classes to cultivate and support working potters. 

Our San Francisco location on the corner of 20th and Folsom in the Mission District was a longtime dream come to life. 

From the first visits to the building, we knew it would be home to hundreds of potters, as members and students, one day. We opened in November 2022, an continue to grow and evolve. We are delighted to be offering cone 10 reduction firings in the city.

As our open studio locations continued to grow with classes, members, and more kiln firings, we had been looking for some time in Brooklyn, New York for a space that felt right for us. When we saw the location at 43C on 9th Street in Gowanus we knew it was a diamond in the rough, and we spent almost a year preparing the space.

 We're open with a Geil dual cart gas reduction kiln and spaces for members and students readily available!

Coming soon is the second location in Brooklyn - 29 Norman Ave - right on a bright corner in Greenpoint, ready to invite in even more potters in Brooklyn looking for membership, classes or cone 10 reduction firing in a spacious setting. 

We're also branching into cone 6 firing, to offer a variety of glazes and clays and even more options. Our first Cone 6 location will be at 8467 Steller Drive in Culver City - right next door to our cone 10 studio!

This has given us immense opportunity to glaze test and explore and we're excited to offer cone 6 firings in a gas kiln, which creates a really beautiful environment and results.

We will also be offering a range of cone 6 firing and clays at our studio in Chelsea, Manhattan! At 150 W 22nd we're thrilled to be able to offer space for members and students in the city. 

Join us this summer at the beautiful Chelsea Castle. 

As we grow we continue to adhere to the values that we feel best serve our pottery community in the studio - providing open spaces for anyone to work from hobbyists, students to professional and production artists. Providing classes to introduce and welcome anyone with ceramic interest to the studio; and always to continue learning and growing in our pursuits

For any inquiries about our studios, shops, or membership and classes, get in touch!

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