pottery studio
Yay Clay!
Spin, sip, and create at your next private event! Craft a custom bowl, mug, or planter while our expert instructors guide you step-by-step—no experience needed. We’ll make it easy, fun, and tailored to your group.
Bring your own drinks, vibe out to great music, and enjoy free access to our retro game room while you shape something unforgettable.
Looking for fun things to do in Philadelphia? Book your private event at Yay Clay!
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Glad to have done this experience! Make sure to read the email details on how to access the studio. The studio itself has remarkable decor! I was fascinated by every inch of the wall.
The classes are typically 2 hours but can be shorter if it’s a smaller group. You’re able to make whatever you want – mugs, plates, vases!
I learned so much and grew a new appreciation for pottery. Devin was super patient and knowledgeable. He helped our dreams come true!
After the class, you can pick up your piece 4 weeks later once the glaze is on and the piece is fired up in the kiln.
So thankful that my friend gifted me with a pottery class experience for my birthday! The entire experience was so much fun! The duration of the class was 2 hours and was led by an instructor who was patient and answered any questions that participants had about the process! He explained every detail and would jump in when I was struggling (which was often lol). Overall, great experience! I can’t wait to return!
Such a fun and different date night! We did a clay date and had the best time!!! Came on a Friday night and parking was easy. It’s also BYOB!!!
It was us and 4 other couples. Our instructor James was great. The whole room was a vibe and we had the best time making out pieces then decorating them!
Drove 1hour and 30 minutes just to visit YayClay! So so happy we did! It was my wifes birthday and she’s always wanted to try pottery. Hands down the best place. We’ve never done pottery before so we were a little nervous but the instructors were amazing! They take everything step by step. They work hands on with you as well so thats also a big help. Everything was just a 10/10. The different rooms were cool! We had the retro room and it was so cool to see everything they had. They had 2 free arcade games and a free claw machine. Plenty of photo ops. Tori and another young woman were very helpful today and informative. They made our first experience so memorable and so fun! Worth every penny and more! We will definitely be back! So if you’re second guessing it, JUST GO! BOOK IT! You wont regret it
How to turn clay from your yard into texture for your piece✨ I got really lucky with this clay. It has very little plasticity. I can carefully throw a cylinder, but I can’t stretch or collar it. I am still testing additives to make a plastic clay, but using it raw as a slip appeals to me.
The clay was dug in Bucks County, PA. It appears to be high in Iron and Manganese which gives it color, but limits its firing temperature
Testing Protocol: I dug the clay, mixed it into a watery slip, and filtered it through a window screen. I dried most of the moisture out in a cloth bag until it reached the normal consistency of plastic clay and made three small pinch pots. Each pot was placed into a high fire bowl and test fired to Cone 04, 5, 6, and 10 in an electric kiln. It is a nice red/orange at Cone 04 and stable up to Cone 5, but it gets really soft at Cone 6. It melted down completely at Cone 10 as I expected.
The slip was made with as little water as possible and a tiny amount (half a teaspoon) of Sodium Silicate. I applied it to Cone 6 clay at leather hard and got lucky. There was no cracking and it softened enough to smooth out sharp edges and give a slight sheen.
#pottery #visitphilly #ceramics
How to turn clay from your yard into texture for your piece✨ I got really lucky with this clay. It has very little plasticity. I can carefully throw a cylinder, but I can’t stretch or collar it. I am still testing additives to make a plastic clay, but using it raw as a slip appeals to me.
The clay was dug in Bucks County, PA. It appears to be high in Iron and Manganese which gives it color, but limits its firing temperature
Testing Protocol: I dug the clay, mixed it into a watery slip, and filtered it through a window screen. I dried most of the moisture out in a cloth bag until it reached the normal consistency of plastic clay and made three small pinch pots. Each pot was placed into a high fire bowl and test fired to Cone 04, 5, 6, and 10 in an electric kiln. It is a nice red/orange at Cone 04 and stable up to Cone 5, but it gets really soft at Cone 6. It melted down completely at Cone 10 as I expected.
The slip was made with as little water as possible and a tiny amount (half a teaspoon) of Sodium Silicate. I applied it to Cone 6 clay at leather hard and got lucky. There was no cracking and it softened enough to smooth out sharp edges and give a slight sheen.
#pottery #visitphilly #ceramics …
disclaimer: no potters were studied in the making of this post
but here’s what’s actually true….clay is ridiculously relaxing, you literally can’t scroll with muddy hands, and two hours at the wheel flies by. it’s the most present you’ll feel all week.
come get muddy! link in bio to book a class!
#phillypottery #potteryclass #philadelphia #thingstodoinphilly
disclaimer: no potters were studied in the making of this post
but here’s what’s actually true….clay is ridiculously relaxing, you literally can’t scroll with muddy hands, and two hours at the wheel flies by. it’s the most present you’ll feel all week.
come get muddy! link in bio to book a class!
#phillypottery #potteryclass #philadelphia #thingstodoinphilly …
Wine + clay nights are always a good idea 🍷
Come hang out, have a drink, and get your hands dirty with us. Our next classes with @santephl are September 19th & 20th and we still have a few spots open!
Grab a spot through the link in our bio 🤍
#visitphilly #datenight #thingstodo
Wine + clay nights are always a good idea 🍷
Come hang out, have a drink, and get your hands dirty with us. Our next classes with @santephl are September 19th & 20th and we still have a few spots open!
Grab a spot through the link in our bio 🤍
#visitphilly #datenight #thingstodo …
everyone at the wheel next to you was a beginner once. most of them still kind of are.
that’s the thing about clay. it doesn’t care how good you are. it just wants your attention!
your first bowl might come out lopsided. But something tells us you’ll love it anyway.
Head over to our website to learn more!
yayclay.com
everyone at the wheel next to you was a beginner once. most of them still kind of are.
that’s the thing about clay. it doesn’t care how good you are. it just wants your attention!
your first bowl might come out lopsided. But something tells us you’ll love it anyway.
Head over to our website to learn more!
yayclay.com …
How to make the trending berry bowl 🫐🥣 this is great for an intermediate potter who wants a little bit of a challenge✨ let us know when the comments if you have any questions and tag us with you’re finished bowl 🙌
This is also a reminder that we offer 8-week intermediate wheel throwing classes!
Link bio for more information 😌
#visitphilly #clay #tips #ceramics
How to make the trending berry bowl 🫐🥣 this is great for an intermediate potter who wants a little bit of a challenge✨ let us know when the comments if you have any questions and tag us with you’re finished bowl 🙌
This is also a reminder that we offer 8-week intermediate wheel throwing classes!
Link bio for more information 😌
#visitphilly #clay #tips #ceramics …
You’ve watched enough people make things—
it’s your turn! Plus, studies* show it makes you 190% happier).
*Study conducted by us 5 minutes ago. 😂
#YayClay #PotteryStudio #DigitalDetox #GetMuddy #MakeArt
You’ve watched enough people make things—
it’s your turn! Plus, studies* show it makes you 190% happier).
*Study conducted by us 5 minutes ago. 😂
#YayClay #PotteryStudio #DigitalDetox #GetMuddy #MakeArt …
your phone has been open for 7 hours today
we’re not judging….okay we’re judging a little
two hours at the wheel, a lump of mud, zero screens. you’ll walk out feeling like a person again.
ABSOLUTELY no experience needed.
link in bio to book a class!
#phillypottery #potteryclass #philadelphia #thingstodoinphilly
your phone has been open for 7 hours today
we’re not judging….okay we’re judging a little
two hours at the wheel, a lump of mud, zero screens. you’ll walk out feeling like a person again.
ABSOLUTELY no experience needed.
link in bio to book a class!
#phillypottery #potteryclass #philadelphia #thingstodoinphilly …
Kinda chic to start pottery ✨
We have classes for every skill level 😏
#visitphilly #clay #newhobby #beginnerpottery
Kinda chic to start pottery ✨
We have classes for every skill level 😏
#visitphilly #clay #newhobby #beginnerpottery …
Not everybody walks in here knowing what they’re doing. And to be honest that’s kind of the point!
being new at something is kinda of RARE as an adult. we kind of forget how good it feels. But when your hands on the wheel, clay spinning, everything else goes quiet. Which is really peaceful
So you don’t need experience. you just need to show up.
Come see what’s it’s all about
book a class at yayclay.com
Not everybody walks in here knowing what they’re doing. And to be honest that’s kind of the point!
being new at something is kinda of RARE as an adult. we kind of forget how good it feels. But when your hands on the wheel, clay spinning, everything else goes quiet. Which is really peaceful
So you don’t need experience. you just need to show up.
Come see what’s it’s all about
book a class at yayclay.com …
These are a couple different ways to recenter your clay once you got it centered and started moving it 🤲
Let us know if you have any questions!!
#visitphilly #clay #tips #beginnerpottery
These are a couple different ways to recenter your clay once you got it centered and started moving it 🤲
Let us know if you have any questions!!
#visitphilly #clay #tips #beginnerpottery …
Your fingertip can feel a bump 13 nanometers tall.
If your finger were the size of Earth, you could feel the difference between a house and a car. That’s a real published number, not a metaphor.
Your legs get 9% of your brain’s touch map. Your hands and arms get 46%. You are, neurologically, mostly hands.
And you spend all day tapping glass that feels the same everywhere.
Wet clay is one of the best things left that answers back. You don’t need talent to feel that.
Sources in the comments:
#philly #phillyevents #portrichmond #riverwards #fishtown pottery ceramics potterystudio wheelthrowing thingstodoinphilly phillymakers datenightphilly handmade neuroscience clay phillyart
Your fingertip can feel a bump 13 nanometers tall.
If your finger were the size of Earth, you could feel the difference between a house and a car. That’s a real published number, not a metaphor.
Your legs get 9% of your brain’s touch map. Your hands and arms get 46%. You are, neurologically, mostly hands.
And you spend all day tapping glass that feels the same everywhere.
Wet clay is one of the best things left that answers back. You don’t need talent to feel that.
Sources in the comments:
#philly #phillyevents #portrichmond #riverwards #fishtown pottery ceramics potterystudio wheelthrowing thingstodoinphilly phillymakers datenightphilly handmade neuroscience clay phillyart …
we built a whole room to make pottery feel like philly. murals from local artists, a septa seat, arcade games, and 18 wheels ready to go. it’s our biggest studio and honestly our loudest love letter to this city.
throw clay surrounded by the stuff that makes philly, philly.
book the philly room at yayclay.com
we built a whole room to make pottery feel like philly. murals from local artists, a septa seat, arcade games, and 18 wheels ready to go. it’s our biggest studio and honestly our loudest love letter to this city.
throw clay surrounded by the stuff that makes philly, philly.
book the philly room at yayclay.com …