East Vancouver clay studio

Pull up a wheel. The studio's yours till 10.

Claymates is a member-driven ceramics studio in East Vancouver — beginner classes, an open maker space, and your own key to the wheels from 10am to 10pm on weekdays.

Weekday studio access · 10:00 – 22:00
Swap your own photo Hands shaping a clay bowl on a spinning pottery wheel
Members' studio
Wheels, glazes & a kiln — open late, six wheelheads, your pace.
01 Membership

Three ways to make clay a habit.

Pick the rhythm that fits — a single class to try the wheel, or a full key-to-the-studio membership with access until late on weekdays. Pricing below is a placeholder we'd set with the owner.

Plan A

Drop-In Class

One guided session at the wheel — perfect for a first try, no kit needed.

$ ? / class
  • 2-hour guided wheel session
  • All clay & tools included
  • One piece glazed & fired
  • No experience required
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Plan B · Popular

Studio Member

Your own access to the maker space, weekdays 10am–10pm. Make on your schedule.

$ ? / month
  • 10am–10pm weekday studio access
  • Shared wheels & hand-building benches
  • Glaze library & member kiln firings
  • A shelf of your own
Join the studio
Plan C

Class Course

A multi-week beginner course — learn the wheel step by step with a small group.

$ ? / course
  • Weekly sessions over the term
  • Structured beginner curriculum
  • Clay, glazes & firings included
  • Take home a finished set
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Prices are placeholders for this concept — we'd confirm the real membership tiers with Claymates before launch.

02 Studio Access

Long hours, your key, the whole bench.

  • 10am–10pm on weekdaysThrow before work or after dinner — the studio stays open late.
  • An open maker spaceWheels, hand-building benches, slab tools and a glaze library shared between members.
  • Member kiln firingsDrop your greenware on the firing shelf — we load and fire on a regular schedule.
  • A regulars' studioA community of repeat hobbyists — the kind of room you come back to week after week.
03 The Studio

Shelves that fill up as you go.

Raw clay to fired piece — the maker space, mid-week. Every photo here is a placeholder we'd swap for Claymates' own shots.

A ceramics studio with pottery wheels and shelves of piecesSwap · the maker space
Hands throwing clay on a wheel
Shelves of handmade mugs and teapotsMember shelf
Unglazed greenware mugs awaiting the kiln
Checkered handmade ceramic mugs
A handmade white ceramic vaseMembers' work
Pottery tools beside greenware ready to glaze
A warm stack of handmade ceramic bowls
04 Classes for beginners

Never touched clay? Start here.

Small groups, patient teachers, and a finished piece to take home. The wheel is more forgiving than it looks.

Hands centring clay on the pottery wheel
Beginner · Wheel

Intro to the Wheel

Centre, open and pull your first bowl in a single guided session.

2 hrs👐 1 piece fired
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Shaping a ceramic bowl on the wheel
Beginner · Course

Wheel, Week by Week

A multi-week course that takes you from lumpy to confident, one evening at a time.

Weekly👥 small group
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Rows of raw clay bowls drying on a rack
All levels · Hand-build

Hand-Building & Slabs

No wheel needed — pinch, coil and slab your way to mugs, planters and plates.

2.5 hrs🎨 glaze included
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05 Visit & book

Come throw a bowl this week.

Book a drop-in class or ask about a studio membership. We'll save you a wheel.

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Where
East VancouverExact studio address shared on booking
Hours
Weekdays 10:00 – 22:00Member studio access · class times vary
For
Beginners & regularsClasses, open maker space & membership
Booking
Reserve a class or membershipConcept site — link wires to the studio's booking