Taster class · No commitment
Slow down. Make something real.
Make your own mug
Calm and relaxed: just your hands, a few tools and an instructor at the table.
$84.75 total · You'll pick your date right after checkout
- Shape a mug, then add a handle, carving or texture
- Lovely for a date: book 2, or up to 6 with friends
- Only your favourite piece is glazed by our staff
Three hours with your hands in the clay and your phone in your bag. An instructor beside you, five or six students at most, and a piece you made yourself, glazed and fired. No experience needed.
- 4.8 on Google
- 1,000+ students taught
- Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay
“Even in the very first session, I made great progress.”
Why people come
When did you last make something with your hands?
Most of us spend the day on a screen, then unwind on another one. Clay needs both hands and all of your attention, so for three hours there is no room for email, scrolling or tomorrow's to-do list. You leave with clay on your sleeves, a clear head, and something you made yourself.
How the taster works
- 1Pick your tasterHand building or the wheel. Pay online and your booking code arrives by email straight away.
- 2Pick your classBook within 30 days, for any date on the calendar, even weeks later. There are 10 classes every week, and you can reschedule free up to 48 hours before.
- 3Three hours in the clayYour instructor shows you each step, then stays beside you while you make your own pieces.
- 4Choose your favouriteOur staff glaze it and fire it twice. It's ready to collect in about 3 to 4 weeks.
Made here
Where your first class can lead
Every piece here was made by students in our classes, then glazed and fired in our kilns. It all starts with three hours in the clay.
Before you decide
What's holding you back?
The doubts we hear most, with straight answers. Tap the one on your mind.
“Wheel or hand building? I can't decide.”
Hand building is the relaxed one: no spinning wheel, just your hands and a few tools, and you leave with your own mug. Great for a date. The wheel is the challenge: centring and shaping clay as it spins, and you leave with your own bowl or pot.
Compare the two“I'm not creative.”
You don't need to be. Pottery is a skill, and skills are taught. Your instructor shows you every step, then stays beside you while you try it.
How the class works“I'd be going on my own.”
Coming alone is completely normal here. Five or six people at most, and conversation comes easily when everyone's hands are muddy. Or bring friends and book the same class.
Read what students say“Is it worth it?”
It's three hours with an instructor, clay, tools and an apron, and your favourite piece glazed and fired twice by our staff: $75 for hand building, $79 for the wheel, plus HST.
What happens after“Why not just buy a course?”
You can. The taster is for anyone who wants to try it first. If you love it, you get 20% off any course, wheel or hand building, for 7 days after your class.
See the 20% upgrade“When would I even go?”
There are 10 classes every week, weekends, daytime and evenings. Book within 30 days of checkout, for any date on the calendar, even weeks later.
See the schedule
The practical bits
What happens after my taster?
Right after your class, you get a personal offer: 20% off any course, wheel or hand building, open for 7 days. If you don't continue, our staff finish your favourite piece and it's ready to collect in about 3 to 4 weeks.
What if something comes up?
Reschedule or cancel any session up to 48 hours before it starts at no charge, and the class goes back on your course to rebook.
What should I wear?
Clothes you don't mind getting a little clay on, and closed shoes. Aprons are provided.
Inside the studio
A studio made for slowing down
Plants on the shelves, tea on the table, wheels by the window, and shelves full of pieces waiting for the kiln. It feels less like a class and more like an afternoon at a friend's place.
After your taster
Love it? Keep going for 20% less
Right after your class, you get a personal offer: 20% off any course, wheel or hand building, open for 7 days. Same small groups, any open class time, and pieces like the ones above.
When you can come
Classes every week
10 classes a week, on weekends, daytime and evenings. You choose yours right after checkout.
Every week
Monday
11 AM – 2 PMHand building6 PM – 9 PMWheel throwingTuesday
6 PM – 9 PMWheel throwing6 PM – 9 PMHand buildingWednesday
2 PM – 5 PMHand building6 PM – 9 PMWheel throwingSaturday
Weekend
11 AM – 2 PMWheel throwingSunday
Weekend
11 AM – 2 PMWheel throwing11 AM – 2 PMHand building3 PM – 6 PMWheel throwing
Every class is 3 hours, with 5 or 6 students at most.
30 days to book, not to attend. Book your class within 30 days of buying, for any date on the calendar, even weeks later, and reschedule free up to 48 hours before it starts.
Why start now
Next month won't be any less busy
There is always a reason to wait, and that's how a hobby you've wanted for years stays on the list. The people who start are the ones who pick a date.
- Buy now, come when it suits youYour booking window is a deadline to book, not to attend. Book any date on the calendar, even weeks later.See the weekly schedule
- Handmade in time for the holidaysPieces are ready about 3 to 4 weeks after your last class. Finish by Nov 26 and what you make can be a holiday gift.
- You pick the date laterChoose your class right after checkout and move it free up to 48 hours before. The only decision today is to start.How booking works
Meet Marjan
Marjan is a ceramic artist with more than 30 years of experience and the founder of Lemarsis Pottery Studio. She has taught more than 1,000 students and has collaborated with Toronto's Gardiner Museum. Her approach is calm and encouraging, and it's about the joy of making, not perfection.
With only 5 or 6 students per session, everyone gets real one-on-one attention, whatever their level.
Find the studio
Lemarsis Pottery Studio1110 Finch Ave W, Unit 8
North York, ON M3J 3M2
Free parking, close to the TTC, wheelchair accessible entrance.
Come make something real
Three hours in the clay with an instructor beside you, and your favourite piece glazed and fired by our staff. Hand building $75 or the wheel $79, plus HST.
Choose my taster