Working with clay

Clayroom offers pottery classes (wheel throwing and hand) and woodworking classes for all levels in San Francisco, Oakland San Mateo. Our studios are located in San Francisco (SF), Oakland and San Mateo. Learn to work with clay and make ceramics at our studio! We have 6-week beginner and intermediate classes, memberships, kids classes.

Air-dried clay is an excellent sculpting medium for beginners. The clay is easy to work with and doesn’t require the use of an expensive kiln to finish projects. You can even seal your sculptures to

I mostly work with oven-bake polymer clays but I do play with them all, on occasion. Of the air drying clay ones I like the effect of cold porcelains best. They have a nice delicate translucence wh…

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Glazing your air-drying clay is an important step to make it more durable, waterproof, and aesthetically pleasing. Glazing clay can be done in various ways, but the simplest method is by applying a coat of varnish or acrylic paint. Wait for the glaze to dry completely before touching or using the clay. #GlazingAirDryingClay #Crafts

If you worked with air-dry clay before, you probably noticed that sometimes it can be easily damaged. Especially if you’re sculpting very delicate pieces. I’ve been using air-dry clay for almost ten years now, and along the way, I picked up a few techniques that can help strengthen it. Keep on readi

Here's my list of 10 great tips when working with air dry clay. This is great for beginners who have never sculpted with clay but want to.

Use this easy DIY clay recipe to learn how to make air dry clay for kid's crafts. Household ingredients are all you need- no cooking or baking required!