Celebrating Craft and Community
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Pop-Up Workshops!
2025
Sat. October 11th - Pumpkin Sculptures!
10am - 12:30 @ Torrey Meadows Park. San Diego, CA 92129
Fri. October 17th - Pumpkin Sculptures!
5:30- 7:30pm @ Castelli & Pizarro Family Vineyards & Winery 8220 Merge Ave. San Diego, CA 92129
Classes
Our studio offers many beginner classes in both wheel and hand building techniques. These are perfect for folks who are ready to begin their journey in ceramics and working with clay.
If you just wanting to dust yourself off from a long hiatus or want to challenge yourself, we offer intermediate wheel, hand building and portrait sculpture classes.
Check out our offerings below to see which is right for you!
*All classes are 18+. Youth 14+ may attend with adult regristrant.
Handmade Happy Hour
Wind down your week with good friends, good drinks and clay! Handmade Happy Hour is a perfect Friday night destination for you to kickstart your creative energy for the weekend with our fun wheel and hand building workshops. (21+)
$75 per session
Upcoming Workshops and Events
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Open House
Come meet the studio and see what we’re about! Enjoy free art activities, snacks and early bird perks for classes and memberships. More info soon!
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Workshops
Learn a plethora of unique processes in clay or other craft mediums from visiting artists in our one day workshops!
$120 per session
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Weekend Intensives
Take a more expansive dive into different clay and craft processes over the course of two days. A great way to spend a weekend!
$240 per session
Memberships
Experienced potters looking for a space to create are encouraged to sign up for our studio memberships! With a membership, you are joining our welcoming community of artists and makers and establishing a creative home for your practice. Memberships also include:
Unlimited studio access during our open studio times.
Unlimited firing of pieces made in studio (*within size limits)
Full access to all studio tools and equipment (excluding kilns and pug-mill)
Access to all house glazes
Individual storage space
$10 monthly guest pass
First dibs on workshop registration.
Age: 18+
*Open studio is a non-instructional working period. Those interested in memberships must have prior experience and be able to work safely and independently during open studio times.
Open Studio
Dedicated non-instructional work time available for members and students to drop in anytime during our open studio hours.
With 12 wheels, several large work tables and plenty of storage space for your in-progress works, you can work at your own pace and enjoy the full use of our facilities.
Open Studio Hours
Tuesdays: 1p - 9p
Wednesdays: 10a - 6p
Fridays: 1p - 5p
Saturdays: 9a - 12a
Sundays: 1p - 6p
Who we are
Studio Manzanita is a welcoming community that celebrates ceramic and craft practices from around the world.
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