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Mud Hut Pottery Studio

The Inland Empire’s Creative Escape

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Mud Hut Pottery Studio

At Mud Hut Pottery Studio, we believe creativity should feel like an escape. Located in the heart of Riverside, CA, our full-service pottery studio welcomes beginners, hobbyists, and seasoned artists alike.

We offer hands-on pottery wheel and hand-building classes, along with paint-your-own pottery (PYOP) experiences that let you design something uniquely yours. Beyond classes, Mud Hut is a space for connection—whether through memberships, private events, birthday parties, or team-building workshops.

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Proudly serving the Inland Empire, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County, our studio is more than a place to make pottery—it’s a community where creativity comes to life.

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Workshops, Memberships, Events and More

◑ WHAT WE HAVE

We offer a wide range of options here at Mud Hut Studio, from one-day pottery wheel and hand-building classes to memberships, team building, and private events. If you do not want to get your hands dirty but like to create, we have a wide range of premade pottery pieces for you to glaze (paint).

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Pottery Wheel Class:

Try the pottery wheel in a single visit. Our beginner-friendly 90-minute wheel classes run seven days a week in Riverside, with an instructor guiding you from centering your first ball of clay to shaping a piece you will actually use. Classes are $50 per person, or $40 for Happy Hour Wheel, Monday through Thursday.

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Team Building & Private Parties:

Celebrate in our dedicated private event studio, just steps from the main studio, with room for up to 30 guests. Choose handbuilding with clay or paint your own pottery for birthdays, showers, team building, and girls' nights starting as low as $400.

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Hand Building With Clay:

No wheel, no pressure, just your hands and a slab of clay. Our handbuilding workshops rotate with the seasons, so there is always something new to make. Favorites include Coffee and Clay, ramen bowls, and matcha sets, alongside seasonal projects you will only find that time of year. Most workshops are $50 per person and run 90 minutes. Family classes for ages 5 and up are $40.

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Pottery Studio Memberships:

Ready to make pottery a regular practice? Our 24/7 studio membership gives you round-the-clock access to wheels, tools, glazes and workspace so you can create on your own schedule. Memberships are $225 and include all firings. Perfect for anyone who has taken a class and wants to keep going.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Still have questions? Take a look at these FAQs or reach out anytime.

  • No experience is needed for any of our classes. Every session is beginner-friendly and led by an instructor who walks you through each step. Most of our students are trying pottery for the very first time.

  • Yes. All wheel, handbuilding, and specialty classes require advance booking, and classes often fill up weeks ahead. You can book any class at MudHutPotteryRiverside.as.me. Paint Your Own Pottery is the only walk-in option.

  • Our 90-minute Beginner Pottery Wheel class is $50 per person and offered seven days a week. Happy Hour Pottery Wheel is $40 per person, Monday through Thursday. Our 2-hour Beginner Wheel and Painting class is $75, and weekend handbuilding workshops are $50 per person.

  • Come ready to get your hands in clay. Tie back long hair, trim long nails, and wear clothes you do not mind getting a little muddy. Please arrive five minutes early so we can start on time. Guests arriving more than 15 minutes late cannot be admitted to class, since each session builds step by step from the start.

  • We offer refunds or rescheduling for cancellations made at least 24 hours before your class. Cancellations made less than 24 hours before class are not eligible for a refund or reschedule. To change your booking, use the link in your confirmation email or contact us at hello@mudhutpotterystudio.com.

  • Finished pieces are ready for pickup 4 to 6 weeks after your class. Your work needs time to dry, be fired in the kiln, glazed, and fired again. We will notify you by text message when your piece is ready. Save our number, 951-594-5757, in your contacts so you do not miss our message. If you do not hear from us in 6 weeks, feel free to call or text us.

  • Yes. Date Night is $100 per couple, with both wheel and handbuilding classes on Fridays at 7:30 pm or Saturdays at 6:30 pm. It is one of the most popular date night ideas in Riverside, so we recommend booking early.

  • Yes. Our Mixed Age Family Handbuilding class welcomes ages 5 through adult on Tuesdays at 1pm and Saturdays at 1:30pm for $40 per person. We also host Kids Pottery Painting and Story on Tuesdays for $20, a 45-minute session for all ages.

  • Yes. Paint Your Own Pottery (PYOP) is our only walk-in option and requires no reservation. PYOP is available 11 am to 5 pm on Sundays and 11 am to 7 pm the rest of the week. All other classes must be booked in advance through our online scheduler.

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Planning a party or curious about memberships? See our parties & private events page or our membership page’s FAQs.