My 12 year old take the beginner class here. She loves it. Its the perfect hands on please for pottery.

Great employees, very friendly, knowledgeable, and informative, and tons of resources for members to use in pursuit of their art. Good variety of clays sold here (~$30, includes firing fee... all cone 10) and glazes available for use (including raku glazes). They have a beautiful wall showing all the glaze overlap combinations that is very well organized and executed. Coffee/tea area with a fridge for members to use as they please. Restroom available as well. Lots of wheels for throwing and table space for hand building. They have waxes and other products like shellac available to members. Raku firing is available on request. Lockers are also available with a fee. Membership is a very reasonable price for everything they provide.

We had our team outing at clay by the bay.. Connor is an amazing artist and he taught us the basics of shaping clay on the wheel.. overall it was a fun experience.. it was so much fun, that I look forward to taking my husband here for a date!

Great instructors, so patient and friendly. They really want you to learn the right way, and its so much fun getting dirty!! Yay! Parking can get a bit scarce but other than that, its a great studio, and its so down to earth. You can make a day of it and even go to SOFA ( which is across the street) to get food or even visit an art gallery.

My experience here was my first time doing pottery. We made a bowl and a mug. The staff was very friendly and helpful in teaching us how to make the bowl. They gave us a straightforward series of steps to follow. We all say together so we could also help each other out. I think everyone was able to make a nice bowl. We also got to make a mug afterwards which was a nice add on.

Great team building event. Fun, not too hard, a good learning experience, and even if you do happen to mess up the clay (none of us did, but its possible) then the instructors will save the day.

Great for lessons, great for corporate events. Super friendly and knowledgeable staff and members.

My daughter requested pottery workshop for her birthday. She invited her 2 friends and they had a really great experience and a lot of fun. Each of them made two pieces on a wheel and three plates. The instructor was very knowledgeable and fun to work with.

A few co-workers and I did a 2 hour class with Thomas, and it was a lot of fun!

Great place to do a Team Building. The instructor was friendly and funny. Will come back for sure.

One of the best clay studios in the area

A wonderful studio with talented and professional artists/teachers. A great place to learn and work.

Great studio. Dan the owner is a great guy. Classes are informative and well priced. If you are looking for an unforgettable first date they offer a 222 which is 2 people, 2 projects, 2 hours. The facility is well kept with great community. Higher fire participates in first Fridays of downtown San Jose. There are many firing options available, oxidation, reduction, raku, the occasional soda fire and connection to a wood fire kiln.

The place runs classes and team building sessions. The instructor at our team building event showed every step of the process and taught us how to do a bowl and a mug. Very supportive and hospitable staff: plate with cookies, a bowl of apples and bottles of water were expecting us, also name tags, aprons and two setups for each participant. The clay of my project got tired and the wall disattached from the base - the instructor quickly came to replace it and brought it up to the state it was before the accident, advising me not to touch it anymore and to choose a glaze. However, this was not my project, but someone elses cookie cutter shaped clay, something to take home, yes, but not personalized.The place offers items for sale and the projects take 3 weeks to bake.

We had a great time. Very knowledgeable and friendly.

Our team took a pottery class as a team offsite, and we had a great experience. The teacher Thomas was knowledgeable and patient, and I was very pleased with the end results, so much so that I plan to go back to take their 6 week long class.

Very friendly staff, had such a great experience for a work event with my team here that I am now taking a class. Looking forward to handcrafting more teacups!

Excellent environment for creating ceramics of all kinds. A membership is fairly vital for sustained work, but they offer classes in 6 week chunks so you can get your fix without the long term commitment.Bisque and Reduction firings weekly, oxidation monthly.

Caring instructors and teacher aides!

Great teachers, a wonderful place to learn

Took my team from work for a fun event. We all had a great time. The staff made sure everyone was successful and we made some great things. Highly recommend.

Ive been going to classes here for about a year. The people are great, members, teachers, staff- everyone is really friendly and shares their knowledge freely. I love having somewhere that I can go unwind and create things and hang out with good folks.

Fun pottery classes with patient and professional teachers.

OMG, what a great place. Went there as a work group outing. Staff was wonderful with beginners. Looking forward to going back.

Place to get creative!

We took here a 2-2-2 class - 2 people, 2 hours, 2 products. We had a very professional instructor who supported our efforts but didnt do the work for us. Definitely would like to go back.

Really cool classes, instructor was patient and helpful. Cant wait to see our creations after they are glazed

Great place to learn pottery. Both hand techniques and pottery wheel classes. Great teachers and lot of support.

The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful! I messed my piece up several times and they expertly out me back on track. Such a great experience

Higher Fire is a very special ceramics studio. We are very lucky to have it in our neighborhood.

Best pottery studio Ive ever been in. Friendly, helpful staff, supportive working environment.

Great option for a team activity or creative party. Competent, professional, passionate and friendly staff.

Had a wonderful 9th anniversary (traditional gift, pottery) 2 people, 2 hours, 2 projects class. We enjoyed the time there, and just got the final glazed pieces, they look great! Major thanks to the friendly staff.

An impressively equipped facility offering a wide range of wonderfully instructed classes.

Lots of fun. Nice, helpful staff

This is a cool space for people to come and learn some Pottery. Prices are a bit expensive for classes through.

Visit on any First Friday to get an honest feel for the place.

Great place to learn at all levels, supportive & friendly staff

Great place for team off-site!

Taken a class here, great facilities and staff.

Loved the experience. Thank you!

Great place to learn

Great place to learn and be creative!

Great space and atmosphere!

Fabulous ceramics studio !!!

Great facilities and nice people.

Wonderful studio, friendly people, creative atmosphere

Awesome space for creativity!

Such a cool, inspiring place.

Love this place!