Pottery on Hilton Head: Classes, Painting and Studios
Throw on the wheel, paint your own piece, or buy from a working potter: three places on and near the island.
Pottery Classes on Hilton Head
To get your hands in clay, Hilton Head Pottery on the north end runs classes for kids and adults, sessions for homeschool students, and a Friday night open wheel for anyone 14 and up. Pieces are glazed and fired in the studio and picked up later, so plan it early in your stay.
Wheel and hand-building classes for kids and adults, homeschool pottery, and a Friday open wheel from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for ages 14 and up, clay included.
21 Mathews Dr, Suite 2. (843) 342-5439.
Paint Your Own Pottery
For a rainy afternoon or a child’s souvenir, paint-your-own is the easy option: pick a piece off the shelf, paint it, and the studio glazes and fires it for you.
Read the guideA paint-your-own studio open to walk-ins, with glazing and kiln firing done for you.
Sea Pines Center, 71 Lighthouse Rd, Suite 214.
Handmade Pottery to Buy
For a piece made by a working potter, cross the bridge to Old Town Bluffton, where Jacob Preston Pottery sells from its own studio. Old Town has more galleries and shops within a few blocks.
Read the guideA pottery studio and shop selling handmade pottery and taking special orders. Open Tuesday to Saturday.
10 Church St, Old Town Bluffton.
Which One to Choose
Young children, or no time to wait: Sea Pines Pottery. Walk in and paint.
Learning to throw on the wheel: Hilton Head Pottery’s classes or Friday open wheel.
A gift or a piece for your home: Jacob Preston Pottery in Bluffton.
More creative things to do are on the arts and theater page, and more indoor ideas on rainy day things to do.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I take a pottery class on Hilton Head?
Hilton Head Pottery, at 21 Mathews Dr, Suite 2, runs wheel and hand-building classes for kids and adults, plus a Friday night open wheel for ages 14 and up.
Is there paint-your-own pottery on Hilton Head?
Yes. Sea Pines Pottery at Sea Pines Center, 71 Lighthouse Rd, is a paint-your-own studio open to walk-ins. The studio glazes and fires your piece.
How long until I can take my pottery home?
Pieces have to be glazed and fired in a kiln, so they are not ready the same day. Ask the studio when yours will be ready, and book early in your trip.
Where can I buy handmade pottery near Hilton Head?
Jacob Preston Pottery, at 10 Church St in Old Town Bluffton, sells handmade pottery from the potter’s own studio.
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