HOBOKEN, NJ
It all started at our Hoboken location. Located in the historic Monroe Center, we offer a diverse selection of classes, memberships, and events. Please stop by for a visit or reach out to us with any questions. Use the navigation links below or just scroll around to browse our class info and more!
720 Monroe St
Suite C414
Hoboken, NJ 07030
ONE-TIME INTRODUCTORY CLASSES
“Wait… there are one-time pottery classes near me?
Yep. You found us.
Whether you’re trying one new activity each month, looking to impress your colleagues with an awesome team-building activity, or you’re scarred from your 24-month gym membership and want to test the waters before making a commitment - you’re in the right place.
Our one-time adult wheel classes are 90 minutes long. This is a great way for individuals and groups to learn the basics of pottery while also getting a feel for the wheel in a casual, relaxed environment.
You can choose to keep your finished piece(s) from this class for a fee of $15 per piece, however, due to the drying, firing, and glazing process, your piece will be finished by our staff and available for pickup 4 weeks after your course. We do not notify you when your piece is finished, and we will hold your piece for 4 months after your class before donating it.
All tools are included for this course.
Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours before the start of your class for a full refund. 24 hours is required to reschedule.
We ask that you please arrive 5 minutes early.
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Workshops
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ADULT COURSES
Hoboken, NJ
FALL 1 SESSION - 7 Weeks (Registration OPEN!)
September 9th - October 27th
FALL 2 SESSION - 7 Weeks (Registration Opens September 28th)
October 28th - December 15th (We will pause classes during Thanksgiving week from November 25th - December 1st)
WINTER 1 SESSION - 7 Weeks (Registration Opens December 1st)
January 6th - February 23rd
Maybe you’ve tried our one-time introductory workshops and can’t get enough, but even if you’re new to Blue Skies and simply want something fun and creative to look forward to each week - this is the spot for you.
Our multi-week courses meet once weekly for 2 hours. Beginner courses are designed to be taken multiple times, with students moving onto more advanced classes only once they’ve become comfortable centering, throwing cylinders, pulling walls, and trimming.
What’s Included:
Personal shelf space for your work.
Unlimited open studio sessions for you to practice independently. Open studio sessions are booked in (1) hour increments and are offered daily.
Unlimited free studio clay in 3 different clay bodies.
Wide selection of free glazes and underglazes to help personalize your pots.
15% discount for all students who re-enroll for the following session.
What’s Not Included:
Please bring your own tools, towel, and apron. Tool packs & Blue Skies aprons are available to purchase for $20 and $25, respectively, or $40 when purchased together.
Firing Fee for each piece you choose to fire in our kiln, the rate of which is 5 cents per cubic inch, and this cost covers both the bisque and glaze firing.
Porcelain clay can be purchased for $25 per bag.
Students must be at least 18 years old. Any younger potters are welcome to sign up for our multi-week children’s courses!
Please note that while we offer makeup classes and strive to be as flexible as possible, all makeup classes and open studio sessions must be used during the session you registered in, unless you’re continuing your enrollment at the studio.
Cancellations must be made at least 1 week before the start of your first class for a full refund. No refunds will be provided for any classes once the session has begun.
FALL 1 SESSION - 7 Weeks (Registration OPEN!)
September 9th - October 27th
FALL 2 SESSION - 7 Weeks (Registration Opens September 28th)
October 28th - December 15th (We will pause classes during Thanksgiving week from November 25th - December 1st)
WINTER 1 SESSION - 7 Weeks (Registration Opens December 1st)
January 6th - February 23rd
Sometimes kids want to explore fun, creative activities that can turn into lifelong passions. Sometimes young teens want to be involved in activities that their schools might not offer. Sometimes parents just need a break.
That’s where Blue Skies comes in.
Our multi-week children’s courses meet once a week for 1.5 hours. Our extended children’s course is 2 hours long. During our courses, kids will get to learn the basics of throwing on the wheel in a safe, fun environment, while also getting to experience hand-building with clay. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child or teen to use their imagination and create something with their hands that they can eventually take home with them.
All clay, glazes, and firings are included in our children’s courses.
Payment in full is required upon registration.
Please note Children must be at least 8 years old to sign up for the children’s course. Any children 7 years old or younger are welcome to sign up with an adult for our Grown-Up and Me course.
Make Up Policy: If your child has to miss a class, don’t worry! We offer make up classes, they can join any of our other children’s classes during the session.
Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours before the start of your child’s first class for a full refund.
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CHILDREN’S COURSES
Meet The Hoboken Team
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Anthea Brown
Instructor
Anthea (aka ASBfromJerz) is a potter, painter, and poet based at the Jersey Shore. She started playing in clay at the age of 15, and is a Cum Laude graduate of Monmouth University with a BA in Art, having recently earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. If she's not on the wheel, you can find her on stages in NYC and NJ performing her poetry. When people talk about ‘go with the flow’ they’re talking about Anthea. She is the flow. Or the go. IYKYK.
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Radwa Elalfy
Instructor
Radwa is our first and only handbuilding instructor, so you could say she’s the unicorn of the studio. She has been practicing pottery for 6 1/2 years, and after majoring in ceramics at NJCU, she was featured in the BFA Show. She mainly focuses on tiles for her personal work, and she takes inspiration from her Egyptian heritage for many of her pieces. If you find yourself looking around the studio saying “Who did that?!” it’s usually Radwa.
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Myagmarsuren Enkhbayar
Instructor
Myagmarsuren is a Blue Skies DAY ONE. She was the first instructor to join our team and continues teaching several of our courses including our Intermediate/ Advanced classes. One time she showed up to an open studio and very quickly realized why doctors don’t give patients their personal phone numbers. She has been practicing ceramics since she was a kid and currently teaches at several studios from Brooklyn to Hoboken.
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Tim Hsieh
Instructor
The first thing you should know about Tim is that he’s really cool. Tim has been practicing pottery for 18 years and only recently started teaching this past year with us at Blue Skies. He started ceramics to fill class requirements to graduate on time and fell in love with the meditative nature of wheel throwing and being able to manipulate nature. Conversations with Tim may cover epic Lego builds, custom glaze mixing or fun EDM shows. Like I said, he’s really cool.
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Judy Park
Instructor
Born in Seoul and raised in Atlanta, GA, Judy started ceramics over 15 years ago in high school when looking to find a creative outlet. She joined us at Blue Skies in October as a studio tech and now teaches several of our multi-week courses and intro classes. Between her one-of-a-kind mushroom pieces and reverse time clocks (TIME IS A CONSTRUCT ANYWAY), you don’t even need to read the signature to know a Judy piece. Beyond her classes, Judy also offers workshops such as plaster mold making.
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Sue Riegelmann
Instructor
Sue started pottery in 1997, while she was working in finance at the New York Times. She walked past what was then Mud, Sweat, and Tears in Hell's Kitchen, and the rest, as they say, was history. She has been teaching ceramics for 15 years and joined us at Blue Skies last Spring. Want to know the best thing about Sue? Everything. She friggin rocks and if you take her class, you will too. Sue teaches our Friday intro classes and also fills in for many of our multi-week courses.
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Brooke Thibodeau
Studio Technician & Instructor
Brooke was born and raised in North Carolina and moved to Hoboken last Fall. She’s been with us since March and currently doubles as an outstanding Studio Tech and an instructor for our children’s courses. Brooke first started learning about pottery when she was 10 years old from her Grammy, who made and sold her own ceramics under the amazing signature ‘Slab Happy’. When we asked Brooke for a fun fact about herself, she let us know she can juggle! Sometimes... We kindly requested she practice away from the pottery.
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Alexandra Vo
Instructor
Alex has been with us since September 2022. She began practicing pottery in 2015 when she was the same age as many of her current students, and after joining our studio as a studio tech she quickly began teaching once it was clear that the self-proclaimed introvert couldn’t help but extrovert. You can find her teaching several of our children’s classes with a devoted group of kids, leading most of our birthday parties, and hanging around the studio preaching about corn dogs. When she’s on the wheel, her favorite things to make are windchimes and bowls, and her forever muse is her sweet cat, Meriwether.
Private Events & Parties
Hoboken, NJ
“What comes before part B? PARTAY!!!”
If you’re still with us, thank you.
Our studio is perfect for hosting birthday parties, corporate events, team-building activities, and more. We book for a minimum of 60 minutes of instruction, with the option to reserve the space afterward by the hour for any food, drink, and party fun you'd like once your class is over. For all private events, we require a minimum of 6 guests or the cost equivalent.
Hand building: $55.00 per person (min. 60 minutes)
Wheel: $75.00 per person (min. 90 minutes)
Post-instruction room reservation: $100.00 per hour (min. 1 hour)
Private events & parties include 1 piece per person to be fired in our kilns and glazed in a color of your choosing. There is a fee of $15.00 per piece for any additional work you wish to keep.
All pieces will be ready 3-4 weeks after your party.
To book your reservation, we ask for payment in full 7 days before the event.
We’re located on the 4th floor of the Monroe Center above Panello and Jane DO. If street parking becomes difficult, we advise guests park in the ShopRite parking lot a few blocks away.
To inquire about specific dates and party sizes, you can call our studio or email jordan@blueskiespottery.com. Please allow 24-hours for a response.
Cancellations must be made at least 48-hours before the date of your private event to be eligible for a refund.
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIPS
Hoboken, NJ
You’ve been here before. You’re seasoned. Your fingernails are 40% clay.
You’re home.
Memberships are available for advanced potters, and they include shelf space, unlimited studio clay, and unlimited glazes. Porcelain clay is also available for purchase at $25/bag.
Our members receive 10% off all classes and studio merchandise!
Firing fees of $0.05 per cubic inch will apply to each piece fired.
Please bring your own tools, towel, and apron. Tool packs are available for purchase for $20 each.
Memberships are $300 per month. Please provide 30 days’ notice for the cancelation of membership.
Please email info@blueskiespottery for availability.
Please note that we are not a production pottery studio and will always fire student and member work in a manner that we deem fair and equitable to our entire studio community.
Partnerships
Hoboken, NJ
Our Guac ‘N’ Bowl partnership showcases the phenomenal work of our studio’s students and members and provides guests at Orale Mexican Kitchen with an exclusive offer when they book one of our one-time intro workshops!
We've partnered with Tipsy Tie Dye for an exciting DIY collaboration! Visit Tipsy Tie Dye and select our Blue Skies Pottery apron for your project to get a flyer for a FREE $15 credit on any item you create in our beginner classes.