you will learn to throw

Real lessons from an experienced teacher, affordable and accessible from anywhere

Over 2,600 students and 11.8k videos watched since 2017!

welcome to learnpottery.com

an online school from

Good Elephant Pottery

Hello, potters! Explore the categories below to find the right lessons for you. You can rent (or subscribe) to videos with just a few clicks. 

When you make a purchase, you will create an account that provides access to your video(s) immediately. You can use this account for all of your future purchases too!

10 lessons for beginner and beginner+ wheel throwers.

For those who have completed the Core Skills Series, or have developed a foundation of core skills elsewhere. 

Challenge yourself to expert level throwing projects.

Although I am primarily a wheel-thrower, I share my favorite handbuilding techniques here.

All of my glazing topics are geared towards cone 6 firing in an electric kiln.

For those with ambitions for turning your pottery practice into a business.

There are a handful of free videos sprinkled throughout this site. I gathered them all in one place, for those who are just browsing.

a quick message about optimizing your pottery learning

see how the website works

7 min, 19 sec

group rentals

Want to rent a video for your pottery guild or art center students? Group rates and access can be arranged.

the potter behind this website

Mea Rhee is a working potter based in Maryland, USA. She launched Good Elephant Pottery as a part-time business in 2002, and made it her full-time work in 2010. What was her previous day job? She spent almost 20 years working as a graphic designer. Her “design brain” comes in handy everyday in the pottery studio, and also gives her the know-how to produce videos and build this website.

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