This berry bowl ceramics class is one of the brightest summer team building activities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Think fresh mornings, open windows, farmers market berries and a handmade bowl you actually use all summer long: light, playful, a little indulgent and very satisfying.
The class runs 2.5 hours and is priced at $79 per guest for private groups of 6 to 10 guests. No skills are necessary; it is a beginner-friendly class, and the instructor is there to guide you and answer every question.
What's Included
- Two and a half hours of guided slab handbuilding instruction
- Clay, texture tools, stamps and rollers for decorating
- A selection of bright glaze colors to choose from
- A self-serve coffee and tea bar
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This berry bowl ceramics class is one of the brightest summer team building activities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Think fresh mornings, open windows, farmers market berries and a handmade bowl you actually use all summer long: light, playful, a little indulgent and very satisfying.
The class runs 2.5 hours and is priced at $79 per guest for private groups of 6 to 10 guests. No skills are necessary; it is a beginner-friendly class, and the instructor is there to guide you and answer every question.
What's Included
- Two and a half hours of guided slab handbuilding instruction
- Clay, texture tools, stamps and rollers for decorating
- A selection of bright glaze colors to choose from
- A self-serve coffee and tea bar
- Glazing and firing included
- One functional, food-safe berry bowl per guest
What You Will Make
Each guest builds a ceramic berry bowl using slab handbuilding techniques. You cut your form from a clay slab, construct and refine the walls, then learn piercing to open up the walls the way a berry bowl needs. From there you explore surface design with texture tools, stamps, rollers and clay attachments, before choosing from a selection of bright glaze colors.
The studio takes care of the rest. Your bowl is glazed and fired so it comes back functional and food-safe, ready for farmers market berries all season long.
Along the way you pick up handbuilding basics you can use again: slab building, carving, piercing and decorating with stamps, rollers and clay attachments. No clay experience is needed, so bring yourself, maybe a friend, and get ready for a berry sweet night in a bright, laid-back studio.
Why It Works for Groups
It is relaxed, creative time that feels like a reset. Guests bring a drink they love, such as wine, sparkling water or something seasonal, sip while they shape and chat across the table in a bright, laid-back studio. That mix of easy conversation and focused making is why it ranks among the most approachable team building art projects for adults.
Private sessions of 6 to 10 guests keep the table close, which makes it one of the more natural team building activities for small groups and a strong candidate for after work team building ideas. It also earns its place among creative team activities and fun team activities for a birthday, a bachelorette party or a Christmas party, all of which the class page lists as a fit.
About the Studio
The host is a women-owned pottery studio in the Inner Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco. Its founder grew up in her mom's pottery studio, spending most of her childhood covered in clay, helping customers and learning to make things by hand. Before opening her own business she worked as an elementary school teacher, and that background still shapes the room: the goal is a space where people feel comfortable trying something new, slowing down and not feeling intimidated.
The studio opened in 2023 and now runs one-night hand-building workshops, memberships, kids pottery parties and private events for teams and friends. Its own ceramic line focuses on color, form and playful pieces meant to be used every day, and that same spirit carries into every class.
How the Session Runs
- Arrive, pour the drink you brought or grab coffee or tea
- Learn handbuilding basics: slab building, carving and piercing
- Cut your form from a slab and build the walls of your bowl
- Decorate with stamps, rollers and clay attachments
- Choose a bright glaze color and leave the firing to the studio
Good to Know
- No clay experience needed; bring an excitement to play in clay
- Bring your own drink to sip (alcohol for guests 21 and up)
- Bowls are glazed, fired and picked up at the studio
- Groups bringing food pay a $50 food fee for cleanup; plates, cups and utensils are not provided
- Private groups of 6 to 10 guests at $79 per guest
Plan Your Berry Bowl Class
Share your preferred date and group size to check availability. With per-guest pricing, clay, tools, glazing and firing included, every guest leaves with a bowl made for farmers market mornings and a berry sweet night to remember.
