Pottery for beginners · Ruzafa, Valencia
Two calm hours at the potter’s wheel with Marta, in a small studio in Ruzafa. You make two pieces; she glazes and fires them. Three weeks later you take home something real that you made yourself.
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~1,400 students since 2019
“I just needed two hours without my phone.”
The question everyone asks
No. Most people who sit at Marta’s wheel have never done it before — and nobody fails a cylinder in her class.
With six people at most, her hands are on your clay whenever you need them. You don’t need to be “creative”. You need two hours, and clothes that can get dirty.
Classes & prices
How it works
Online, in a minute. You’ll get a confirmation and a short “what to wear” note.
In clothes that can get dirty. Aprons, clay and tools are waiting for you.
Marta shows you, then guides your hands. You leave with two pieces drying on the shelf.
Your pieces go through the kiln — the brasa the studio is named after.
Pick them up at the studio, or Marta ships them anywhere in Spain for €8.
“My first mug is wonky and it’s the best thing I own.”
“I came for a gift voucher and stayed for three months. Thursday evenings are now sacred.”
Gift vouchers
Not another thing to put on a shelf — the afternoon of making it. A voucher for a taster class or the full course, emailed as a PDF straight after you pay. Valid six months; they pick the date.
Buy the voucher · €35
Who teaches you
Marta Ferrer trained as a ceramicist at the Escola d’Art i Superior de Ceràmica de Manises, in the ceramics town next door to Valencia. In 2019 she opened Taller Brasa in an old carpentry workshop in Ruzafa, and has since taught about 1,400 people their first cylinder.
Brasa means embers: the glow inside the kiln, and the warmth people carry home with their pieces.
Marta
Speckled stoneware with her deep blue glaze. Thrown, glazed and fired in the studio, and for sale there — come and pick one up when you collect yours.
Honestly
Before you ask
Anything else? Message Marta on WhatsApp.
Yes. Most students are complete first-timers, and nobody fails a cylinder in Marta’s class. With six people at most, she has time for everyone’s clay.
No. The wheel is about touch and patience, not ideas. Marta shows you each movement, then guides your hands until you feel it yourself. The result is yours, wobbles included — students tend to love those most.
Yes — most people do.
Clothes that can get dirty. Aprons are provided. Short nails help.
After three weeks, once Marta has glazed and fired them. Collect them at the studio, or she ships within Spain for €8.
Cancel for free up to 48 hours before. After that, you can move to another date once.
Classes are for ages 14 and up.
Yes, up to 6 people. Message Marta on WhatsApp with your dates.
There is one step at the entrance. Tell Marta in advance and she’ll make sure everything is ready for you.
Choose a taster class (€35) or the course (€160). You get the voucher as a PDF by email; it’s valid for six months and the person you give it to picks their date.
Find the studio
Classes every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Book a taster class · €35