Take Control at the Wheel - One Project at a Time
Becoming proficient at the wheel can be a long journey — but you can learn faster. After working with hundreds of students at my teaching studio, I’ve found that project-based learning makes all the difference. With 350+ videos and new lessons added weekly, you’ll keep growing at your own pace.
project-based learning
Each project is designed to build key clay skills — like throwing bigger, making lids, collaring, and more — all while creating pieces you will be proud of.
troubleshooting and tools help
Ruthie shows how to fix common issues, based on real-world experiences with her students. She shares the tools she uses plus the techniques and hand positions to make them work.
A community of support
Detailed, high-quality courses are mixed with Live Classes that answer your questions in real-time. Our TCO clay community helps us grow and learn together.
personalized learning, anywhere
Stream from any device, anywhere. Pause, re-watch, change devices, mark favorites — it's easy to manage lessons to fit your needs. A personalized watch history lets you pick up right where you left off.
Featured Project: Bud Vases
Join Ruthie in this 5-week course where she teaches how to throw two forms of bud vases. You will work on shaping bellied forms, angled forms, collaring, and trimming two styles of feet, as well as how to use dip glazes to glaze pots with a narrow opening. Classes start June 5, 2025.
Project Calendar
What Ruthie's students are saying
"I have done many in-person classes this year, and nothing has provided me the most guidance, and invaluable advice like your tutorials and videos do. I will be referring my friends that try pottery directly to your website! Even as I get comfortable in the craft, I think I will always refer back to your programs here.
Thank you, thank you thank you!!"
~ Morgan M.
from Iowa
“The detail in Ruthie’s instruction is key to the success of each project and her ability to trouble shoot any challenge we might encounter along the way.
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Each time I sit down to throw [...] I review her content and always learn something new.”
~ Kristen G.
from Texas
"Ruthie has a way of teaching in class that makes it easy to understand. Her passion and personality comes across with every project and her ability to relay technique, problem solving and so many details about throwing a successful pot has transformed from a "wanna be" to a potter."
Dayle B.
from Florida
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Choose your membership type and get a taste of what I mean by project-based learning.
Monthly
$16.99/mo
The monthly membership gives you unlimited access to all published courses and online materials.
Annual
$169/yr
Get two months free when you join with the annual! It's like $14/month for the same great access.
Your Personal Online Studio
How The Learning Experience Works
Pause, re-watch, change devices, mark favorites — it's easy to manage your lessons to fit your needs anywhere, anytime. Your own personalized watch history lets you pick up right where you left off.
In studio instruction is not always available or within reach. This online studio brings all of our tried and true Twisted Clay Studio projects to your home or community studio.
Take this opportunity to go deeper in your skills at the wheel and grow as a potter!
Ready to take control of your journey at the wheel?
There is no doubt that the journey to being proficient at the wheel is long, but it doesn't have to be as long as you think. With the right project-based instruction, you can finally grasp difficult skills at the wheel that have held you back.
I'm so excited to have you join me on the wheel! I have been teaching Beginner & Intermediate potters for the last 8 years and found that students learn so much faster in a project-based curriculum.
Each of my courses is developed to build specific pottery skills such as collaring, lidded pots, closed forms, and many additional skills needed for working at the wheel.
New lessons are added weekly, so you keep learning and growing as a potter.
Projects are broken down into smaller lessons, so you feel prepared and productive at the wheel.
PROJECT-BASED COURSES
Each course is categorized to a primary skill level. All courses have between 13-20 lessons walking you through the project.
TROUBLESHOOTING
After the main step-by-step lessons, you'll find an extra set of videos labeled troubleshooting.
TOOLS
Before beginning the course, you can review a few videos where Ruthie talks through the different tools you will need.
STREAM ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
With a monthly or annual membership, potters from anywhere in the world can practice their throwing skills when it fits their schedule - streaming from any device.
Start a Membership to stream all courses or PURCHASE one or more courses for long-term access.
“The detail in Ruthie’s instruction is key to the success of each project and her ability to trouble shoot any challenge we might encounter along the way.”
~ Kirsten
from Texas
