LONG BRANCH, NJ

Logo of Blue Skies Pottery featuring a stylized wave and a spiral design, with the text "BLUE SKIES POTTERY" below.

Adult Classes

Adult One-Time Classes
Adult Multi-Week Courses (Wheel)
Adult Multi-Week Courses (Handbuilding)
Workshops
Current Students & Members

Youth Classes

Youth One-Time Classes
Youth Multi-Week Courses
Grown-Up & Me Classes (Wheel)
Grown-Up & Me Classes (Handbuilding)

WALK-INS & PAINT-A-POT

Long Branch, NJ

Strolling down the boardwalk?
Looking to escape the rain, the sun, or both?
(Nothing like that crazy beach weather)
Stop on by!

All of our walk-in activities last for a maximum of 60 minutes.

Paint - A - Pot:
All pieces will be fired in our kilns and ready for pickup in 1 0 days.
All ages and experience levels are welcome.
Priced per piece, plus applicable tax. A $15.00 sitting fee applies to anyone not painting with the exception of any parents/ adults accompanying children.

Wheel and Handbuilding:
All our wheel and handbuilding classes must be booked ahead on our website, or over email for any private events (scroll down for additional information on our private parties and events).

Our daily walk-in hours are 12:00pm - 5:00pm. (PLEASE NOTE: we will pause walk-ins any time there is a weekly pottery class or the studio has conflicting activities).

Gift Cards

Long Branch, NJ

Two people, a woman and a man, sit on the floor wearing black shirts with the text "Blue Skies Potter" across their chests. They are pottery classes, each with a yellow pottery wheel in front of them, smiling and laughing. The background features a white wall with a circular logo for "Blue Skies Pottery" and shelves with pottery supplies.
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Private Events & Parties

Long Branch, NJ

Ain’t no party like a Blue Skies party ‘cuz a Blue Skies party don’t stop.
(For legal purposes we must mention that all
parties do in fact have to stop eventually).

Our fully-outfitted studio is perfect for hosting birthday parties, corporate events, team-building activities, and more. For all private events, we require a minimum of 6 guests or the cost equivalent.

Wheel: $85.00 per person (min. 90 minutes - children must be at least 10 years old)
Hand building: $75.00 per person (min. 60 minutes - children must be at least 5 years old)
Paint-A-Pot: Minimum $40.00 per person (max. 90 minutes children must be at least 4 years old)
KidsBirthdayPartyPackage: $100.00 per person for a 2-hour event (includes cookies or ice cream from TheBakedBear & pizza).

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 in Pier Village in Long Branch, NJ, across from the Wave Hotel and next-door to Boardwalk Fun and Games.

To inquire about specific dates and party sizes, you can 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

Long Branch, NJ

A man sits with his back to the camera while he makes a vase on his pottery wheel.

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 open studio time during member hours, and unlimited use of studio glazes. You will receive (1) 25 lb. bag of clay on your first day of membership, after which you can purchase our studio clay. Dark red and porcelain clay are also available for purchase.

Members also receive 10% off all workshops, classes, and merchandise!

Firing fees of $0.06 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 $275.00 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.

Contact Us

Meet the Long Branch Team

  • A man with a beard and mustache wearing a black baseball cap and a dark gray textured sweater, outdoors during sunset, with a cityscape and sky in the background.

    Andrew Deming

    Instructor

  • A man in a black apron standing with arms crossed inside a pottery studio with shelves of colorful pottery behind him.

    Ben Carter

    Manager & Instructor

  • A woman with long, curly brown hair wearing a white tank top and pearl necklace at the beach with ocean waves and sand dunes in the background.

    Eva Kalman

    Studio Technician & Assistant Instructor

  • A young woman with curly hair tied back, smiling at the camera at the beach, wearing a graphic t-shirt with colorful mushrooms and rainbows.

    Grace Broderick

    Studio Technician & Instructor

  • A woman with long dark hair smiling in front of a beach with sand and ocean waves, under a cloudy sky.

    Nimra Jamshed

    Instructor

  • Woman with short black hair, sunglasses, and a navy T-shirt smiling at a beach with sand, grass, and ocean in the background.

    Viviana Ma Hall

    Assistant Manager & Instructor

Long Branch Partnerships

Long Branch, NJ

On June 29th we hosted our first post-opening partnership with Doggie Sweets where guests got the chance to make custom dog bowls for their pets.

People with dogs sitting outside a pet cafe called Doggie Sweets with open doors, and a person walking into the cafe.