Clay Collective — Boise, ID studio

Category: Studio Also called: Clay Collective Boise; Clay by Shay (owner’s brand, used for the contact email); claycollectiv.com; @claycollectiv Last checked: 2026-10-09

What it is

Clay Collective is a community pottery studio in Boise, Idaho, run from two locations. The Main Street Studio (2418 W. Main St.) hosts one-time classes, date nights, figure drawing, Clay by Shay jewelry workshops, local-art retail, and artwork pick-up. The Broadway Studio (1701 S. Broadway Ave.), on what the site calls “Boise’s Creative & Historic Broadway Block,” hosts six-week courses, Continuing Ceramics, the Kids Clay Club, and member open studio. The Broadway page lists 12 Shimpo Whisper wheels, custom workbenches, a hand-building area, a glaze room, a slab roller, a pugmill, project storage, and 15 parking spaces. It is listed as a teaching and membership studio. Despite the name, it is not a member-run guild or co-op: the Our Team page names an owner, a co-owner, and paid staff.

Who it’s for

Beginners who want to try pottery once (Try it! wheel class, ages 12+; date nights, 18+), adults and teens who want a structured six-week course (ages 16+), kids aged 6–12 (Kids Clay Club), and experienced potters who want key-code studio access through a monthly membership. The Memberships page says you must take a Clay Collective class before joining, or have “PROFICIENT experience.” It also offers private group events (wheel throwing ages 12+, hand-building ages 6+) and a weekly figure-drawing club.

Why it’s listed

This is the first-party Clay Collective Squarespace site (claycollectiv.com). It prints two Boise street addresses, a phone number, daily hours, an events calendar with dated October–December 2026 sessions, published course and membership prices, and a named team. It is not a scraped directory card.

Contact / hours (site footer on every page, checked 2026-10-09): Main Street Studio, 2418 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702; Broadway Studio, 1701 S Broadway Ave, Boise, ID 83706; text or call (208) 803-5923; info@claybyshay.com. Retail & artwork pick-up at Main St: open daily 10:00 AM–5:00 PM. Classes & experiences: daily 9:00 AM–10:00 PM. The Try it! FAQ lists reception hours of Monday–Saturday 9am–5pm.
Six-week courses (Broadway Studio and 6-Week Courses pages, checked today): Intro to Ceramics (hand-building and wheel) and Intro to Wheel Throwing, each 6 weeks, 3-hour sessions, age 16+, $275, held at 1701 S Broadway Ave. Each includes 20 lbs of clay, a 12 × 24 in ware-board, shared tools, glaze and firings, and 3 open-studio sessions (9 hours of practice). The Experiences calendar shows course start dates including Oct 10, Oct 12, Oct 27, Nov 8, Nov 17, Nov 23, Nov 28, and Dec 8, 2026.
One-time classes (Try it! and Date Night pages, checked today): Try it! One-Time Wheel Throwing, $60 per person, about 2 hours, ages 12+, at the Main Street Studio. One fired piece is included, and extra pots are $10 each. Date Night Wheel Throwing, $120 per couple ($60 per person), about 2 hours, ages 18+, BYOB welcome. Work takes 2–4 weeks (Try it!) or 4–6 weeks (Date Night) to process. Classes are non-refundable. One-time classes can be rescheduled online up to 24 hours ahead, and a $30 fee applies inside 24 hours.
Drop-in programs (Workshops, Broadway Studio, and Kids Clay Club pages, checked today): Saturday drop-in workshops, 2:30–5:00, pay-what-you-choose $40 / $50 / $65, with listed dates Oct 10 (Halloween Decor), Oct 17, Oct 24, Nov 14, Nov 28, and Dec 5–19. Continuing Ceramics (formerly Clay Club) is $35 drop-in and included with memberships. Kids Clay Club, ages 6–12, 2-hour sessions, open enrollment.
Memberships (Memberships page, checked today): 30-day commitment. Tier 1 “Basic” $135 ($120 with auto-renew): key-code access 5 am–midnight (no open studio during classes), 12 hours of studio time, a shared shelf, a 12×24 ware board, tool storage, 10 studio glazes, and a 1 cubic ft firing allowance. Tier 2 “Community” $185 ($165 with auto-renew): 24 hours of studio time, a 2 cubic ft firing allowance, 1 guest pass per month, and 20% off classes and workshops. To join, you complete the six-week course (or show proficient experience) and a 30-minute member orientation.
Private events (Private Groups and Events page, checked today): wheel-throwing or hand-building parties from $200 for 1–2 people for 2 hours, plus $35 (wheel) or $25 (hand-building) per extra person, 12-person maximum. Hybrid events start at $75 per person for 3 hours (12–25 people).
Studio store (Store page, checked today): studio clay $1.50/lb or $20 per bag, extra firing $20 per cubic foot, a wheel-throwing tool kit from $18, and member add-ons (extra ware-board $15/month; underglaze access $15/month). These are add-ons for students and members, not a supply house.

Prices and dates above are what the official pages showed on the check date. Class dates, seats, and fees change. Confirm on the live Experiences, Memberships, and class pages before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

https://www.claycollectiv.com/

Upcoming classes and events (calendar): https://www.claycollectiv.com/experiences

6-Week Courses: https://www.claycollectiv.com/6-week-courses

Broadway Studio (courses, Kids Clay Club, Continuing Ceramics): https://www.claycollectiv.com/broadway-studio

Main St. Studio: https://www.claycollectiv.com/main-st-studio

Try it! One-Time Wheel Throwing: https://www.claycollectiv.com/try-it

Date Night: https://www.claycollectiv.com/date-night

Memberships: https://www.claycollectiv.com/memberships

Open Studio Schedule: https://www.claycollectiv.com/open-studio-schedule

Workshops (Saturday drop-ins): https://www.claycollectiv.com/workshops

Private Groups and Events: https://www.claycollectiv.com/private-events

Our Team: https://www.claycollectiv.com/about-us

(Canonical first-party Squarespace site checked 2026-10-09; every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl with a browser User-Agent. The apex claycollectiv.com redirects to www.)

Location

Clay Collective: Main Street Studio, 2418 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702 and Broadway Studio, 1701 S Broadway Ave, Boise, ID 83706. (208) 803-5923 (text or call); info@claybyshay.com. Retail and pick-up daily 10–5 at Main St. Classes run daily 9 AM–10 PM. Six-week courses and memberships are at Broadway, and one-time classes and pick-up are at Main St. The Try it! FAQ says to park on the street before 5 PM, and after 5 PM in the Valley Glass lot at 24th & Main.

This is a community pottery teaching and membership studio. It is not a guild and not a supply house.

Notes

Category is Studio: staffed classes, one-time experiences, open-studio memberships, and kids’ programs are the core offer. The studio store sells clay, firing space, and tool kits only as add-ons for students and members. The name “Collective” does not mean a co-op or guild: the Our Team page lists Shay Woodhouse (“Clay by Shay”), Owner & Instructor, Lindsay Malm, Co-Owner and Operations Manager, a studio manager, instructors, and a studio technician. There are no dues, bylaws, or elections.
First Idaho listing on Clay Plaza in any category, adding the Mountain West / Intermountain region. Away from recent AL/NV/OK (Thu), RI/WI/LA (Wed), and CA/HI/MO (Tue) geos. Not the rejected The Potter’s Center (Garden City / Nampa, ID; category blur). Different from St Johns Clay Collective (Portland, OR) and Common Clay Collective (Roanoke, VA), which are mentioned as venues inside the Oregon Potters Association and Blue Ridge Potters Guild listings. Keep separate from Lapidary / Mahjong / Bee / Bonsai directories.
The contact email is on claybyshay.com, the owner’s jewelry brand, not on the studio domain. The Main St. page also advertises Clay by Shay jewelry workshops.
Small conflicts on the site: the Memberships page says key-code access is 5 am–midnight, while the Broadway page says 6am–midnight and the Open Studio Schedule starts at 6am. The Kids Clay Club page prints $40 per session, while the Broadway Studio page prints $45 (or 15% off with a kids membership). Cite as printed.
The Experiences calendar prints full dates with years (e.g. “Friday, October 9, 2026 5:30 PM”), with sessions scheduled through December 31, 2026. The Workshops page lists dates without a year, but Oct 10, 2026 is a Saturday, which matches the stated Saturday 2:30–5:00 slot. No founding year for the studio is stated. The Figure Drawing page says that program was “Established 2021.” No closure notice.
Prices were transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-10-09 and may change.
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FAQ

Q: How much are pottery classes at Clay Collective?
A: The Broadway Studio page (checked 2026-10-09) lists six-week Intro to Ceramics and Intro to Wheel Throwing courses at $275. Each course has 3-hour sessions for ages 16+ and includes 20 lbs of clay, glaze, firings, and 3 open-studio sessions. A one-time Try it! wheel class is $60 per person, and Date Night wheel throwing is $120 per couple.

Q: Can I use the studio without taking a class?
A: Through a membership. Tier 1 is $135 a month ($120 with auto-renew) with 12 hours of studio time, and Tier 2 is $185 ($165 with auto-renew) with 24 hours, a guest pass, and 20% off classes. The Memberships page says you must take a Clay Collective class first, or have proficient experience, and complete a 30-minute orientation.

Q: Where is Clay Collective and when is it open?
A: It has two Boise locations: the Main Street Studio at 2418 W Main St (83702) and the Broadway Studio at 1701 S Broadway Ave (83706). Retail and artwork pick-up at Main St are open daily 10:00 AM–5:00 PM. Classes and experiences run daily 9:00 AM–10:00 PM. Phone: (208) 803-5923.

Q: Does Clay Collective offer kids’ classes or private parties?
A: Yes. The Kids Clay Club is an open-enrollment, 2-hour hand-building class for ages 6–12 ($40 on its own page, $45 on the Broadway page). Private wheel-throwing or hand-building parties start at $200 for 1–2 people for 2 hours, with a 12-person maximum.

Q: Is Clay Collective a guild or a supplier?
A: Neither as its Clay Plaza category. It is an owner-run community pottery studio with classes and memberships. Its store sells studio clay and firing space to students and members only. For association dues use a Guild listing. For a clay and equipment shop use a Supplier listing.