The ClayGround

The ClayGround is a pottery studio in Shreveport, Louisiana that describes itself as “North Louisiana’s first full-suite pottery studio,” with pottery wheel classes, handbuilding classes, walk-in clay experiences and paint-your-own pottery at three locations in the Shreveport–Bossier area.

Official URL: https://theclaygroundla.com/

Last checked: 2026-10-15

Category: Studio Also called: The ClayGround LA; ClayGround Shreveport; theclaygroundla.com

Who it’s for

Complete beginners, couples, friends, families and coworkers who want to try the wheel or paint pottery, plus growing potters who want independent studio time. The Clay Classes page says “No experience is necessary.”

Why it’s listed

This is the studio’s own WordPress site. It prints street addresses, phone numbers, hours, class formats and a gift-card page. It is not a directory card.

• Positioning (home and Clay Classes pages, checked 2026-10-15): “North Louisiana’s first full-suite pottery studio,” offering pottery wheel classes, handbuilding classes and casual walk-in clay experiences.
• Wheel classes (Clay Classes page): beginner classes are “roughly two hours long and include your clay, tools and instruction.” Formats named: Date Night (couples), Mud & Merlot (pottery with a night out) and Fun Day Sunday (easygoing Sunday wheel session).
• Pierremont Mall location (Clay Classes page): 1,800 sq ft of paint-your-own pottery plus 1,900 sq ft of wet clay studio space for wheel throwing, handbuilding and independent studio work. Members get a showcase inside the mall.
• Paint-your-own (How It Works page): no studio fees, no reservations (groups of 8+ need one), unlimited painting time, 500+ items, ready in 7 business days.
• Story (About Us page): owned by Tessa and Chris Hall; the flagship opened in an old coffee shop at 3820 N. Market, which they later bought.
• Gift cards (Gift Cards page): sold online in $25 increments.
• Hours (Locations page): Wed–Sat 11 am–8 pm, Sun 12 pm–6 pm, Mon–Tue closed.

Class schedules and prices live on the studio calendars and may change.

Official URL

https://theclaygroundla.com/

About: https://theclaygroundla.com/about-us/

Clay Classes: https://theclaygroundla.com/clay-classes/

How It Works: https://theclaygroundla.com/how-it-works/

Locations: https://theclaygroundla.com/locations/

North Shreveport: https://theclaygroundla.com/locations/north-shreveport/

Pierremont Mall: https://theclaygroundla.com/locations/pierremont-mall/

N. Bossier–Benton: https://theclaygroundla.com/locations/n-bossier-benton/

Gift Cards: https://theclaygroundla.com/gift-cards/

Contact: https://theclaygroundla.com/contact/

(Canonical first-party site checked 2026-10-15. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl -sL with a Chrome User-Agent. No 202, 403 or 429.)

Location

The ClayGround, 3820 North Market, Building A, Shreveport, LA 71107 (phone 318-562-3468); 4801 Line Avenue, Suite 10 (Pierremont Mall), Shreveport, LA 71106 (318-670-7979); 601 Kingston Road, Suite 600, Benton, LA 71006 (318-562-3163). Email hello@theclaygroundla.com is printed on the site.

This is a studio: classes, open clay time and paint-your-own. It is not a supplier or a guild.

Notes

• Category is Studio. Paint-your-own pottery and parties are a large part of the business alongside clay classes.
• Address inconsistency on the site: the About Us page names the third location as “S. Shreveport – 9228 Linwood,” while Locations, Clay Classes and Contact pages give the Pierremont Mall address (4801 Line Ave). The Locations page is used here; re-check.
• The About Us page says it serves Caddo, Bossier and DeSoto parishes.
• Louisiana’s only other listing is Alligator Clay (Baton Rouge, a supplier); this is the first Louisiana studio (checked local files, GitHub main and live clayplaza.com on 2026-10-15; The ClayGround is not listed).
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, form or publication action was taken.
• First-party logo saved beside this listing as the-clayground.png (square ClayGround logo from the site’s WordPress uploads, PNG 469 × 462).

FAQ

Q: Do I need experience to take a class at The ClayGround?
A: No. The site says no experience is necessary for its beginner pottery wheel classes, which run roughly two hours and include clay, tools and instruction.

Q: Where is The ClayGround?
A: Three Louisiana locations: 3820 North Market, Shreveport; Pierremont Mall, 4801 Line Avenue, Suite 10, Shreveport; and 601 Kingston Road, Suite 600, Benton.

Q: What are the hours?
A: Wednesday–Saturday 11 am–8 pm and Sunday 12 pm–6 pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Q: Can I just paint pottery?
A: Yes. Paint-your-own pottery has no studio fee and needs no reservation (groups of 8 or more must reserve). Pieces are glazed, fired and ready in 7 business days.

Q: Does it sell gift cards?
A: Yes, online in $25 increments.