We are a family owned professional studio specialized in teaching fine art in many mediums.
Our Studios, Our Story
Artime Barro is a family-run ceramic studio with locations in Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, and Santa Monica. Each space is a little different, yet all feel like an extension of home—sunlight filtering through high windows, shelves lined with textured clay pieces, quiet music playing while hands work at the wheel or table. We’ve designed each studio to reflect its environment.
LAGUNA BEACH
Captures the ease of the coast, with ocean air drifting through open doors and a sense of calm that encourages slow, meditative work in community.
COSTA MESA
is a creative hub where locals or groups for workshops and private events can try their hand at something new.
SANTA MONICA
Brings a refined warmth, where organic textures and bright light through tall windows create a space to focus and get lost in the rhythm of making.
What We Offer
Artime Barro is open to everyone—whether it’s your first time touching clay or you're years into your ceramic practice.
ONE-TIME CLASS
A foundational course on the table and potter’s wheel, focused on trying something new and making your first ever pieces. No experience needed. Open to adults, teens, and kids!
SEASONAL WORKSHOPS
Learn more advanced techniques like making mugs, lidded jars, larger forms, kintsugi, our try out our wellness fusion workshops like the Soundbath and Handbuilding workshop etc
ONGOING MONTHLY CLASSES
For those looking to refine their skills and develop personal styles, with deeper instruction on throwing and handbuilding techniques, as well as glazing.
OPEN STUDIO MEMBER HOURS
A relaxed, self-paced environment for those who want to practice outside of class, work on independent projects, or reconnect with their creative rhythm.
WHEEL THROWN PLANTER CLASS
This throwing-focused one time class guides you through making your own ceramic succulent planter and dish on the wheel. Perfect for beginners who want to solely work on the wheel, and for plant lovers and gift-givers alike.
PRIVATE SESSIONS + EVENTS
We also offer private classes for team bondings, birthdays, bachelorettes, and any celebration really!
Every offering is rooted in our belief that clay is for everyone. We keep our classes small so we can give personal attention, and we design each experience to feel grounded, unpretentious, and welcoming. You don’t need to be “artistic” or know what you’re doing—you just need to show up.
From Our Founders.
Nicole
I'm Nicole, founder of Artime Barro, an artist by nurture and nature that came to clay for its unique ability to channel presence and meditation through creation. I’ve always loved the way clay responds to energy, touch, and intention. It’s a material that teaches care, patience and detachment. My mom, Gabriela, was the main force behind my nurturing and love for art and my inspiration for what it means to start something of your own through passion. She is so much of this dream as well— teaching me what it means to have a creative spirit, helping support the vision, and bringing her own touch and warmth to everything we do.
We’ve built something that’s more than a studio. It’s a community space where people of all backgrounds and ages come to unwind, experiment, connect, and feel good. We’re proud to have created a place where people return, not just to make but to feel at home.