Toros Pottery

I love it here!!! I have been coming to the pottery studio for a few years now. It’s a great place to throw and Toros is an amazing artist and teacher. I am always surprised at how quickly his students learn from him, and his wheel throwing classes are the most affordable I’ve found in Los Angeles. The monthly fee includes a 3-​hour class plus 2 days of studio time per week. He also has a slab roller, a great selection of glazes, and everything else a ceramic artist needs. A bisque fire and glaze fire happens about once per month (Cone 10).
If you are looking for a special handmade gift, this is also a great place to check out. There are both high-​art as well as functional pieces (think cups, bowls and dishware). My favorites are the handmade fire-​safe cookware pots. Toros’ work is beautiful!

I love Toros Pottery!
I had the pleasure of being one of Toros’s first students when he started his business over a decade ago. I was a senior in highschool and up until the day I moved east for college I would come here during my lesson days and open studio days to throw. Over that course of time I made a whole bunch of pottery, sculpture and tiles. His throwing classes are well instructed and within a relaxed atmosphere. Toros himself is a nice and warm person whose easy to talk to and very helpful when your clay starts to resemble some drunk looking goop.
Aside from classes, the gallery showcasing Toros’s art is great as well. This is one of my favorite shops in Eagle Rock! I always make it a point to try and visit when Im in the area to check out his new creations. This man can make anything! Some reviews below complain about the prices of some of his pieces but if you actually learned how the process of turning a slab of clay to become a beautiful and/​or functional piece of art– then you’d truly understand that the prices he sets for his art are more than reasonable considering the time and dedication that was placed upon it. Go check it out– You’re guaranteed to find something you like!

This place is cute… welcoming and fun to experience…
the problem… THE PRICES
Theres little fees here and there. like the glazing of the pottery, the pottery its self, the classes to learn how (and TRUST Me you need them unless you were born a master of the wheel).
You also have to be ready to get dirty, bring your own little towel or you’ll be charged $ 5 bucks.
Also note your work wont be ready for atleast a week.
The owner if nice and helpful, he sell’s his own work for a car payment but if you love art and have money to spend this shouldnt be a problem.
It makes for a cute date… and for god sakes dont talk about the movie «Ghost» LOL

While window-​shopping in Eagle Rock recently, my eye caught the beautiful pottery pieces on display at Toros Pottery. I thought to myself: these pieces are really beautiful (I’ll bet they’re expensive). Venturing inside, I was delighted to meet the owner, Toros Tngrian, very much the classic old-​school artisan. His pieces are beautiful, unique works of art, and very reasonable. I will definitely be thinking «Toros» when it comes to giving that special one-​of-​a-​kind gift.

The eye-​catching orange shop with turquoise accent is definitely a little hidden gem in Eagle Rock. The pottery shop feels like a studio the minute you step foot because in essence it is where the artist, Toros, creates his work. From vases, to plates, to the beautiful crimson pomegranates, the colors and asymmetry of each art piece will leave you breathless and inspired.
I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to be Toros’s student, and he always pushed me to find my creative instinct, and make something like nothing that had ever been made before. He truly is a visionary.
His wife was my art teacher as a child, and they are genuinely one of the most down to earth people you will ever meet, always greeting you with a smile.
Instead of just dropping by to look at the pieces Toros makes, don’t be afraid to take a few classes yourself. Nothing is better than getting messy with clay, and sharing laughs with the patrons and Toros.
I’m hoping to go back here for classes some time soon!

Although this place is next door to my favorite boutique of all time, Lady, I have never stopped in. That ended on Thursday after work when I finally ventured in.
Toros is amazing! Supercool handmade pieces at totally reasonable prices. I got a platter for my dad for christmas ($ 33!) and I will be back for more gifts. Between Toros and Lady you can get all of your holiday shopping done on one block. Oh, Eagle Rock, you never cease to astound me.

This place is pretty cool! I checked it out while I was waiting for my meal to be made by the Frysmith truck that was parked outside. Great way to kill time.

Ditto to everything! Great service. Great wares. And great prices. I got two one-​of-​a-​kind wedding presents there, and I would recommend this place to any homeowner or gift-​seeker.

I love this place! Toros Pottery is one of those places that makes a neighborhood feel like a neighborhood.
We had some family visiting from out of town, and we thought it would be nice to head over to Eagle Rock for some coffee at Swork, and some shopping here at Toros. We had heard good things, and felt it was time to check it out for ourselves.
This place is amazing. Shockingly low prices, phenomenal quality, truly original pieces of art. A word about Toros’ style. Rather than create perfect objects, symmetrical and precise, he makes pieces with irregular, asymmetrical forms, each one unique and special.
When we asked Toros (a really really friendly guy, by the way) why his prices were so low, he chuckled and replied that he wanted people to actually be able to buy his stuff. Works for us!

This place is a great place to pick up a housewarming gift. All the items for sale are made on site. The prices are very good, all the pieces are unique and you’re supporting a local artist.
The owner is a very nice man and is happy to help you out. He also offers pottery classes in that location.
I’ve gotten a beautiful vase, bowl and pomegranate salt and pepper shakers there.

This place is really fantastic. Beautiful pieces, great prices, and Toros is nice and informative. I highly recommend this place for gifting — whether the gift is for you or someone else.

I found this place while in a search for pottery classes. This guy (Toros) teaches ceramics in conjunction with the LACC and holds the classes at his studio/​shop in Echo Park.
I was looking for a university ceramics club sale where I could buy cheap bowls for christmas presents. I didn’t have much luck with that, which was surprising to me, but I did find Toros Pottery, and I’m happy I did. The bowls at Toros were just as cheap as they would have been at a ceramics club sale, and I was happy to note that other items for sale were also what I consider to be reasonable in price.
As the previous reviewer stated, Toros is old world and a joy to talk to, very friendly.

Ah, this is a find. If giving the gift of art is something you love to do, then you must stop by Toros Pottery.
This is a working studio which happens to also have a shop attached. Toros is the artist who owns and runs the studio, creates the wares, which are of European sensibility and frankly, beautiful –aesthetically from clean to funky pottery charm.
He’s also charming in an old world way, without ego and pretense, which I admire. I’m finding a lot of this lately and it’s really refreshing. (Take that you jackasses up there in your ivory towers with your fucking «credentials» and hob snobbery. I get to say such things since I’m an artist and abhor this sort of elitist art crap.)
Back to Toros. You’ll find some of the usual pottery wares, vases, plates, bowls, tiles, even a sink, along with some unique gift ideas. One of my faves is the pomegranates. What makes them special is that they rattle. Yeah, they rattle. Toros rolls a ball of clay in paper and then places it inside the pomegranate prior to firing. When the process is finished, the ball inside the pomegranate becomes a rattle. It takes an otherwise cute piece of pottery to a new level.
Speaking of levels, you’ll also be pleased to note that the prices are absolutely affordable. I made mention of this in comparison to a well-​known pottery studio in Echo Park. Toros humbly stated that his studio isn’t a tourist stop and he realizes who his market is in Eagle Rock. Smart man.
In addition to selling pottery, Toros also offers pottery classes. So if your interested in slinging some mud, this is the place.
I know where I’ll be doing my holiday shopping.