Pottery Hand Building l 6 Weeks Course l Various Dates

This six-week course is perfect for anyone looking to explore or deepen their pottery hand-building practice, whether you're a returning student or a curious beginner.

Our teacher likes to work through projects and will introduce each of the hand-building through a project that speaks to YOU. Our teacher will guide and work with you, depending on your experience and challenge you to improve your pottery skills. Additionally, you will be introduced to surface decoration and finally the glazing of your your pieces.

What you will have the opportunity to learn or improve on:

• the pinching technique
• slab-rolling technique
• coiling technique
• mould pressing
• surface decoration and carving

What's included:

• We will provide all materials throughout the course. All of our students use our studio white or buff stoneware clay, and have access to a full range of tools and glazes.
• The glazing and firing of up to 6 pieces (extra pots are charged at £5 per small pot and £10 for bigger pots).
• Up to 3 hours Independent studio time (untaught), to practice your new skills on a day and time that suits you. These sessions can be booked after your course with your own unique code.

Good to know!

-Please bring your own apron and tea towel or small cloth to each lesson.
-Short nails are much easier to work with as long nails can make it challenging to handle clay.
-Jewellery and watches off!
-Don’t come in your Sunday best, working with clay can be vey messy!
-It takes up to 4 weeks for your glazed ceramics to be ready to collect. 

Please read through our FAQs for our most asked questions. Read our T&Cs berfore booking.

Now for the boring but important part. . .

All classes are refundable up until 28 days prior to the start of the course. After this we may be able to reschedule your course. PLEASE NOTE: From 14 days prior, your course is non-refundable. We are a small pottery studio and our courses run at capacity. Teachers and materials are organised in advance for the number of booked participants.