Beginners Pottery

Service Description

In this 6-week course, you’ll explore both handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques, including pinch potting, coil building, slab building, wheel throwing, turning and glazing. Suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some prior experience. SCHEDULE Week 1: Pinch potting + coil building Week 2: Slab building Week 3: Wheel throwing Week 4: Turning Week 5: Glazing Week 6: Glazing STUDIO & FORMAT Classes are kept small to ensure individual guidance and a supportive studio environment throughout the course. ATTENDANCE This is a 6-week course where each session builds progressively on the previous week. If you are unable to attend a class, you may book one make-up session during the course. This is subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed, as spaces are limited. We recommend attending all sessions where possible to get the most from the course and to ensure continuity in your learning and work. PRICING We use a solidarity pricing system to improve access to pottery. At checkout, choose: Low Income: £180 Standard: £200 Lend a Hand: £220 (supports subsidised places) FINISHED WORK Student work will be bisque fired throughout the course and glaze fired at the end. Up to 2.5kg of fired work is included. Additional firing is charged at £6 per kg. Pieces are ready for collection a few weeks after the final firing. WHAT TO WEAR Wear comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting messy. Clay and glaze wash out easily. Please bring an apron if you have one - we also have spares. Participants must be 16 or over.