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One-Day Pottery Wheel Throwing Class

£155.00
Date:

Saturdays, 10.00am – 3.00pm

Suitable for: Complete beginners

This one-day workshop provides a practical introduction to wheel throwing through five hours of demonstration, making and individual tuition. Designed for complete beginners, it offers sufficient time to move beyond a first attempt at the wheel and begin understanding the sequence of techniques used to make functional pottery.

Working in a small group of no more than eight participants, each student has the use of an individual pottery wheel throughout the day.

What you will learn

The workshop follows the stages used in professional studio practice, introducing the fundamental principles of wheel throwing:

  • Preparing clay for throwing

  • Centring the clay

  • Opening and establishing the base

  • Pulling and compressing the walls

  • Controlling height, thickness and proportion

  • Refining the profile of a form

  • Producing simple vessels such as bowls, cylinders and cups

Alongside practical instruction, attention is given to understanding why clay behaves as it does on the wheel, enabling participants to recognise common problems and correct them through technique rather than chance.

Teaching

The workshop is led by ceramic artist Cosmin Ciofirdel, whose teaching places equal importance on technical precision, careful observation and an understanding of material. Demonstrations are followed by individual guidance, allowing each participant to work through the process with close support where required.

What's Included

  • Five hours of tuition

  • Individual pottery wheel

  • Clay and all studio materials

  • Professional pottery tools

  • Apron

  • Bisque firing of one selected piece

Glazing and glaze firing are available separately for those wishing to complete their work.

Continue Learning

For those wishing to develop their practice further, the workshop provides an excellent preparation for our longer wheel throwing courses, where techniques are explored in greater depth over several weeks.

Please note this workshop is designed for adults (18+) only.

Before booking, kindly read our Terms and Conditions.

Saturdays, 10.00am – 3.00pm

Suitable for: Complete beginners

This one-day workshop provides a practical introduction to wheel throwing through five hours of demonstration, making and individual tuition. Designed for complete beginners, it offers sufficient time to move beyond a first attempt at the wheel and begin understanding the sequence of techniques used to make functional pottery.

Working in a small group of no more than eight participants, each student has the use of an individual pottery wheel throughout the day.

What you will learn

The workshop follows the stages used in professional studio practice, introducing the fundamental principles of wheel throwing:

  • Preparing clay for throwing

  • Centring the clay

  • Opening and establishing the base

  • Pulling and compressing the walls

  • Controlling height, thickness and proportion

  • Refining the profile of a form

  • Producing simple vessels such as bowls, cylinders and cups

Alongside practical instruction, attention is given to understanding why clay behaves as it does on the wheel, enabling participants to recognise common problems and correct them through technique rather than chance.

Teaching

The workshop is led by ceramic artist Cosmin Ciofirdel, whose teaching places equal importance on technical precision, careful observation and an understanding of material. Demonstrations are followed by individual guidance, allowing each participant to work through the process with close support where required.

What's Included

  • Five hours of tuition

  • Individual pottery wheel

  • Clay and all studio materials

  • Professional pottery tools

  • Apron

  • Bisque firing of one selected piece

Glazing and glaze firing are available separately for those wishing to complete their work.

Continue Learning

For those wishing to develop their practice further, the workshop provides an excellent preparation for our longer wheel throwing courses, where techniques are explored in greater depth over several weeks.

Please note this workshop is designed for adults (18+) only.

Before booking, kindly read our Terms and Conditions.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

  • The One Day Pottery Wheel Throwing Class is small so your tutor is able to offer you full support and access to the studio facilities. We recommend classes to be booked in advance; each class is run in a group of maximum 8 people.

  • You will be introduced and thought step-by-step by your tutor the fundamental technique of throwing. Many hours of practice and lots of patience are required to improve and master your skills. Persistence is the key to success. You will have plenty of time to create and explore.

  • You are going to use a plastic, smooth Pale Buff stoneware clay. This clay body recipe is a blend of selected low iron clays providing an ideal background for a decorative approach to stoneware ceramics. Silica sand makes it excellent for throwing on the pottery wheel too. This clay firing range is 1120°C - 1280°C.

  • You will work with clay so it will get messy; please wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. We also advise you to tie your hair back and cut your nails short. Please do not wear jewellery like rings, bracelets or watches during this class as the clay may get into bits where it cannot be easily removed or they may get scratched.

  • This class is all about learning, practising and improving your throwing technique. You will be able to make a considerable amount of work that will go into a bisque firing after they are completely dry. Please note that we are not taking any responsibility for the pots that crack or explode in the firing process. Kindly note that the glaze session is not included in this class, however, you can book this separately at the cost of £35 for up to 5 pots. For a glaze session availability please ask your tutor at the class.

  • Please note that it may take up to 3 - 4 weeks until you can actually collect your artwork. When your artwork will be ready for collection you will be notified by email. Kindly note we will only keep hold of your artwork made at the studio for 14 days after artwork collection email confirmation. You must claim and collect your artwork within this time frame, otherwise, it will be donated to our local charity.

  • If you are looking to practice, learn and refine your pottery throwing techniques we suggest you sign up for our five or six weeks beginners to intermediate pottery class.