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5-Week Beginner Pottery Course

£350.00
Date:

Thursdays, 6.00pm - 8.30pm

If you've never worked with clay before, this is the perfect place to start.

Designed specifically for complete beginners, this five-week course introduces the fundamental pottery techniques in a relaxed and supportive studio environment. The course has been carefully structured to help you build confidence week by week, giving you the opportunity to explore different ways of working with clay before creating your own personal piece.

You'll discover both traditional hand-building techniques and the pottery wheel, developing practical skills while enjoying the creative process.

Course Structure

Week One – Pinch Pots
Learn one of the oldest and most versatile pottery techniques while creating your first ceramic pieces.

Week Two – Coiling
Explore how coils can be used to build larger forms and experiment with shape, proportion and texture.

Week Three – Introduction to the Pottery Wheel
Experience throwing on the wheel and create your first wheel-thrown piece with step-by-step guidance.

Week Four – Your Own Creative Project
Bring everything together by combining the techniques you've learned to design and create your own personal piece. You'll receive individual guidance throughout the session to help turn your ideas into finished work.

Week Five – Glazing
Apply coloured glazes to your work and learn how the glazing process transforms your pottery before its final kiln firing.

By the end of the course, you'll have created a collection of unique ceramic pieces while gaining a solid introduction to pottery and the confidence to continue your creative journey.

Course Information

  • Designed especially for complete beginners

  • Learn both hand-building and pottery wheel techniques

  • Small class size (maximum of eight students) with plenty of individual guidance

  • All materials, glazes and kiln firings included

  • A welcoming, creative studio where you can learn at your own pace

  • An excellent foundation for continuing your pottery journey through our longer courses and studio practice sessions.

Please note: This class is for adults (18+).

Before booking, kindly read our Terms and Conditions.

Thursdays, 6.00pm - 8.30pm

If you've never worked with clay before, this is the perfect place to start.

Designed specifically for complete beginners, this five-week course introduces the fundamental pottery techniques in a relaxed and supportive studio environment. The course has been carefully structured to help you build confidence week by week, giving you the opportunity to explore different ways of working with clay before creating your own personal piece.

You'll discover both traditional hand-building techniques and the pottery wheel, developing practical skills while enjoying the creative process.

Course Structure

Week One – Pinch Pots
Learn one of the oldest and most versatile pottery techniques while creating your first ceramic pieces.

Week Two – Coiling
Explore how coils can be used to build larger forms and experiment with shape, proportion and texture.

Week Three – Introduction to the Pottery Wheel
Experience throwing on the wheel and create your first wheel-thrown piece with step-by-step guidance.

Week Four – Your Own Creative Project
Bring everything together by combining the techniques you've learned to design and create your own personal piece. You'll receive individual guidance throughout the session to help turn your ideas into finished work.

Week Five – Glazing
Apply coloured glazes to your work and learn how the glazing process transforms your pottery before its final kiln firing.

By the end of the course, you'll have created a collection of unique ceramic pieces while gaining a solid introduction to pottery and the confidence to continue your creative journey.

Course Information

  • Designed especially for complete beginners

  • Learn both hand-building and pottery wheel techniques

  • Small class size (maximum of eight students) with plenty of individual guidance

  • All materials, glazes and kiln firings included

  • A welcoming, creative studio where you can learn at your own pace

  • An excellent foundation for continuing your pottery journey through our longer courses and studio practice sessions.

Please note: This class is for adults (18+).

Before booking, kindly read our Terms and Conditions.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

  • The class is small so your teacher is able to offer you full support and access to the studio facilities. Classes must be booked in advance; each class is run in a group of a maximum of 8 people.

  • Our beginner’s pottery class takes you through a journey of mixed hand-building techniques in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Each technique will be introduced and explained at the beginning of each class. 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 not to wear jewellery like rings, bracelets or watches during the class as the clay may get into bits where it cannot be easily removed or they may get scratched.

  • After you glaze your artwork, it needs to go back into the kiln for a final firing. Please note that it may take up to 2 or 3 weeks until you can actually collect your artwork. You will be notified by email once it's ready for collection. Kindly note we will 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.

  • You can sign up again for the same class If you want to have a better understanding of the techniques or the shapes you’ve learned. However, if you feel confident working by yourself and you are familiar with the good studio practice, want to practice more and refine your pottery throwing techniques, we suggest you sign up for our nine weeks intermediate to advanced pottery class.