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One-Day Hand-Building Pottery Class

£110.00
Date:

Saturdays, 10.00 AM - 3.00 PM

Experience: Beginners

Join our one-day hand-building pottery class and enjoy a creative, relaxing introduction to working with clay. This beginner pottery workshop is perfect for anyone new to ceramics.

Throughout the day, you’ll learn essential hand-building pottery techniques such as pinching, coiling, and slab building—while creating simple, functional forms such as cups, mugs, bowls, plates, and more.

You’ll also discover how to bring your work to life with textures, patterns, and decorations, enhancing your creativity and making each piece truly your own.

This is an informal, hands-on experience where you’ll learn at a comfortable pace, in a warm, intimate setting with a maximum of eight students. This small group format ensures plenty of individual guidance and support from your tutor.

We strongly recommend this workshop as both a perfect introduction to working with clay and a solid foundation for anyone wishing to develop their pottery skills further.

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

Before booking, kindly read our Terms and Conditions.

Saturdays, 10.00 AM - 3.00 PM

Experience: Beginners

Join our one-day hand-building pottery class and enjoy a creative, relaxing introduction to working with clay. This beginner pottery workshop is perfect for anyone new to ceramics.

Throughout the day, you’ll learn essential hand-building pottery techniques such as pinching, coiling, and slab building—while creating simple, functional forms such as cups, mugs, bowls, plates, and more.

You’ll also discover how to bring your work to life with textures, patterns, and decorations, enhancing your creativity and making each piece truly your own.

This is an informal, hands-on experience where you’ll learn at a comfortable pace, in a warm, intimate setting with a maximum of eight students. This small group format ensures plenty of individual guidance and support from your tutor.

We strongly recommend this workshop as both a perfect introduction to working with clay and a solid foundation for anyone wishing to develop their pottery skills further.

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

Before booking, kindly read our Terms and Conditions.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

  • The On-Day Hand-Building Taster 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 to the fundamental hand-building techniques and guided step-by-step by your tutor. Developing your skills takes time and patience, but persistence is the key to progress. During the class, you’ll have plenty of time to explore, experiment, and create your own unique pieces.

  • 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 discovering, practising, and enjoying hand-building techniques. During the session, you’ll have the chance to create several pieces, which will be bisque fired once they are fully dry. Please keep in mind that cracks or breakages can sometimes happen during firing — it’s a natural part of the ceramic process.

    Glazing is not included in this class, but you’re very welcome to book a separate glaze session for £35 (up to 5 pieces). Your tutor will be happy to let you know more about glaze session availability on the day.

  • Please note that it may take up to 3–4 weeks before your artwork is ready for collection. Once your pieces are finished, we will notify you by email. We kindly ask that you collect your work within 14 days of receiving the collection email. After this time, any unclaimed pieces will be donated to our local charity.

  • If you are looking to practise, learn, and refine your hand-building techniques, we recommend signing up for our five- or six-week pottery course.

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