6-week Hand-Building Pottery Course with Optional Throwing

Make some beautiful pots and explore glazing and decoration techniques as well!


Hot Fox Pottery
Hot Fox Pottery
5.0 (2)

6 x 2.5 hours Class size 1 to 7 guests       £265 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Make some beautiful ceramic objects for your home or garden on this small and friendly 6-week pottery course at our studio in Brighton.
This small-group course (no more than 7 participants) will introduce you to the basic principles of hand-built pottery (and you can have a go on the wheel as well in an optional extra class).
You will make several objects on the course using the hand-building techniques of pinching, coiling, and slabbing. You can explore various decoration techniques and use our huge range of beautiful glazes.
Suitable for beginners, as well as those with some pottery experience, you will be taught by Alice or Tom (who run Hot Fox Pottery from their cosy home studio in Brighton). As the classes are small, you will get plenty of 1-2-1 tuition (and tea!)
On-street parking is free at the time of the course.
Any questions, please drop me a message!
  • The course runs for 6-weeks with an optional extra throwing session in the final week. The first session is the date listed, and the course ends the w/c 20th July. There are no sessions the week of the 15th June.
  • There are 3 separate courses you can book onto. Monday lunchtimes 12 - 2.30pm, Monday evenings 7 - 9.30pm and Wednesday evenings 7 -9.30pm
What you'll get
Expert tuition, refreshments and several hand-made pots to take home at the end of the course.
Knowledge required
This course is suitable for beginners. Potters with some experience can use our Next Steps System to progress through various levels and challenge themselves with more complex pieces.
What to bring
  • Ideas of what you would like to create.
  • Pictures on Pinterest or your phone of the kind of pottery you like.
Session repeats

This class series runs over 6 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.


FAQ

What happens if I miss a class?
You can re-book one make-up session per term if you miss a class for any reason. These will be available during the times of another class (Monday lunchtimes, Monday evenings & Wednesday evenings), or during a designated catch-up class in the 5th week of the course.
Is the venue accessible?
Unfortunately the studio is in our loft conversion so isn't wheelchair accessible.
I would like to try the wheel, how can I do this?
We know that many people want to give throwing on the wheel a try, so you can choose to book an optional extra throwing session on the 7th week of the course, for an extra £40.
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Are there any extra costs?
At the end of your course you will be charged firing costs for what you have made. This costs £1 per 100g of fired, finished work. Most people spend £15 - £20 on firing, but it very much depends what you make! We do have some fancier glazes you can choose to use, which cost a bit more, but our included studio glazes are very beautiful too and don't cost any extra.
Do you provide refreshments?
Yes, you can have as much tea and coffee as you like!
Location

Hot Fox Pottery Studio - 133 Hartington Road, Brighton And Hove, Brighton

Parking is free on the street at the time of the workshop.

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Hot Fox Pottery
Hot Fox Pottery

5.0 (2)
female Women-owned

Hot Fox Pottery is run by Alice and Tom Fox from our studio in Brighton.
We love introducing people to pottery, and our workshops are creative, relaxing and fun. There is so much you can do with clay, and everyone at our pottery classes comes away feeling proud of the lovely things they have made.
Pottery is a wonderfully tactile craft, and people who come to our sessions often describe the experience as therapeutic, surprising themselves with what they can do, even as a total beginner.
We have lots of experience of running workshops for large groups, parties and team-bonding, and can also bring our mobile studio to you!
We use high-end stoneware materials and beautiful glazes, and the pots you make will be things you can use for years to come.
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