Pottery Course

The classes are small and flexible, as you get lots of individual attention you can start your 6 week course on any Monday available.

If you've always wanted to give pottery a try and wanted a brilliant introduction to this timeless craft, this six-week course will teach you all the skills you need to get started on your journey.

Clay has a real therapeutic quality and helps the mind switch off from everyday pressures and we learn to just play again, it's also very addictive. The learning never ends, but that's the joy of clay!

You will enjoy five weeks of making your pottery, with the sixth class reserved to return and glaze all your work once it has been bisque fired. The bisque firing can take a few weeks after you have completed the fifth week of the classes, so your tutor will help sort out the best time to suit both of you.

Everything you need to enjoy your practice is ready and waiting at the studio, including pottery wheels, slab rollers and coilers, which will take the hard work out of working with clay so you can get on with the fun part: creating.

Once you've picked up the basic skills, you'll then use slips and glazes to decorate your pieces. Your friendly tutor will help you with glaze making, coloured slip making, firing kilns and ceramic transfers to make some truly stunning finished pieces.

No matter your level of experience, your tutor will be on hand throughout the course to share plenty of insider knowledge and tips, helping you grow your skill set and take the best possible first step into this engrossing hobby.

Classes can be flexible to suit both you and the tutor, the classes are 2.5 hours plus half an hour to clear up so 3 hours in all, to give you plenty of time to use the clay and clear up before you leave.

No skills needed: I am here to help you learn new skills or keep learning.
  All materials and tools to make a variety of completed pottery, to be taken home once it has been bisque fired and glazed.
  Wear warm clothing that you don’t mind getting messy, and bring your own apron if you prefer not to use ours.
 

After the first session, subsequent sessions can be arranged with the teacher, at a time that suits you.

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