Welcome to 7 Spot Pottery: an independent studio run by working artists.
We built 7 Spot as an independent home for ceramics, led by full-time potters with backgrounds in arts education and community projects.
No corporate backing, no gimmicks - just a working studio dedicated to teaching the discipline properly.
Whether you're here for throwing, hand-building, glaze chemistry, or jewellery, you're learning from people who live and breathe the craft.
Find a course below.
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1 Day Ceramics Taster Course
Join us for a 4.5 hour taster covering key ceramic skills!
Our talented and experienced tutor Merida will take you through all the steps to make a slab plate AND how to throw on the wheel.
This course is a great way to get a taste of both handbuilding and throwing, if you can’t decide which type of longer course to take with us. It’s also a lovely thing to do with friends and family if you want to find different and creative ways to spend time together!
£100
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Beginners Glaze Chemistry
Next 2-day course: TBC
This 2 day course provides an excellent introduction to fascinating practice of glaze formulation through presentations, demonstrations, and practical activities.
Learn to mix your own base glaze and create a biaxial blend for multiple colour variants, following up with a session to analyse your results, learn the chemistry of glaze formulation, and mix your own 400ml brush-on glaze.
£250
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12 Week Beginners Wheel Throwing
Next start date Jan ‘27
Our longer format class is a deep dive into the discipline of throwing on the potters wheel with our experienced and knowledgable tutors Eva & Merida.
Learn all of the fundamentals in our fun and friendly class.
These courses run 3 times a year following the school term.
Thursdays 6:30-9:00pm
Sundays 5:30-8:00pm
£450
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12 Week Mixed Ceramics
Next start date Jan ‘27
Our original and best mixed ability handbuilding & throwing course, suitable for absolute beginners and intermediate potters.
Covering techniques such as wheel throwing, pinch pottery, coiling, hard and soft slabs, kurinuki, nerikomi and much more!
Our courses are never the same, as we change our curriculum every 12 weeks.
These courses run 3 times a year following the school term.
Mondays 6:30-9:00pm
Tuesdays 10am-12.30pm , 6:30pm-9pm
Sundays 10am-12.30pm
£375
*Our weekday daytime courses are eligible for our UC discounted rate of £260, please contact us for a confidential chat!
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12 Week Improvers Wheel Throwing
Next start date Jan ‘27
Learn how to use heavier amounts of clay and create more technical forms in this 12 week improvers pottery wheel course.
Projects can include throwing & altering forms, jugs & handles, noodle bowls, chip’n’dip plates, lemon juicers and more.
Suitable for those with previous throwing experience.
These courses run 3 times a year following the school term.
Wednesdays 6:30-9:00pm
Sundays 1:30-4:00pm
£450
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Meet the Team
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Pascal Nichols
BA Ceramics & PGCE Art & Design
Studio manager & tutor
Handbuilding & glaze chemistry wizard, can usually be seen scratching his beard thinking about his latest special interest on Glazy.org.
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Eva Elliott
BA Fine Art & PGCE Art & Design
Studio manager & tutor
Throwing wizard & lover of pattern and surface treatments, can usually be found cuddling her 2 rescue dogs or chain-drinking (decaf) coffee.
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Merida Richards
BA Illustration
Sessional Tutor
Enjoys wood-firing a kiln, can be usually found creating mysterious objects out of clay or driving across country for clay based adventures!
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Eloisa Pope
BA Art & Design
Technician & studio co-ordinator
The backbone of the studio, keeping us on the straight and narrow! Can usually be found outside smoking a rollie or with her head in a bucket of reclaim.
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Mia & Sammy
Department of cuddles
Responsible for site security and staff/student morale. Can often be found eating Schmackos or sleeping.
If you’ve ever wanted to combine the tactile joy of pottery with fashion, ceramic jewellery is the ultimate creative outlet. While wheel throwing often steals the spotlight, working with small-scale ceramics allows you to explore intricate textures, delicate porcelain stains, and specialized studio techniques that turn raw clay into unique, wearable art.