6 Week Throwing Course

Next 6 week courses:

Sundays 1:30-4:00pm (5/5, 12/5, 19/5, 26/5, 2/6, 9/6)

Mondays 1pm-3:30pm (29/4, 6/5, 13/5, 20/5, 27/5, 3/6)

Course Information:

In this course you will be guided through the techniques and skills needed to make functional pottery on the wheel, including mugs, bowls, vases and handles.

We will focus on the fundamental aspects of throwing pots, starting with preparing clay, familiarity with potters wheels and good posture, centring, pulling even walls, and finishing pots on the wheel.

You will also learn how to turn/trim pots, basic decoration techniques and simple slip decoration.

Materials and firings for up to 12 pots are included. Extra pots will be charged at £3 per pot.

What to bring:

Please bring your own hand towel. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting mucky.

PLEASE trim your fingernails short and tie any long hair back, also remove any jewellery from hands.

By booking you agree to our T&C’s here.

*Non-attendance:

In the event of non-attendance or arriving late to classes it is not possible to provide alternative studio time, or for a class to be rescheduled.*

Please ensure you can make all of the classes before booking. We cannot swap your days once you have booked in.

Terms and conditions can be found here.

No food or drink is allowed in the studio for health and safety reasons.

We bring our friendly dog to the studio, so please consider if that’s something you are comfortable with when booking.