13th & 14th September

£220

8 places available

10:00-4:30pm (30 mins for lunch!)

Intermediate level workshop

In this two-day workshop, students will explore the art and precision of making wheel-thrown lidded vessels.

Through a series of demonstrations and guided making, participants will learn a range of approaches to creating functional lids, including different lid fittings and gallery constructions.

Will will break down the key considerations involved in designing and throwing successful lidded forms, covering proportion, fit, and function.

Students will learn techniques for throwing both vessel and lid components, refining connections between the two, and troubleshooting common challenges such as warping, shrinkage, and poor fit.

Suitable for confident improvers who can comfortably throw 2lb cylinders.

Firing is not included, but you are welcome to take your creations home for a small fee to cover materials.

Will Keating Bio

Will is a studio potter making reduction fired stoneware. He uses locally sourced rocks, clays and wood-ash to mix his own glazes and clay-bodies, letting the material guide the creative process. He is interested in sustainable kiln-building and traditional methods of glazing and wood-firing, trying to create pots which allow the material to shine through in the fired work. He makes from his workshop on the Wirral Peninsula and teaches workshops internationally.

Further information:

Please bring a packed lunch (there is also a Co-op nearby) and wear comfortable clay clothes! Tea & coffee plus light refreshments will be provided.

Free parking is available outside the studio, or we are a short walk from Cornbrook tram stop.

There will be studio dogs in the pottery so please consider if that is something you are comfortable with!

By booking you agree to our T&C’s.