Group Pottery Classes
From: £75.00
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Select the number of people in your group and choose the type of class you would like to attend (hand building or wheel throwing).
You will need to select the class type in order to see the available classes. When selecting your class please click both the date and the time button to book.
You may find that Hand Building classes are available even when the wheel is not. If you don’t see a suitable class available please contact us and we will try our best to help you.
Larger groups of over 6 people for the pottery wheel or 8 people for hand building, please visit the Private Groups page.
We can support continued learning as this class is a suitable stepping stone into a 6 week course to support your continued development in ceramics.
Choose between wheel throwing or hand building.
Wheel Throwing Classes
In this engaging and interesting 2.5 hour class you will learn how to throw pots on your own potter’s wheel using a step by step method from centering your clay to forming it into a pot. You will then bring your piece to life through painting with beautiful colourful glazes. Your pots will be fired for later collection. A maximum of 6 people can book a class of this type, larger numbers please contact us or visit the Private Groups page.
This informative step by step class is teacher led and focuses on how to throw a pot or dish, covering:
- Wheel bat set up
- Centering your clay
- Opening your base
- Pulling up walls
- Tools and how to use them
- Applying glazes
Hand Building Classes
In this wonderfully creative 2.5 hour class you will make and decorate beautiful hand built pieces that you can cherish forever. You will learn a range of hand building techniques and use lots of tools and textures to create unique items such as vases, dishes, plaques, sculpture and much more. Bring your pieces to life with colourful glazes for firing and later collection. Discounts can be offered for groups of over 8 people, please contact us or visit the party page.
This class is teacher led and teaches a range of hand building techniques including a range of the following:
- Slab building
- Coiling
- Pinching
- Slip and score
- Impression
- Making and applying relief and springs
- Tools and how to use them
- Applying glazes
We can customise bookings to suit your needs where possible. Please contact us if:
- You want to enjoy a private class rather than as part of a group
- You want to request a different date/time than is shown
- You are a larger group. More information about this can be found on the party page
- You want to do a full day or series of classes working on a range of different skills and techniques
- You want to use air drying clay for a cheaper option (hand building only – groups of 5 of more people)
- You want to combine wheel throwing and hand building (groups of 5 of more people)
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