Ceramics Workshops

Ceramic workshops run continuously throughout the year, they include wheel throwing, hand building and one-off sessions exploring different techniques, methods or a theme of working with clay. Workshops provide existing and new students time to focus and improve their skills or just have fun working with clay for the first time, they are taught by one our teachers or a guest potter.

New workshops are continuously being developed and previous sessions have included: Throwing Bigger with Tanya Gomez, Throwing Closed Forms, Hand Build Contemporary Amphoras, Christmas Decorations, Porcelain Paper Clay, Paper Clay Lanterns, Electric Kiln Training, Glaze Making with Elena Gileva, Introduction to Glaze Making with Katrin Maier, Slipware with Dylan Bowen, Day of the Dead Figurines, Nerkiomi, Neriage, Kurinuki, Animal Portraits with Jack Durling and Raku with Andy Mason,

Raku and alternative firings will be coming soon, sign up to the newsletter below for future announcements.

New In Focus Workshops for potters

In Focus Workshops for those looking to improve their pottery skills and technique, for students enrolled in one of our courses, members and for all potters working in their own studios. Taking place on Saturday mornings, these workshops are dedicated time to the making process and sessions will span across all areas of working with clay, including hand building, wheel throwing, decoration, glazing and firing.

Brought to you by one of our experienced teachers, they will share their knowledge, provide technical methods and encourage you to dedicate your time to learning the techniques that you can apply to your studio practice. Please take note of the experience level required for each session and that these are aimed at adults 18+.

Nerikomi Ceramics Workshop

Nerikomi Workshop

One day workshop, 10am-4pm

Saturday 19th July

Join us for this one-day workshop to learn the Japanese method of stacking, slicing and combining different coloured clays together to create beautiful patterns. Suitable for all levels of experience.

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Throwing Large Workshop with Tanya Gomez

Two day workshop
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July

Join Tanya Gomez in this two-day workshop to learn the methods and techniques for preparing, centering and throwing larger pieces of work. Suitable for intermediate and advance throwers who can already centre at least 1kg of clay.

Wheel Throwing for Beginners

Two day workshop
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September

Join us the September as teacher Laura Paloma Ibanez hosts this 2-day throwing workshop. Suitable for absolute beginners or those who have already taken a taster session and want more time to throw, trim, add handles and decorate.

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Slipware Workshop with Dylan Bowen

Two day workshop
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October

Join us this October as teacher Dylan Bowen introduces you to simple hand building techniques with earthenware clay and demonstrates how he uses slip to create his own expressive and dynamic work.

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