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.
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.
In Focus Workshops are for those looking to improve their pottery skills and learn new techniques in these half day, weekend morning workshops. Aimed at various levels of experience, our teachers will share their knowledge, provide technical methods and encourage you to dedicate and refine your skills to apply to your studio practice. Please take note of the experience level required for each session and that these are aimed at adults 18+.
Wheel Throwing for Beginners-SOLD OUT
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.
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.
Nerikomi Workshop
One day workshop, 10am-4pm
Saturday 25th October SOLD OUT
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.
Ceramic Whistles Workshop
Half day workshop
Saturday 1st November
Join Emma Carlow for a half-day workshop inspired by her exploration of folk-art whistles. Emma will share her practice and lead a workshop, where we will be hand building folk art inspired bird whistles.
In Focus Workshop: Throwing Larger
One day workshop
Saturday 15th November
Join Kim Kish in this one-day workshop to learn the methods and techniques for preparing, centering and throwing larger pieces of work. Suitable for intermediate and advanced throwers who can already centre at least 1kg of clay.
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