Pottery and Ceramics for All

This part-time pottery course invites you to explore a wide range of ceramic processes in our well-equipped studio.

Beginners will be guided through various hand-building techniques including pinching, coiling, slab-building, potters’ moulds, and the potters’ wheel. Throughout the course, you’ll receive personalised support to develop confidence in understanding clay qualities, making techniques, decorative skills, and glazing.

Returning learners are encouraged to build upon their existing skills to design and create more complex and refined work inspired by their individual interests and personal goals.

You’ll learn in a relaxed and supportive environment with excellent facilities, taught by our expert tutors:

• Monday evening – Katy Kennedy
• Tuesday daytime – Sue Mundy
• Tuesday evening – TBC
• Wednesday daytime – Caz Dowdall
• Wednesday evening – Katy Kennedy

Students will be required to work independently at times, allowing for personal exploration and creative development. This independent learning approach helps build confidence and self-reliance in your ceramic practice while still having expert guidance available when needed.

Once fired in the kiln, you will be able to take home your own handmade pieces. Due to kiln capacity and materials, we can only process a limited number of clay pieces per student throughout the course.

Important Information

The materials fee is included in the cost of this course. In consideration of our studio’s kiln capacity and material resources, we discourage turning out large volumes of work equivalent to more than approximately 1 bag of clay per learner per course. Any work exceeding this amount will be charged at £5 per kilo.

This course runs term-time only.