This is a fun activity in Greenwich, London
This 6-week course is suitable for beginners with no previous experience and mixed-level participants who want to improve their skills on the pottery wheel. Elements of hand-building may be integrated into your course, so participants get a rounded view of what is possible with clay. Whilst your course is loosely structured, your tutor will guide and work with you, depending on your experience and challenge you to improve your pottery skills. Additionally, you will be introduced to surface decoration and finally the glazing of your pieces.
What you will have the opportunity to learn or improve on:
- Centring
- Pulling up walls
- Trimming
- Introduction to hand-building techniques
- Attaching handles
- Introduction to surface decoration
What's included:
- We will provide all materials throughout the course. All of our students use our studio white or buff stoneware clay and have access to a full range of tools and glazes.
- The glazing and firing of up to 6 pieces (extra pots are charged at £5 per small pot and £10 for bigger pots).
- Up to 3 hours Independent studio time (untaught), to practise your new skills on a day and time that suits you. These sessions can be booked after your course with your own unique code.
Good to know!
- Please bring your own apron and tea towel or small cloth to each lesson.
- Short nails are much easier to work with as long nails can make it challenging to handle clay.
- Jewellery and watches off!
- Don’t come in your Sunday best, working with clay can be very messy!
- As it is the case in most studios, whilst the rest of your piece will be glazed by us after the first firing, the base of your piece will remain bisque. This means it won’t be covered by glaze.
- It takes up to 6 weeks for your glazed ceramics to be ready to collect. They need to be fired twice and glazed before you can take them home!
