Join us for 6 weeks of hand building in clay, suitable for complete beginners and improvers alike.
Tuesday mornings 10am-12.30pm, running from 21st April to 26th May 2026
You’ll learn traditional hand building pottery and sculpting techniques using stoneware clay and put into practice on your own self-directed projects.
You’ll also have plenty of opportunity to explore surface decoration using tools, slips, oxides and glazes. Your expert tutor will be on-hand to help you realise your creative vision, offering advice and guidance along the way, plus an extra pair of hands when needed for the tricky bits!
Suitable for complete beginners to those who’ve attended hand building classes before and are looking to practice and improve their technique on their own self-directed projects.
What’s included:
15hrs creative time, artist-led with tuition and guidance to help you realise your creative vision
5× making sessions and 1× glazing session in week 6
£250 incl. clay, slips, underglazes, oxides and glazes, as well as tools, stoneware firings, and of course, tuition - no hidden extras!
Free secure parking at venue
Everything you make is yours to keep, work collection is several weeks after the final session
Working with clay is a wonderful mindful activity and great for boosting your mental health and wellbeing. We’re a friendly and fun bunch, so you are guaranteed to have some lovely chats and make a few friends along the way!
Things to note - please read before booking:
Adults 18yrs+ only
Suitable for complete beginners to those who’ve attended handbuilding classes before and are looking for advice/guidance with their making - come armed with some ideas of what you’d like to make.
Please inform us at the time of booking if you have any accessibility requirements (such as being differently abled, reduced mobility, neurodiverse etc) or health issues that we need to be aware of (such as balance issues, low blood pressure, allergies etc).
All courses are non-refundable and non-transferrable without exception. Please check you can attend the dates before booking, and we can't reimburse you or offer catch-ups for any missed sessions during the course. If you are unable to make the course, you can gift it to a family member or friend - just let us know who will be coming in your place.
Join us for 6 weeks of hand building in clay, suitable for complete beginners and improvers alike.
Tuesday mornings 10am-12.30pm, running from 21st April to 26th May 2026
You’ll learn traditional hand building pottery and sculpting techniques using stoneware clay and put into practice on your own self-directed projects.
You’ll also have plenty of opportunity to explore surface decoration using tools, slips, oxides and glazes. Your expert tutor will be on-hand to help you realise your creative vision, offering advice and guidance along the way, plus an extra pair of hands when needed for the tricky bits!
Suitable for complete beginners to those who’ve attended hand building classes before and are looking to practice and improve their technique on their own self-directed projects.
What’s included:
15hrs creative time, artist-led with tuition and guidance to help you realise your creative vision
5× making sessions and 1× glazing session in week 6
£250 incl. clay, slips, underglazes, oxides and glazes, as well as tools, stoneware firings, and of course, tuition - no hidden extras!
Free secure parking at venue
Everything you make is yours to keep, work collection is several weeks after the final session
Working with clay is a wonderful mindful activity and great for boosting your mental health and wellbeing. We’re a friendly and fun bunch, so you are guaranteed to have some lovely chats and make a few friends along the way!
Things to note - please read before booking:
Adults 18yrs+ only
Suitable for complete beginners to those who’ve attended handbuilding classes before and are looking for advice/guidance with their making - come armed with some ideas of what you’d like to make.
Please inform us at the time of booking if you have any accessibility requirements (such as being differently abled, reduced mobility, neurodiverse etc) or health issues that we need to be aware of (such as balance issues, low blood pressure, allergies etc).
All courses are non-refundable and non-transferrable without exception. Please check you can attend the dates before booking, and we can't reimburse you or offer catch-ups for any missed sessions during the course. If you are unable to make the course, you can gift it to a family member or friend - just let us know who will be coming in your place.
