8Wk Beginners Pottery Throwing Wheel Course Tuesday 12th January – February 23rd 2027 6.45-9pm + glaze class

LEVEL 1: Beginners (no or little experience). Clay sizes: 550g – 1kg.

This fantastic 8 week beginners potter's wheel course is run on Tuesday evenings 6.45-9pm. It teaches you the technique of throwing & how to glaze. Maximum 7 people in the class with 2 teachers means you get plenty of one to one tuition. It is for adults 18 and over only.

It covers learning to centre, throw bowls & cylinders & turning bases on the wheel. After your work has been fired you come back & glaze it all. After this you will be able to join our intensive improvers course, our 10 week course or possibly a supported membership.

Please note that this is an intensive course structured to get you to a high standard in a short space of time.

All your materials & firings are included in the cost. There are no additional hidden charges. We supply all equipment & aprons. All you need to do is turn up!

Cost: £310 INCL all materials and firings.

REMEMBER: You can pay in 3 instalments via PayPal!

DATES: Tuesday January 12th, 19th, 26th, February 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd + 2 and quarter hour glazing session on Tuesday March 23rd 6.45-9pm.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS: If you have any medical conditions that may impede your learning such as back problems, problems with hands or knees, any sight issues or balance issues it's advisable that you let us know in advance, preferably before booking. Some conditions can make it difficult to do pottery. Where possible, we will try and accommodate you as long as we have information beforehand however some conditions may void our insurance.

PREGNANCY: Please note that this course is not suitable for pregnant women as there are health implications to working on the wheel.

If you are found to have withheld information that may impact our insurance you may be asked to leave the course with no refund.

The course structure is as follows:

1. Centring and making basic cylinders: Centring is the most difficult thing to master when learning to throw on the wheel. It is what keeps a pot symmetrical. But everyone learns at different rates and the important thing to realise is that you will learn to do it. The first session is really just learning the technique.

2. Centring and drawing up clay into taller cylinders: Again, working on the centring and how the clay is drawn up. A common problem is that people draw up too quickly losing their centring or even collapsing their pot. This session helps with pressures and speed.

3. Centring and drawing up clay into taller cylinders: Again, working on the centring and how the clay is drawn up but progressing on to larger pieces.

4. Turning cylinder bases

5. Centring and making bowls: During this session you will continue with mastering your centring and getting more control of the shapes you are making. We will look at rounded bowls and open bowls.

6. Centring and making bowls: Continuing with bowls and progressing on to larger pieces.

7. Finishing off all turning work.

8. Glaze all work

Some classes are easier to miss than the others but not the first one. If you do miss a session you may be able to do a catch up on a Saturday morning but please note that there is a charge of £60 for this. Missing the first class does require you to do a catch-up as the main demo cannot be repeated in the second class. If you miss a class due to having to self-isolating and want to make it up please note that we unfortunately do have to charge for this. If you develop Covid unfortunately we cannot make-up any classes free of charge.

REFUNDS & DATE TRANSFERS: *Please note that if you cancel or request a date transfer 25 days in advance are required. After this period and before the course starts you will only get a 50% refund or transfer if someone else can be found to replace you. There are no refunds or transfers after the start of your course. Please note that some fees may be non-refundable and out of our hands. Cancellations may be subject to an admin fee of £50.

GROUP BOOKING: please note, groups of 3 or more people will need to give 30 working days notice for refunds. We are unable to offer transfers for group bookings.