Our structured 2 hour introduction to handbuild pottery is idea for those who are completely new to pottery and wish to both trial pottery whilst creating a handbuild fuctional piece. With our teaching approach you can expect to get your hands dirty and sculpting in the first 10 minutes. We’ll teach simple handbuild slabbing and coil building techniques as well as simple  surface decoration.

In this session, you'll start with a small and progress to either a cup, vase, jug or tea light. Maybe more!  At the end of the session you can decide if you would like to have your pieces fired and glazed for an additional cost of £4-£12/piece depending on the size and volume and is payable on the day. 

Once you have taken an introductory handbuild class it is possible to book a 6 week structured introduction to handbuild pottery, book into casual studio sessions. We also run a week long intensive hand and wheel pottery course in the Summer.

Please note  Should you with to have your pieces kiln fired, glazes may vary from samples shown. Pieces will be ready for collection approximately 4 weeks later as pieces need to dry out thoroughly which can take up to 2 weeks  before going into the kiln for the first firing. They then need to be matched up for colour choice and dipped before firing to 1200 degrees. Depending on the volume we may need to fire in different kiln loads - each process requires kilns to be fired up top temperatures and then cooled down. Final pieces then need to be sorted once again ready for collection. Occasionally pieces do not survive but we try to ensure that as many as possible do.