Week 1 – Studio Introduction & Throwing Fundamentals
Get to know the studio, materials, and safe working practices before learning to centre, open, and pull clay into simple forms such as cylinders and mug bodies.

Week 2 – Developing Forms
Build on your throwing skills as you explore bowls, refining your technique to develop greater consistency, control, and confidence.

Week 3 – Trimming & Refining
Learn to trim your pots, create foot rings, and refine form, balance, and proportion. You’ll also begin throwing larger, more ambitious pieces.

Week 4 – Handles & Decorative Details
Finish trimming and refining your pots, then learn to make and attach handles. Explore sprigging, applied decoration, and ways to add texture and detail.

Week 5 – Decorating with Slips & Underglazes
Bring colour and pattern to your pieces using slips and underglazes, exploring brushwork and sgraffito to develop your own designs.

Choose a glaze finish from our transparent or a selection of house glazes. After the course, we’ll glaze and fire your pieces, ready for collection approximately 4 weeks later.

Upcoming course intakes:
Wednesday 4th November – 2nd December

Time: 10.30am – 12.45pm
(includes 15 minutes at the end for cleaning and tidy-up)

Duration: 5 weekly sessions per course

Cost: £275

Please note we are unable to offer catch-up sessions for missed classes or allow students to swap course dates once a course has begun.

During the course, you’ll have access to unlimited clay, allowing you to explore forms freely and work creatively throughout the sessions. Students will use our house stoneware clay and have access to a range of tools, slips, and underglazes.

Please bring a plastic storage box each week to safely transport and store your work between sessions.

Materials and firing costs for four finished pieces are included in the course fee. If you would like to keep additional work, a small charge will apply to cover materials and firing costs.

For environmental reasons, we encourage students to only fire pieces they genuinely wish to keep, as firing is an irreversible process. Clay can be recycled repeatedly before firing, and we are committed to minimising waste and recycling materials wherever possible within the studio.

Please wear clothing and footwear you don’t mind getting clay on (clay is fully washable and doesn’t stain).

After completing this course, you may wish to continue your development on our Intermediate Wheel Throwing Course. This follow-on course is designed for students ready to build on the fundamentals, refine their technique, and develop greater control, consistency, and scale on the wheel.

Please use the booking calendar below. Available course start dates shown in green. By booking the first session date you are booked onto the entire 5 week course.