People’s Pottery Class – Friday Morning, Autumn Term 2026 (First Half)

Friday morning pottery class is a series of our regular People’s Pottery Classes, a model that allows us to bring together beginner and intermediate students for the regular sessions of making and learning together.

At the adult People’s Pottery Class beginners will be introduced to various methods of using clay to produce functional and artistic works. We will be exploring techniques like pinching, slab building, coiling, press-moulding, throwing and turning, slip decoration and glazing. Sessions will start with a demonstration of a technique and follow with plentiful making time.

Decoration will be explored through the use of slips, glazes and experimentation with surface texture.

Students will have an opportunity to work with 4 types of clay including earthenware and stoneware.

Returning students can benefit from the class and use it to continue practising techniques with full support of the instructor.

The emphasis of People’s Pottery classes is learning in a fun and sociable environment, with each individual working at their own pace doing what they enjoy most. Students are encouraged to investigate new ideas, techniques and the work of contemporary and historical makers if they are so inclined.

We will make functional items such as bowls, pots, jugs and dishes as well as experimental sculptural models and tiles.

Course programme for newly starting students:

– First half the term will be focused on handbuilding and decorative techniques, including glazing.

– Second part of the course will have more focus on throwing on potter’s wheel, and continuation of the projects.

All materials and firings are included in the price.