Pottery courses, tasters and events.
Marbled plate taster
Suitable for beginners looking for a more relaxed experience with a guaranteed outcome.
A relaxing 2-hour session that guides you through the process of making plates using moulds. You will learn how to mix your own unique blend of clay and create marbled effects. Using the process of slab building over plaster moulds we will then craft a set of two swirly nestling plates.
Pottery is a messy business, remember to bring an apron and trim long nails as they can get in the way of your creative expression. There are more subsequent stages before a pot is fully finished. If you would like to learn about slip decoration, glazing, and firing you can book a further session. Otherwise, any work that you complete during the taster will be glazed/fired for you and be ready for collection in a month’s time.
Cost: £60 per person
Capacity: up to 6 participants – larger groups are welcome though please get in touch first
Throwing taster
Suitable for beginners who are up for a challenge
A 2-hour session that guides you through the fundamental steps of throwing a pot on the wheel. In the first part, we will cover some essential theory and you will learn to prepare your clay. Following a detailed demonstration, you will then have the chance to create your own pieces.
Throwing is a messy business, remember to bring an apron and trim long nails as they can get in the way of your creative expression. There are more subsequent stages before a pot is fully finished. If you would like to learn about trimming, slip decoration, glazing, and firing you can book a further session. Otherwise, any work that you complete during the taster will be glazed/fired for you and be ready for collection in a month’s time.
Cost: £60 per person
Capacity: up to 6 participants – larger groups are welcome though please get in touch first
Saturday Morning Course
taught by Libby Gillies
10 weeks | 1st Oct – 3rd December
11:00am-1:30pm | £300
- a comprehensive course covering all steps of the process – clay preparation, hand building, throwing on the wheel and glazing.
- suitable for beginners and people looking to improve their skills
- a small group of 8 students
- all materials and the firing of your pieces are included
Wednesday Evening Course
taught by Chris Pavlov
8 weeks | 26th October – 14th December
6:30pm-9pm | £240
- a comprehensive course covering all steps of the process – clay preparation, hand building, throwing on the wheel and glazing.
- suitable for beginners and people looking to improve their skills
- a small group of 8 students
- all materials and the firing of your pieces are included
Thursday Evening Course
taught by Chris Pavlov
8 weeks | 27th October – 15th December
6:30pm-9pm | £240
- a comprehensive course covering all steps of the process – clay preparation, hand building, throwing on the wheel and glazing.
- suitable for beginners and people looking to improve their skills
- a small group of 8 students
- all materials and the firing of your pieces are included
Tuesday Afternoon Course
taught by Abi Wright
12 weeks | 27th September – 13th December
3pm-5:30pm | £320
- a comprehensive course covering all steps of the process – clay preparation, hand building, throwing on the wheel and glazing.
- suitable for beginners and people looking to improve their skills
- a small group of 8 students
- all materials and the firing of your pieces are included
The Studio
Eight steel-framed windows run along the length of my studio and tell the story of its proud industrial past. Months of hard work have brought this historic workshop unit back to life, creating a new home for ceramics in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The studio is fully equipped to facilitate a variety of ceramics processes and regularly opens its doors to the public for pottery courses, tasters, and events.
Address:
84E Vyse Street
Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham
B18 6HA