Throwing & Handbuilding Five Week Course

Beginner Pottery Course: Introduction to Clay, Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing

Discover the art of ceramics in this 5-week beginner pottery course, designed as a complete introduction to clay and pottery techniques. Perfect for absolute beginners, this course explores both handbuilding and wheel throwing, giving you a strong foundation in working with clay while creating your own handmade ceramic pieces.

Over four weeks of making, you’ll learn two essential pottery disciplines.

During the handbuilding sessions, you’ll explore the fundamentals of clay through pinch pot and slab building techniques. You’ll create a pinched bowl and a slab-built mug, while experimenting with surface textures and decorative techniques. These sessions also introduce the core theory of clay, helping you understand how the material behaves and how to work with it successfully.

In the wheel throwing sessions, you’ll be introduced to the pottery wheel and the essential skills of throwing. The focus is on understanding the…