September 6-Week Pottery Wheel Course

6 -Week Pottery Wheel Course

From Clay to Creation — Guided Wheel Throwing for Beginners
No experience needed | Small groups

• Thursday group:

4, 11, 18, 25 September (6:00pm –8:00pm)

2, 9 October (6:00pm –8:00pm)

🕒 2–2.5 hrs per session | Group size: 2 participants
Includes all materials, glazing & firing

What You’ll Do Week by Week

Week 1 – First Touch

Welcome to the studio!
• Intro to space, materials & safety
• Preparing clay: wedging technique 1
• Feeling the clay on the wheel — first centring steps
• Make 1–2 simple shapes (e.g. cup or tumbler)

Week 2 – Finding Form

• Wedging technique #2
• Intro to trimming basics
• Trim first piece
• Throw a new form — perhaps your first plate
Focus: confidence at the wheel & finishing work

Week 3 – Details Matter

• Prepare and wedge clay
• Trim previous pieces
• Learn tools for carving and shaping footrings
• Create a new piece — try a cup or tea bowl
Focus: footwork & working cleanly

Week 4 – Handles & Bowls

• Wedging & trimming
• Learn to pull and attach handles
• Throw and shape a bowl or handled mug
Focus: adding function and detail

Week 5 – Height & Decoration

• Practice tall forms — e.g. cylinder or vase
• Surface decoration with studio tools
• Refine trimming and symmetry
Focus: structure and creativity

Week 6 – Glaze & Celebrate

• Choose your glazes and decorate your fired pieces
• Final Q&A, tips for future practice
• Mini group show with prosecco, tea & snacks
Focus: pride in process & joyful closure

What’s Included:

✔ 6 x 2-hour guided studio sessions
✔ All tools, clay, glazes & 2 kiln firings
✔ Up to 6 finished pieces
✔ Tea, coffee & biscuits each week
✔ Final day with prosecco & group display
✔ 10% discount for your next booking

Why This Course

• From first touch to final glaze — learn the full arc
• Gentle pace, supportive group, lots of personal attention
• A grounding, tactile experience — perfect creative reset
• Leave with your own handmade ceramics and new skills