Beginner Pottery Night Class Wednesdays

Service Description

2025 is the year to try your hand at pottery! By public demand after success of our Loaf wheel throwing experiences, our resident potters have developed this six week course for beginners. They will also deliver the course with at least two tutors facilitating nightly! Week 1: Introduction- Seize the Clay - You will learn about clay and the process of ceramics while getting to know the equipment. After a short induction you will get started on preparing clay for your first throwing / hand building session and explore some basic techniques. Over the course of the next five weeks, you will focus on the basics of wheel throwing and hand building skills. We will cover centring clay, pulling up walls, creating various shapes, turning items and attaching handles. You will also be taught how to use a slab roller and make items using drape moulds. You will also explore multiple surface decoration techniques by using tools and coloured slips. Creativity and experimenting are highly encouraged as you design and personalize your items. We offer six spaces on our course, which will take place in our cozy pottery in 24 Main Street in Crawfordsburn. You will have 2 workshop rooms available which allow space to hand build and throw on the wheel. They are fitted with 2 workbenches, 6 tabletop wheels, 2 sit down wheels, a slab roller and extruder. You will be able to fire up to 5 items (need to fit on 1 kiln shelf) which will be fired and glazed for you after the end of the course. Your items will be stored safely on site during the length of the course while you keep working on them. NOTE: This class is for adults 18 years+ only