6-week Hand-building Pottery Course

Price: £250

Join ceramic artist Rachelle Corker for 6 weeks of hand-building in clay, suitable for complete beginners and improvers alike.

You’ll learn traditional hand-building pottery and sculpting techniques using stoneware clay and put them into practice on your own self-directed projects.

You’ll also have plenty of opportunity to explore surface decoration using tools, slips, oxides and glazes. Your expert tutor Rachelle will be on hand to help you realise your creative vision, offering advice and guidance along the way, plus an extra pair of hands when needed for the tricky bits!

Suitable for complete beginners to those who’ve attended hand-building classes before and are looking to practice and improve their technique on their own self-directed projects.

What’s included:
+ 15hrs creative time, artist-led with tuition and guidance to help you realise your creative vision
+ 5x making sessions and 1x glazing session in week 6
+ Clay, slips, underglazes, oxides and glazes, as well as tools, stoneware firings, and of course, tuition – no hidden extras!
+ Free secure parking at the venue
+ Everything you make is yours to keep, work collection is several weeks after the final session

Working with clay is a wonderful mindful activity and great for boosting your mental health and well-being. We’re a friendly and fun bunch, so you are guaranteed to have some lovely chats and make a few friends along the way!

Price:
£200 per person – includes all materials, tools, firings and of course tuition. No hidden extras.

Things to note:
+ Adults 18yrs+ only
+ Please inform us at the time of booking if you have any accessibility requirements (such as being differently abled, reduced mobility, neurodiverse etc) or health issues that we need to be aware of (such as balance issues, low blood pressure, allergies etc).


This event finished on 10 December 2024

  • Venue: Marsh Farm Pottery
    Unit 2 Marsh Farm, Hilperton, Wiltshire, BA15 1JU
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