Improvers Evening

About this course

The course develops pottery-wheel skills through work on cylinders, lips, lids, plates, handles and trimming. Instruction is organised around specific forms and techniques before moving into a self-directed project, with one-to-one guidance available during the project phase. The course also includes glazing, allowing learners to complete selected pieces. Classes are held in a small group of up to eight adults.

What you'll learn

• Shape cylinders and form lips on the potter’s wheel
• Create lids and plates
• Pull handles for wheel-thrown pottery
• Trim formed pieces
• Apply glaze to selected finished pots

Is this course right for you?

This course is for adults at beginner level who want to develop their pottery-wheel work through structured teaching and an individually guided project. The format combines group instruction with one-to-one help, and learners are expected to attend every class because missed sessions cannot be made up.

• Adult learners only
• Classes are limited to eight participants
• The course includes both taught exercises and self-directed project work

Before you go

• Materials are included, including studio stoneware clay and stoneware glazes.
• Each learner is provided with a potter’s wheel.
• The cost includes firing and glazing for the best 12 pots.
• Additional pieces made during the course can be bought.
• Missed sessions cannot be made up.