Embark on a unique and personalised pottery journey with our 6-week pottery course in our cosy clay filled studio in Bedminster at Windmill Hill City Farm. Each week you will concentrate on creating a particular ceramic homeware item to enhance your skills and understanding in hand-built pottery.

Week 1 - Recap of foundational hand building techniques, pottery practice and project planning.

Week 2 - Advanced Slab Construction. Develop more complex slab-built forms using different templates, focusing on construction methods for large forms and attachments.

Week 3 - Coiling Techniques & Building Tall Forms. Master coil-building for larger and more intricate forms. Advanced coiling methods for creating tall, balanced forms. Consistent in height and thickness.

Week 4 - Combining hand building techniques to create functional or sculptural objects. Combining pinching, coiling, and slab methods to create complex multi-piece construction.

Week 5 - Self directed practice and finishing touches.

One week pause to allow time for all pottery to be bisque fired

Week 6 - Glazing. Your bespoke body of work will then be fired and ready to be collected 3-4 weeks later.

What to Expect: -Expert guidance from skilled pottery instructors -Hands-on exploration of advanced hand building techniques -A supportive and collaborative studio environment -A unique and bespoke artfully crafted ceramic homeware collection

In between session, you are invited to practice your skills at our Friday Open Access Sessions (17:30-20:30)