Pottery Passport

Your pottery journey starts here! Follow our comprehensive guide to fast track your mastery of the craft of pottery.

This system, coupled with our expert and patient guidance, is proven to grow confidence and skill in any dedicated student who is willing to take responsibility for their progress.

Visit our Blog to read about our proud members’ happy experiences.

Do not hesitate to ask if you need guidance.

“I started at the Ceramics Studio 10 months ago, the skills based workshops, fast track learning and the personal tuition has enabled me to progress to a level far beyond my expectations. I’m now producing quality ceramics I’m proud of, and this is only down to the help, support and particularly tuition I’ve received, I can’t recommend the Ceramics Studio highly enough.”
— Samantha Dixon
 

STEP 1

THROWING & HAND BUILDING

Introduction Day - Get a solid understanding of the basics of working with clay. Including different materials, techniques, and the ceramic process

 
 

STEP 2

Choose an avenue to focus on (don't worry, you can come back to the other if you wish)

THROWING

Throwing Part 1 - An in-depth solid foundation to throwing pots on the wheel

AND/OR

HAND-BUILDING

The best place to start is with a basic introduction to one of the hand-building techniques - making a pinch pot is ideal

 
 

STEP 3

THROWING

Throwing Part 2 - Gain confidence by developing your basic skills by intentionally throwing differnt shapes and creating more height in your posts

AND/OR

HAND-BUILDING

Hand-building School - Explore and develop the principles of hand-building skills in a weekly course including coiling, pinching, and slab built projects

Alternatively, if you are unable to commit to a weekly session, then collect the skills to suit you with individual project workshops

 
 

STEP 4

THROWING

Throwing Practice & Troubleshooting - If you are getting serious about throwing posts then continue your skill development by working on consistency

AND/OR

HAND-BUILDING

Hand-building Intermediate Course - This takes hand-building onto its next level, looking at combining hand-building skills and more complex builds, including more decoration skills and techniques

 
 

STEP 5

THROWING

Throwing Practice & Troubleshooting - Learn to turn (trim) your own posts. This will allow you to achieve a much more professional surface

At this stage we can go a little deeper into decoration too :)

AND/OR

HAND-BUILDING

Choose your own projects and get support during Gaye's Studio Time. Building larger and bespoke projects, gaining better understanding of the properties of clay, and confidence with larger builds

 
 

STEP 6

THROWING

Start discovering the world of glazing and skills required to glaze your posts. Join Gaye's Studio Time for a basic introduction to glazing your pots

AND/OR

HAND-BUILDING

Start discovering the world of glazing and skills required to glaze your pots. Join Gaye's Studio Time for a basic introduction to glazing your pots

 
 

STEP 7

THROWING

Consider graduating to our Clay Scouts membership. This will allow you to enjoy practice time without paying for teaching and firing

Being part of our Pottery Family has many benefits, drop us a line to discuss

AND/OR

HAND-BUILDING

Consider graduating to our Clay Rookie's membership. You can work on projects at gome, bring them in if you need help, or simplt use us to fire and glaze your pieces

Being part of our Pottery Family has many benefits, drop us a line to discuss