Skill level: Beginner

Beginners

WED 11 Sep '24 2.30PM - 5pm
Tutor:  JULIA TOy

THU 12 Sep '24 6pm - 9pm
Tutor: Alison Hannah

This course is best suited to the complete beginner. The sessions are structured to give you the ground-work in pottery skills to help you to work more independently on projects of your choosing at a later date. Includes materials up to 3.5kg of clay, additional clay is charged at £10 per kg. See Terms and Conditions.


7 weeks
Cost: £252 + £10 booking fee

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Skill level: Beginner

Beginners +

2024 Summer course dates

WED 5 JUN '24 2.30PM - 5pm
Tutor:  JULIA TOy

THU 6 JUN '24 6pm - 9pm
Tutor: Alison Hannah

Fri 27 Sep 2pm-5pm
Tutor: Alison Hannah

This course is tailored to those who have completed a beginners course and would like to work more independently on projects that extend and develop their skills. Includes materials up to 3kg of clay, additional clay is charged at £10 per kg. See Terms and Conditions.


6 weeks
Cost: £196 + £10 booking fee
5 WEEKS
COST: £180 + £10 BOOKING FEE

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Skill level: Beginner

Ceramics Taster Course

Fri 17 May to 14 Jun 10 '24
2.00PM TO 5.00PM
Tutor: Alison Hannah

This short course (4 weeks) is suitable for those with limited or no experience of working with clay. Working under the guidance of experienced tutors and ceramicists you will dip into hand-building, throwing on the potters wheel and decorative and finishing skills. Please note, you would have all of the skills you’d need to join our ”Improvers” courses. Included in the course costs is up to 3kg of clay, glazing and firing. Additional clay is charged at £10 per kg. See Terms and Conditions.


DURATION: 12 Hours
Cost: £145 + £5 booking feE

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What’s Covered on this Course?

Hand
building

Working to shape the clay by pinching, coiling and rolling, you will learn the fundamentals of hand-building to construct a range of ceramics.

Throwing

Learning how to centre the clay on the wheel and to shape simple cylinders by lifting the clay. Following on with turning to refine and shape the form.

Glazing

You will learn how to dip and pour glazes on to bisque fired work in order to produce the decorative finish to the pots.

Lucy, Ceramics for Beginners.

“The tutor pitched it perfectly. We all enjoyed fun, learning and we all felt a great sense of achievement.”

Meet Your Tutors

Alison Hannah

TUTOR
An experienced teacher and practicing ceramic artist, Alison brings practical and theoretical learning to the Clay Yard.
Julia Toy

TUTOR
Julia has taught Art and Ceramics in both schools and in a studio setting. An experienced thrower, hand-builder and forager of clay.