What to bring to the first session: Bring a notebook and pencil/pen and lots of ideas! You will need a waterproof wipeable apron and a hand towel / tea towel is also useful. A basic pottery tool kit including a small sponge, cutting wire, pottery needle, wooden kidney, wooden pottery knife, a couple of trimming tools and a metal kidney will do just fine. For hand building, a serrated kidney and pottery knife are also very useful, as are a couple of small and medium sized paint brushes. Most of your tools can be bought in the school shop and you will be given a list of tools needed when you join the course.

Clay will need to be weighed and paid for before firing to cover the cost of two firings and glaze/colour materials. We have Stoneware/Eathenware (Terracotta) /Porcelain clays to use.

Suitable for complete beginners who have never worked with clay or learners who have not worked with clay for a while or need to gain confidence.

What will I achieve? You will learn the basic principles of working with clay and gain a good grounding of the technical processes involved. You will develop a feel for the optimal consistency and strength of clay at different stages of the making and decorating process. You’ll have been introduced to a variety of decorating materials including slips, underglazes and glazes and you’ll have an understanding of how to apply them to achieve an array of interesting results. The aim of the course is to help you to develop your understanding of clay as a medium of expression for the ceramic artist