Pottery workshop: Beginner's Handbuilding

For the perfect introduction to ceramics, join in our six-week beginner’s course. 

Handbuilding is one of the oldest forms of pottery, allowing you to make pots, bowls and more. You'll learn the techniques of pinch pots, coil pots and slab making while being in encouraged to experiment with traditional decorative methods such as slip and glazing.

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When: Mondays, 2pm-4pm or 6.30pm-8.30pm

Next course start dates: 13th September and 25th October

Where: The Poly Pottery (at the back of The Poly, accessed from New Street)

Duration: six weeks

Class size: five per class

Tutor: Karl Owen

Cost: £180, including £1 Poly Fund and all materials and equipment.

Covid-19 Precautions: to keep customers and staff safe, we are continuing to ask that everyone in the pottery wears a face covering. We are also keeping class sizes small to enable distancing.

If you have any questions about the suitability of this course, please contact our head potter Karl at karl@thepoly.org.