Have you always wanted to learn pottery, or do you fancy just having a go?

Or would you like to give a voucher to someone you think would enjoy it?

You've come to the right place!

 Ceramics is a great way to explore your creativity or just making lovely items for your home.

The first decision is whether to do throwing or handbuilding.

THROWING:

Throwing on the wheel takes a lot of practice to perfect, but Hugh will get you throwing small bowls on your first go.

Once you have learnt the techniques, making pottery is incredibly fast on the wheel and it's really the only way to get perfectly round handmade pieces.

Throwing really needs to be taught individually or in very small groups.

Please note that Hugh only teaches throwing to adults and children 14 and over. Younger children are very welcome to do handbuilding. This restriction is partly a matter of size and strength - you need this to centre the clay.

cost of throwing lessons: £50 per hour - this is for either one person or two taking turns on the wheel, and is the total cost (not each).

I suggest either an hour or 1.5h, or two hours spread over two lessons.

It is possible to teach three people - there's no extra charge for the third person, but as there's only one wheel there's more waiting between turns. For this I would recommend a 1.5h lesson.

HANDBUILDING:

This is everything not done on the wheel, for example pinch pots, slab pots, coil pots etc.

The nice thing about handbuilding is that everyone can make something straight away.

Handbuilding is also suitable for younger children, unlike throwing where you need a bit of weight and good concentration.

In the studio the extruder can be used to make perfect coils in no time. No more rolling your own uneven coils!

cost of handbuilding lessons: £25 per person per hour (with a minimum of £50 per hour) and a maximum of five people.

I suggest either an hour or 1.5h, or two hours spread over two lessons.

All lessons include firing and materials - in a one-hour lesson Hugh will fire and glaze your things for you at no extra cost, if you book longer we can leave some time aside to do the glazing together.

Handknitted Pottery is an LGBTQ friendly space.