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Foundations - Six Week Pottery Wheel Course

€360.00
Course:

For absolute beginners or those who’ve had a few classes and want to refresh their skills and nurture their confidence. This multi-week course is designed to teach the foundational techniques needed to work with clay on the pottery wheel.

Over the six weeks you will gain the core skills and knowledge needed to take a thrown piece all the way from the pottery wheel through to a finished form.

What you’ll learn:

  • Core wheel skills: Wedging and centring techniques adapted to your individual anatomy. Opening, pulling and shaping techniques, including open (e.g. bowls) and closed (e.g. bottles) forms. Trimming skills for refining bases and forms.

  • Basic hand-building techniques: Variety of methods for forming and attaching handles, as well as for introducing different textures and finishes to your surfaces in preparation for firing.

  • Introduction to glazing: Key decorative techniques for applying glazes to your pots.

Course format and duration:

  • 15 hours of tuition, delivered in 6 × 2.5-hour sessions.

  • Small-group (maximum two students per session) for focused, attentive teaching and a calm learning environment.

  • Thoughtfully designed course curriculum, which nurtures your skills and confidence through step-by-step repetition and progression.

  • Trauma-aware and person-centred approach to teaching, focused on mind-body connection and breath.

  • Hands-on sessions paced to suit individual needs while covering all core wheel-throwing skills.

  • Classes are taught in English or French.

By the end of your course, you will:

  • Be able to throw and trim basic shapes on the wheel with confidence.

  • Understand the fundamentals of how to work with clay through the different stages of the ceramics process, all the way from throwing to glazing.

  • Have made a beautiful collection of 8-12 pots to take home. As we only use high-quality stoneware and durable glazes in the studio all your pieces will be food safe and microwave/dishwasher friendly.

For absolute beginners or those who’ve had a few classes and want to refresh their skills and nurture their confidence. This multi-week course is designed to teach the foundational techniques needed to work with clay on the pottery wheel.

Over the six weeks you will gain the core skills and knowledge needed to take a thrown piece all the way from the pottery wheel through to a finished form.

What you’ll learn:

  • Core wheel skills: Wedging and centring techniques adapted to your individual anatomy. Opening, pulling and shaping techniques, including open (e.g. bowls) and closed (e.g. bottles) forms. Trimming skills for refining bases and forms.

  • Basic hand-building techniques: Variety of methods for forming and attaching handles, as well as for introducing different textures and finishes to your surfaces in preparation for firing.

  • Introduction to glazing: Key decorative techniques for applying glazes to your pots.

Course format and duration:

  • 15 hours of tuition, delivered in 6 × 2.5-hour sessions.

  • Small-group (maximum two students per session) for focused, attentive teaching and a calm learning environment.

  • Thoughtfully designed course curriculum, which nurtures your skills and confidence through step-by-step repetition and progression.

  • Trauma-aware and person-centred approach to teaching, focused on mind-body connection and breath.

  • Hands-on sessions paced to suit individual needs while covering all core wheel-throwing skills.

  • Classes are taught in English or French.

By the end of your course, you will:

  • Be able to throw and trim basic shapes on the wheel with confidence.

  • Understand the fundamentals of how to work with clay through the different stages of the ceramics process, all the way from throwing to glazing.

  • Have made a beautiful collection of 8-12 pots to take home. As we only use high-quality stoneware and durable glazes in the studio all your pieces will be food safe and microwave/dishwasher friendly.
 

    • All tools and materials provided, including light stoneware clay and a selection of studio glazes to choose from.

    • Kiln firing (up to half a kiln shelf: ø 53 cm × 14 cm).

    • Course fee includes 24% VAT.

    • Just yourself — everything else is supplied.

    • You may bring a favourite apron or tools if you wish.

    • Wear comfortable clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting muddy.

  • Pottery wheel-throwing is physically active but there is plenty we can do to make it accessible; please let me know about any mobility or health considerations so that I can do my best to adapt and make your experience as welcoming and comfortable as possible.

    Mobility: The studio is on the ground floor with one shallow step at the entrance. Unfortunately, the toilet is downstairs and not easily accessible. However, I will be happy to do my very best to adjust the workspace to welcome you.

    Sensory: If you have sensory sensitivities, please let me know ahead of time so I can minimise distractions and adapt my teaching to suit you better.

 

Winter/Spring 2026 - Foundations Course Schedule

Thursday Evenings (18:30-21:00)

February 5, 12, 19, & 26

March 5 & 12

Saturday Mornings (10:30-13:00)

February 7, 14, 21 & 28

March 7 & 14

Terms & Conditions

  • The course schedule for each six week cycle is set in advance. By signing up to a cycle of classes, you commit to joining us in the studio on those dates and times. Please check the schedule above before you book to make sure you will be available.

  • If you sign up for one cycle but then realise that the schedule will no longer work for you, you may transfer to an alternative cycle provided you give me a minimum of 14 days advanced notice to allow me enough time to find another student to fill your spot.

  • If you are not able to attend one of the classes there is some flexibility to reschedule, please give me as much notice as possible (minimum 48 hours) so that I am able to find an arrangement which works for all of us. Unfortunately, if you need to miss a class but you don’t let me know at least 48 hours in advance (excluding true emergencies, of course), I will not be able to reschedule the class or to refund you for your missed class.

  • If only one person signs up for a particular cycle of the Foundations Course, I reserve the right to cancel/postpone the start of the course. In case this happens, I will give you as much notice as I can of the changes and the option to either transfer to another cycle or receive a full refund.