Hare Making Workshop
31st May 2026 12:00-3:00 pm £80 per person
Join us for a super creative workshop where you will be guided step by step to make your own moon gazing hare sculpture and learn how to glaze it with Oxides. You’ll then leave your creations with the tutor who will dry them out and fire then and about 4 weeks later, you can collect them.
Play with Clay session
28th June 2026 12:00 - 2:00 pm £59 per person
No plans, no expectations, just bring your creativity!! For those who don’t want a set brief and want to make something all of their own. There is a super quick guided make to get everyone started, then you can make whatever you wish with your remaining clay. We’ve had vases, mugs, salt pigs, and egg cups made, we’ve even had horses and a sausage dog bud vase!
Green Man Plaque
July 26th 2026, 12:00-3:00 pm £80 per person
Join us for a 3hour session where you will be guided through the process of making your very own Green Man plaque and how to glaze it. Suitable for the garden or at home, no experience required. Just bring yourself, and if you have a fancy for a specific type of leaf, bring some of those too!
Nude rubenesque Sculpture workshop
30th August 2026 11:30 - 4:00 pm £120 per person
Join us for an extra-long session of sculpture where the tutor will walk you through the step-by-step process of creating a beautiful sculpture of a nude woman and teach you how to burnish (smooth the clay) it at the end.
Ceramic Pumpkin Workshop
20th September 2026 12:00-3:00 pm £80 per person
Just in time for Autumn and spooky season, the tutor will walk you through the process of making a large, medium, and small pumpkin, which you can then carve and glaze before the end of the session.
Gingerbread House luminary
29th November 2026 12:00 - 3:00 pm £80 per person
Let’s get Festive!! Start the festive season off by making your own ceramic gingerbread house that houses a tealight candle, perfect homemade home decor for Christmas! Learn how to pipe clay and decorate your tasty home (please note, you can’t eat the clay! ha!)
What to Expect
A fun, friendly and relaxed course where you will learn how to create ceramic pieces from clay. The item you make depends on which workshop you pick. They are all aimed at total beginners and will have full tuition throughout. The courses are hand-building and sculpture workshops and do not include wheel throwing. You will sculpt your item from stoneware clay, and use underglazes or oxides to glaze it that day, or pick from a dipping glaze which will be applied by the tutor once fired. There will be biscuits, and there are tea and coffee-making facilities at the studio too.
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What should I Bring
Nothing at all. All tools, materials and equipment are provided.
Please wear comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting dirty.
What will I leave with?
On the day of the course, muddy fingers and hopefully a smile. You will leave your wonderful creations with the tutor initially so they can dry out, which usually takes 4 weeks, then they will be fired in the kiln. Each item takes 2 fires, then you will be contacted to collect them via the booking email.
Where is the course?
Mallan House, Bridge End Industrial Estate, NE46 4DQ
There is on-site parking, and you will want to use the first door as you enter the car park on the left. I will meet you at the door at the course start time.
How much is the course?
Each session is priced individually and depends on clay type, glazes and length and is detailed above.