If you enjoy watching ‘The Great Pottery Throwdown’ on TV then why not join in the fun, and have a go making and glazing your very own pottery at the beginners pottery evening class at Windsor College? This course is designed for the complete beginner, and for those who have had a little experience, but are very out of practice!
Our friendly tutor will guide you through basic hand-building processes, the use of pattern, texture, composition and traditional pottery design. You will learn about the properties of different types of clay. The first project is fun and easy, for example to make and decorate a set of tiles or coasters.
Building on your skills, we then progress to making tableware. You can select from a range of stencils, or learn how to design your own in order to decorate hand-made plates, bowls etc.
The next project is a simple one, either using the slab build or coiling technique. We have fail-safe methods to support your making, develop your dexterity and increase your fine motor skills. There will also be the opportunity to try out using the potter’s wheel.
Course Overview
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18:30
21:00
Tue, 24 Jun 2025
No previous experience is necessary, just the desire to make, learn and enjoy!
If you have not done the course before, it is essential that you at...
No previous experience is necessary, just the desire to make, learn and enjoy!
If you have not done the course before, it is essential that you attend the first two sessions for the introductions, orientation, health and safety briefing and initial starter projects.
You will need to wear old clothes and shoes, and have short finger-nails. You will need a reasonable level of fitness, as wedging clay is done standing up and requires reasonable upper body strength,
Students are encouraged to take photographs of the work in progress, and make notes on the pottery techniques used.
Homework is voluntary with students finding they get the most from the course by keeping a sketchbook and making notes.
Course information
Our friendly tutor will guide you through basic hand-building processes, the use of pattern, texture, composition and traditional pottery design. You will learn about the properties of different types of clay, and which clay best suits your ideas. The first project is fun and easy, for example to make and decorate a set of tiles or coasters.
Building on your skills, we then progress to making tableware. You can select from a range of stencils, or learn how to design your own in order to decorate hand-made plates, bowls etc.
The next project is a simple one, either using the slab build or coiling technique. We have fail-safe methods to support your making, develop your dexterity and increase your fine motor skills. There will also be the opportunity to try out using the potter’s wheel.
20 hours, one evening a week for 8 weeks.
Classbased
This course is not accredited, it does not result in a formal qualification. Each student’s progression is rewarded through teacher assessment.
Various Art and Craft classes both at Strode’s and Windsor Colleges
The size and number of items created will be limited, in order for them to be completed to a high standard and fired. Please note you may need to collect items after the course has finished.
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