Intro to Handbuilding | 6 Week Pottery Course | Ceramics Workshop | December & January 2024/25

This is the introduction to handbuilding six week course - a crash course in working with clay and glazing! The course consists of six 2 hour sessions running weekly over of six weeks.

Week one 10/12/24

Learn the ancient technique of pinching to create a set of small pinch pots. You will have time to make around four pots and add learn a range of techniques to add texture or decoration.

Week two 17/12/24

Use hump moulds to create dinner set. You will make a set including a plate and a bowl.

Week three 7/1/25

You will learn to coil clay to create a vase or vessel. 

Week four 14/1/25

Learn to build with slabs to create a pair of mugs, and decorate with extra elements and stamps.

Week five 21/1/25

You will learn to decorate some of the pots you have made so far using underglazes and underglaze pencils.

Week six 28/1/25

This week you will have access to various glazes to decorate the rest of your work!

 *please note that there is a break of two weeks over Xmas!*

The workshops are run by Hollie from Follie Pots in her Portsmouth studio and are small, casual and cosy.

All materials and use of tools are included and your work will be fired and glazed ready for you to collect or be posted to you for a small fee in around 4 weeks.

Sunday Afternoons - 3rd of November - 8th of December

Each session is 2 hours, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Studio 3, Hotwalls, Point Battery, Broad Street, PO4 0BJ

£238 per person (this includes all material and firing costs) 

Cancellation policy 

Please note that if you are unable to make the workshops for any reason, we will not be able to issue a refund. Please contact us if this is the case.

The workshops are held in a working studio with potential hazards such as the use of sharp tools. By booking onto a workshop you are agreeing to take full responsibility of your own health and safety, and in the event of an accident or injury assume all risks.