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Make Jugs & Jars – slab built Workshop May Bank Holiday

from £45.00

In this workshop, you will learn how to create functional hand-built ceramics, using the slab building technique. This afternoon session will focus on jugs and jars, building essential skills and giving you pieces you can both admire, and use. The use of black stoneware clay will result in striking finished pieces.

NOTE: There is a morning session also for Mugs & Dishes making, both are standalone, but we recommend booking both together to make a full day.

  • Duration: 3 hours

  • Suitable for: Complete beginners, those looking for a refresher, or novice potters looking to add to their skillset. No experience of working with clay is required.

  • Clay: Sibelco Black clay

  • Finished piece: 2 fired ceramic

  • Collection: Ready to collect in 4-5 weeks


Price: £45

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In this workshop, you will learn how to create functional hand-built ceramics, using the slab building technique. This afternoon session will focus on jugs and jars, building essential skills and giving you pieces you can both admire, and use. The use of black stoneware clay will result in striking finished pieces.

NOTE: There is a morning session also for Mugs & Dishes making, both are standalone, but we recommend booking both together to make a full day.

  • Duration: 3 hours

  • Suitable for: Complete beginners, those looking for a refresher, or novice potters looking to add to their skillset. No experience of working with clay is required.

  • Clay: Sibelco Black clay

  • Finished piece: 2 fired ceramic

  • Collection: Ready to collect in 4-5 weeks


Price: £45

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Make Mugs & Dishes – slab built Workshop May Bank Holiday
from £45.00

In this workshop, you will learn how to create functional hand-built ceramics, using the slab building technique. This morning session will focus on mugs and dishes, building essential skills and giving you pieces you can both admire, and use. The use of black stoneware clay will result in striking finished pieces.

NOTE: There is an afternoon session also for Jugs & Jars making, both are standalone, but we recommend booking both together to make a full day.

  • Duration: 3 hours

  • Suitable for: Complete beginners, those looking for a refresher, or novice potters looking to add to their skillset. No experience of working with clay is required.

  • Clay: Sibelco Black clay

  • Finished piece: 2 fired ceramic

  • Collection: Ready to collect in 4-5 weeks


Price: £45

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Learn the fundamentals of creating functional ware using the slab building technique with black clay. By the end of the course, you'll have made a lovely collection of pieces to take home sucha as mugs, dishes and jugs.

Perfect whether you've never touched clay before or just want to build on what you already know.

Upcoming dates:

  • Workshop 1: 23 May – 13 June

  • Workshop 2: 13 June – 4 July

Course structure:

  • Week 1 (10:00–13:00): Intro to slab building

  • Week 2 (10:00–13:00): Making your final pieces

  • Week 3: Break for drying and firing

  • Week 4 (14:00–15:30): Glazing

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  • Friday mornings: 10:00–12:00

  • Friday afternoons: 13:00–15:00

Course structure:

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  • Week 2: Drying & firing (no class)

  • Week 3: Glaze


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Discover the joy of hand-built ceramics! Over seven weeks you'll explore a range of techniques — pinching, coiling, slab building and glazing — and end up with a lovely collection of pieces to take home, use and show off to friends and family.

Perfect whether you've never touched clay before or just want to build on what you already know.

Time: 10:00–12:00

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  • Wednesdays: 29 April – 01 June

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  • Week 2: Coiling

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  • Week 6: Break for drying & firing

  • Week 7: Glazing