As part of both the Beginner's Course as well as...

'Throwing' is the term used for creating forms on the potters wheel. It's a skill that requires an interesting blend of being firm yet gentle with the clay. Most students need about 6 to 8 sessions on the wheel to become proficient in throwing a form of about 4 to 5 inches in height. Shubhangi centres the lump of clay on the wheel   Katie begins with the lifting...

I've had students of myriad backgrounds over the years, all wonderful people.  We've done some serious pottery while havng a lot of fun too! Some of them have taken pottery up as a hobby and some as a full-time vocation.   Students using the Sgraffiato technique to decorate their pieces while glazing.  Sgraffiato comes from the Italian word graffiare which means "to scratch". It's a technique that...