Six Week Wheel Thrown Pottery Course

Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel with this six-week course. You will be guided through the complete wheel throwing process and glaze your bisque-fired creations at the end of the course.

Start date: Saturday 5th July 2025, repeats every Saturday until 2nd August

Time: 11 am to 1:30 pm

Location: Portsmouth Guildhall, PO1 2AB

Class content:

• Week One: Introduction to foundation skills and techniques of wheel throwing and working in our ceramics studio. Practice wheel throwing techniques, plus other ceramics skills. Learn to centre and pull a cylinder shape

• Week Two: Trimming and Turning demonstration of a cylinder, discussion around different tools used for trimming. While also continuing to refine and practice throwing techniques.

• Week Three: Introduction - how to throw bowls, trimming a foot-ring demonstration, throwing a flat bottom bowl from a cylinder shape, throwing a curved bottom bowl and the change in process when opening out

• Week Four: Work on techniques to improve pieces and develop new work

• Week Five: Trim project pieces and complete all finishing work, glaze overview

• Week Six: Recap on course, glaze work, course feedback

Session size: 6 participants and 1 tutor

No prior experience needed.

Please wear sensible clothing and shoes, jewellery off and recommended to trim finger nails.

For more information, please email us at info@makers-guild.com