Beginners Clay Club (Week 1)

Ever fancied getting your hands in clay but didn’t know where to start? This is where.

Beginners’ Clay Club is a six-week course for complete beginners, run by ceramicist Kim Stuttard who has over 20 years teaching experience. The sessions will be in a small group of no more than 10.

If you want to have a look at Kim's work, you can check it out at :
https://www.kimstuttardceramics.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kimstuttardceramics/

This first session is all about pinch pots. You’ll get the chance to make a character egg cup or simple cup and experiment with join two little pots together to make a decorative bird or animal, then decorate them with coloured slip.

The pottery wheel is out every week too, so if throwing is what you’re here for, you can have a go from night one.

Nobody’s first pot is perfect, and that’s half the fun. Kim will take you from lump of clay to finished piece one step at a time.

How booking works: Book week 1 here. After that you book each following week while you’re with us on the night, so your seat is kept for you. Any spare seats go back on the website each Wednesday.
If you want to book the full six week session, this will be at a discount price of £200 saving £22. If you'd rather pay fo all at once you can either book the first session at £37 and pay the remaining £163 on the first night or send us a message and we'll email a payment link for the total.

What’s included

• Kim’s teaching, in a small group of no more than 10
• All your clay, glazes, slips, underglaze and firing.
• Use of the pottery wheel every week
• All the tools you’ll need
• Opportunity to explore what the Making Rooms can offer to make bespoke stamps, stencils and tools.
• Brew and cake every session
• Everything you make is yours to take home once it’s fired

What’s coming up

Week 1, 27 Oct: Pinch pots: functional and decorative
Week 2, 3 Nov: Texture and Decorations: dishes and tiles exploring: mono print, texture, stencils, underglaze.
Week 3, 10 Nov: Coil building: organic vessel or jug
Week 4, 17 Nov: Slab building like a mugs, a toast rack, lidded box. The chance to work with templates.
Weeks 5 and 6, 24 Nov and 1 Dec: Your own project, built over two weeks. This will give you the chance to apply your new skills and be a bit more ambitious. You could make a teapot, a fancy mirror frame, a sculptural form, matching tableware, plant pots, etc, etc, etc.