Handbuilding Pottery: Taster Session

In this two-week taster session, you will learn about the use of moulds in ceramics and explore how to use them and their benefits.

Using newspaper, masking tape, cardboard tubes, tissue paper to create your own unique form. You will have the opportunity to play with clay and make a sculptural form, from your own handmade mould.

You'll also be able to create your own plate using pre-made moulds and add pattern and colour to your pieces using slip and underglaze.

At the end of the course, you will be able to pick your favourite pieces to be fired and glazed in one of our standard house glazes. You'll be able to collect your finished work 3 weeks from the end of the course.

Who is the Workshop for? This course is suitable for adults who are complete beginners or for those who wish to refresh their previous knowledge. You don’t need to feel confident in clay to start this course as all aspects of the medium is covered. Do I Need to Bring Anything? All equipment and tools will be provided for you as well materials to explore all processes. We recommend wearing old clothes or bringing an apron in case you get a bit messy! If you have long hair we recommend tying it back. Course Booking Terms and Conditions Workshop and course bookings can be cancelled and refunded up until 7 days before the scheduled start date. Our workshops support the work we do as a charity, and because materials and equipment are ordered in advance, we regret that refunds cannot be offered less than 7 days before the workshop date. Please note that Eventbrite's booking fee is non-refundable. Bookings cannot be transferred between courses however bookings can be transferred to another person in the event that you are unable to attend on the day. In the event that The Art House needs to cancel a workshop for any reason, for example, due to tutor illness or if lockdown measures are put back in place your ticket will be refunded in full.