Discover the core techniques of pottery and develop the skills needed to bring your creative ideas to life.

• Preparing clay (wedging)
• Pinching and coiling techniques
• Selecting and using essential tools
• Throwing pots on the wheel
• Joining parts and adding handles
• Decorating with slips, underglazes, and sgraffito
• Slab-building techniques
• Using plaster hump moulds
• Making cylinders and bowls on the wheel
• Trimming pots to refine shapes
• Creating foot rings
• Applying glazes to your pieces

The course consists of 10 sessions, each lasting 3 hours (including tidy-up time). Class size is limited to 10 students for personalised instruction.

Session 1:
Introduction to ceramic materials, processes, and studio Health & Safety. Begin preparing clay and start your first project.

Sessions 2–7:
Continue developing your projects while learning new skills, including hand-building, wheel throwing, and decorating techniques.

Session 8:

Final opportunity to start new pieces. While you can practise your techniques after this session, any new pieces cannot be glazed or fired.

Sessions 9–10:
Dedicated to glazing your pottery. Finished pieces will typically be ready for collection 2–3 weeks after the course ends.

Please note: It is essential to attend the first two and the final sessions to ensure you stay on track and complete your projects. Make-up sessions or class swaps cannot be offered, as our classes are fully booked.

We provide all necessary materials for the course, including buff and craft crank stoneware clays, tools, slips, underglazes, moulds, and studio-mixed glazes. A firing fee of £5 per kilogram applies for fired pieces.

Aprons are not provided, so please bring your own if desired.

Missing a class or two is manageable, but attendance at the first two sessions is highly recommended as they cover foundational techniques. If you miss a class, your teacher will help you catch up upon your return. Please note that make-up classes or session swaps are not available.

To ensure fair staff wages and keep our pricing accessible, our refund and exchange policy is as follows:

• Courses can be exchanged up to 28 days before the start date.
• For exchanges made between 28 and 14 days before the start date, a £20 administrative fee will apply.
• Within 14 days of the start date, bookings are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

We appreciate your understanding and support!

Ayse Habibe Kucuk Ceramic Studio / Gallery
2 Broadway Market Mews
London, E8 4TS