Ceramics & Pottery Courses in London
Try your hand at making beautiful, creative objects out of clay. Working in one of our ceramics studios, our friendly and experienced tutors will teach you a range of techniques to help you master the ancient craft of pottery. Our pottery courses take place during the evening, daytime and weekend, just remember to book early as these popular courses fill up fast!
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- Ceramics: architectural slab construction
Course start date: Fri 7 Oct 2022Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lauren IlsleyThis course involves constructing sculpture from slabs of clay. Develop analytical and making skills to building subtle, minimalist or bold complex ceramic structures. Suitable for beginners and those with previous experience.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Sculpture workshopCourse start date: Wed 9 Nov 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie AttridgeRealise your personal project in 3D. Come with an idea and you will be supported through your making to a final piece. Learn how to structure your idea from inspiration to reality. Ideal for students with previous experience or students who may need extra workshop time and guidance to complete a project.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Pottery: a taster course in throwingCourse start date: Sun 13 Nov 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Josie WarshawIdeal for beginners who want to experience the basic techniques of throwing on the potter's wheel. Learn how to produce mugs, bowls and simple forms, as well as how to apply slips and glazes, on this five-day course.Full fee £469.00 Senior fee £375.00 Concession £305.00 - Advanced ceramicsCourse start date: Thu 12 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sara Radstone, Annie TurnerDesigned for Intermediate / Advanced level. Students will be encouraged to develop their practical skills alongside critical thinking leading to a more personal visual language.
Through an experimental approach, students will be encouraged to extend their knowledge and experience with a variety of hand building techniques and to build an understanding of a range of clays and their properties. Also to explore fully the potential of colour and glazed surface.Full fee £999.00 Senior fee £799.00 Concession £649.00 - Pottery: Saturday throwing courseCourse start date: Sat 14 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carina CiscatoFor beginners or those with some experience of throwing, this is an ideal chance to experiment, refine and develop your skills at the wheel.Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00 - Six day taster course in ceramicsCourse start date: Sun 15 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alex SimpsonIdeal if you are a beginner and would like to experience and explore the major ways of making pottery – throwing and hand building. Pots will be decorated, glazed and fired during the course.Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00 - Ceramics: surface decoration on clayCourse start date: Mon 16 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trish SpenceWorking with paper stencil, block printing on unfired clay, biscuit and glazed surfaces, you will create pattern and images with slips, oxides, glaze and on-glaze enamels on simple mould forms and tiles.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Friday evening potteryCourse start date: Fri 24 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shelley WilsonSuitable for students who want to learn basic design, handbuilding, decoration and glazing techniques or for students who want to refresh or develop existing ceramics skills. Everyone will be encouraged to explore and experiment with different skills and techniques in a friendly and supportive environment.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Animal forms in ceramicCourse start date: Sun 26 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Josie WarshawHave fun exploring the possibilities of designing small scale animal forms in clay. Slab and hand building will be taught along with tooling techniques to bring your figures to life. Some experience with clay is beneficial.Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00 - Ceramics: surface printing on clayCourse start date: Mon 27 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lauren IlsleyWorking with silkscreen, paper stencil, block and potato printing on unfired clay, biscuits and glazed surfaces, you will create pattern and narrative images with slips, oxides, glaze and on-glaze on simple mould forms and tiles.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Ceramics on SundayCourse start date: Sun 25 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Josie WarshawDo you want to get your hands on clay and make finished ceramics work? Familiarise yourself with the properties and processes of clay by shaping your ideas and working with techniques such as coiling, pinching and slab building on this introductory course.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00 - PotteryCourse start date: Tue 20 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amy Hughes, Alex SimpsonExperience and explore all the making techniques in ceramics: coiling, slab-building, press moulds and throwing on the wheel. Also included is an introduction to basic glazing and simple glaze mixing.Full fee £1,219.00 Senior fee £975.00 Concession £792.00 - Pottery intermediateCourse start date: Wed 21 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mimi JoungFor those with previous experience who want to work towards personal goals. Throwing and hand-building processes will be taught alongside glazing and surface decoration.
Term dates :
Term 1 21st September - 7th December 2022
Term 2 11th January - 29th March 2023
Term 3 19th April - 05th July 2023.Full fee £1,329.00 Senior fee £1,063.00 Concession £864.00 - Pottery for beginnersCourse start date: Sat 29 Oct 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore the exciting possibilities of pottery using the main pottery techniques of hand-building and throwing. Simple surface decoration, glazing and firing will also be taught.Full fee £469.00 Senior fee £375.00 Concession £305.00 - City Lit ceramics portfolioCourse start date: Wed 11 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert Cooper, Ruth FranklinSorry this course is now full for 22/23
Attending two days a week, you will develop your ceramic techniques and drawing skills to build a portfolio of 2D and 3D work. Focus on the development of your personal ideas within a structure of varied projects, which could lead onto study in further and higher education. Some materials are included.
Term dates :
11th Jan - 29th March
19th April - 12th July.Full fee £3,129.00 Senior fee £2,503.00 Concession £2,034.00
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