Pottery

Who the course is for

The course is for adults, from beginners to experienced. who wish to develop their pottery skills in a well-equipped pottery studio.

What you'll learn

You'll learn hand-building techniques and how to use slips and underglazes to colour and decorate work. You will learn how to make pinch pots, tiles, coiled vessels, soft slab and hard slab vessels and moulded dishes. 

There is the option to do a limited amount of throwing for those experienced in throwing.

How the course is taught

Courses are tutor-led with demonstrations and one-to-one support. 

Learners are encouraged to support and learn from each other through group discussions on work in progress and finished work.

Materials you'll need:

• A notebook and pen

After the course

You can attend further pottery courses with other providers. Past learners have progressed onto open-access studios, such as the Kiln Rooms in Peckham or Turning Earth in Haggerston.

How to enrol

You can contact us to get the Adult learning enrolment form 2024 to 2025. 

Course location

• Thomas Calton Centre, Alpha Street, SE15 4NX

Who the course is for

The course is for adults, from beginners to experienced, who wish to develop their pottery skills in a well-equipped pottery studio.

What you’ll learn

If you're interested in handmade domestic-ware or seeking an introduction to making pottery, this course will teach you how to create a selection of items including:

• suitable types of tableware
• drinking vessels
• whiskey stones or fermentation crocks

You will learn various hand-building techniques including pinch pots, coiled vessels, soft slab and hard slab vessels and moulded dishes. 

There is the option to do a limited amount of throwing. You will also learn to use slips and underglazes to colour and decorate work.

How the course is taught

Courses are tutor-led with demonstrations and one-to-one support. Learners are encouraged to support and learn from each other through group discussions on work in progress and finished work.

Materials you'll need:

• A notebook and pen

After the course

You can attend further pottery courses with other providers. Past learners have progressed onto open-access studios such as the Kiln Rooms in Peckham or Turning Earth in Haggerston.

How to enrol

You can contact us to get the Adult learning enrolment form 2024 to 2025. 

Course location

• Thomas Calton Centre, Alpha Street, SE15 4NX