Make your own domestic ware
Learn how to create pots for the home, like cups and other tableware.
Learn how to create a selection of tableware, drinking vessels and other types of handmade domestic ware. Suitable for beginners and the more experienced.
Our pottery studio has:
- 2 kilns
- hand building benches
- 4 types of clay
- earthenware and stoneware glazes
What you’ll learn
You'll learn:
- hand building techniques, including pinch pots, coiled vessels, soft and hard slab vessels and moulded dishes
- a limited amount of throwing
- how to use slips and underglazes to colour and decorate work
You'll create a selection of items, including:
- cups and other tableware
- whiskey stones or fermentation crocks
How the course is taught
Courses are tutor-led with demonstrations and one-to-one support.
You're encouraged to support and learn from each other through group discussions on work in progress and finished work.
What to bring
You'll need a notebook and a pen.
After the course
On completion, you'll be able to progress on to pottery courses with other providers like Morley College or City Lit.
Former students have progressed to open-access studios, such as the Kiln Rooms in Peckham or Turning Earth in Haggerston.