Courses

We want people to come here because they enjoy pots, and that includes making them.

Beginners are particularly welcome. You'll find you can throw a recognisable piece unaided within a week-end never having tried before, and you can make fine inventive slab pieces.

Whatever length of course interests you there will be plenty of hours, constant help on hand, coffee on tap and a good lunch provided. There is a maximum of five students on any course to allow plenty of 'one to one' tuition.

Please click on an image to see details of John in action at a recent open day:

	In progress... A man happily at work
Course results! Melvin and Phil collect the week-end's work on behalf of the group - see visitors' book
	Katy's (a beginner) wonderful plaque 12" March 2008

We run Saturday specials and Week-ends

SATURDAY SPECIALS

I hope to offer one in December but it needs at least 4 people to be viable. Register your interest.....date negotiable, dependent on your preferences and what Christmas shows I get involved in.

Cost: £70 per person

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WEEK-ENDS

These allow immersion in the potting processes. You can prepare your own clay, throw, design, turn, handle, make larger slab pieces, decorate with slips... and talk it all over at leisure. John will demonstrate any techniques and be on hand to help you implement them. Of course we can't fire things that week-end but we can arrange for you to come and glaze another week-end if you want.

Work Schedule: 9.30 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. (coffee and lunch-breaks)

Maximum 5 students. If you want to 'reside' we can accommodate 5 with doubling up in rooms. The price includes a help-yourself breakfast and a hot lunch and any ten pieces glazed, fired and finished.

The next weekend courses are:

2009

2010

Prices

Non-residential - £150

Bed & breakfast - £16 per person per night

A simple bed and breakfast nightly (twin-bedded room/double-bedded rooms available).

We would like to run a FULL WEEK COURSE in July, but would respond to demand. It will enable you to experience the complete 'ceramic cycle': clay preparation, throwing, free-form work, turning, various decorative techniques, bisque-firing, glazing, glaze-firing and UN-PACKING!! (...triumph and disaster usually). As I'm the original self-taught DIY potter I've made all the mistakes possible: ask any question!

Consult our "VISITORS" page.

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