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3 large coil-built jugs and vases with a lid, textured and one has a handle, made from stoneware clay
Tue 17 Jun 2025 - Tue 9 Dec 2025
Handbuilding for Mixed Ability
Craft
Workshop
Adults only
Event organiser:
Sunken Studio

This 6-week course helps refine your handbuilding skills through a self-diagnostic approach, with the option to work on a project or explore techniques freely. Supported by tutor guidance and studio tools, you’ll create and decorate functional or sculptural pots, finishing in Week 6 by glazing your work with Sunken Studio's dipping glazes.

Prerequisites: beginner's knowledge of handbuilding.

Our Handbuilding Courses offer a structured approach to learning various bench-based techniques. Whether you’re interested in functional ceramics or figurative sculpture, these courses cater to both beginners and those looking to refine and expand their skills.

Choose Your Path: Diagnostic Learning

Our range of courses is designed to help you discover where your true strengths lie within the discipline of ceramics. By trying different courses—whether it’s handbuilding, throwing, or glazing—you can identify which techniques resonate most with you.

Savings:

If you’re interested in exploring multiple techniques over several weeks, consider our EVENING CLASS BUNDLE. This option allows you to enrol in two six-week courses for £500, saving £100. It’s an excellent way to broaden your knowledge across different areas of ceramics.

Further Information:

For more detailed information on our courses, motivations and our resources, please refer to our PROSPECTUS.


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After your final session, your pots will be fired and ready for you to collect in 4-6 weeks.

    Date
    Tue 17 Jun 2025 - Tue 9 Dec 2025
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    Tue 17 Jun 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 24 Jun 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 1 Jul 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 8 Jul 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 15 Jul 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 22 Jul 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 16 Sep 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 23 Sep 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 30 Sep 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 7 Oct 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 14 Oct 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 21 Oct 2025
    10:00:00 - 12:00:00
    Tue 4 Nov 2025
    12:30:00
    Tue 11 Nov 2025
    12:30:00
    Tue 18 Nov 2025
    12:30:00
    Tue 25 Nov 2025
    12:30:00
    Tue 2 Dec 2025
    12:30:00
    Tue 9 Dec 2025
    12:30:00

    Ticket price

    £
    180
    Accessibility

    The studio is a single story building with a bright yellow door and dark grey window frames. We are next door to Duke Makes.

    Access is at street level. There are managed car parks nearby. On street parking is limited - please allow plenty of time. The studio is a 10 minute walk from the City Centre, easily accessed by public transport & you can get the water taxi from Leeds Train Station to Leeds Dock. The studio is a short walk from Leeds Dock, Sheaf St. (Duke Studios), The Tetley & The Royal Armouries.  

    Please allow plenty of time for parking, Parking can be tricky, we recommend:
    Leeds Dock Car Park (9 min walk). Weekdays are much busier and on-street parking is competitive.

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