Join Fernanda Cortes for a 4-day immersive workshop on figurative ceramics, designed for those with some prior experience in handbuilding. Explore the expressive potential of the human form in clay through presentations, interactive discussions, and hands-on demos. Learn idea development, sculpting techniques, texturing, and documentation. Receive personalised feedback and create a detailed figurative sculpture. 

Prerequisites: beginners' knowledge in handbuilding.

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.

In this overview of handbuilding techniques for beginners, you will learn about key handbuilding techniques and how to glaze your own pots. At the end of the course you will be able to identify and select appropriate techniques and processes to make and decorate basic functional pots.

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.

Join us for pottery deliciousness. We’re portioning a range of pottery making techniques into bite-sized samplings for our pot luck.

Learn how to use bench-based handbuilding techniques to make pots without a potter's wheel. Course content changes and what we'll be making is a surprise! Fancy taking your chances?

Prerequisites: none

Duration: 1.5 hours

Make a mug for your favourite brew. Need room for a decent cuppa, or is espresso more your thing?

Learn how to make a mug body, make playful handles, and embellish your mug with impressed and moulded decoration.

Your mug will then be fired to stoneware temperature with our glossy transparent glaze to make it ready for use.

Content:

Making mug bodies and handles, body and hand awareness, clay management, finishing and finesse, impressed and moulded decoration.

Prerequisites: none

Fast and filthy. Have a go on a potter’s wheel.

Your experienced tutor will guide you through the steps needed to centre, cone, open, and lift clay on a potter's wheel. They will help you overcome common frustrations of wheel work, and focus on enjoying this uniquely tactile process in a supportive environment. 

Content:

Wheel control, posture, centering, coning, opening up, collaring in, lifting a wall, compressing walls and rims, using a rib, wiring-off, wipe down.

Prerequisites: none

Join Charlotte for a juicy Vinyasa flow class on Friday mornings.

Drawing on Charlotte's movement background, this class will embed mindful movement with breathwork and some meditation, to help close the working week and glide you into the weekend feeling long, strong and emboldened.

This is open level class - all ages and abilities are welcome.

Some prior experience of Yoga beneficial, but not necessary.

Pay what you decide!

Fridays 7:45am - 8:45am

Please bring a mat!

Blocks and blankets are available

A fun friendly improvisational dance class based around authentic

Learn to swing dance with our popular Lindy Hop Fundamentals Course! Lindy hop is an improvisational partner dance that developed alongside swing jazz in Harlem New York. The dance had its heyday in the 30's, 40's and 50's and it’s still popular all over the world.