Wheel Throwing 7-Week Course

Name: Wheel Throwing 7-Week Course
Start: 2025-09-04T16:00:00+01:00
Location: 73-74 Queens Road, TN34 1RL Hastings, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

73-74 Queens Road, TN34 1RL Hastings, United Kingdom | Hastings, EN

Try your hand at the potter's wheel in this seven-week pottery course.
WHEN? Thursday mornings from 10AM - 1PM for 7 weeks
Week 1: Master the essential first steps of weighing and preparing your clay, discover the meditative process of centring, and begin creating simple cylindrical forms
Weeks 2-5: Build confidence at the wheel with dedicated practice time, exploring basic forms and progressing to more complex shapes as your skills develop
Week 6: Learn the art of turning and trimming, adding finishing touches like foot rings or handles to elevate your pieces
Week 7: Bring your creations to life with a carefully curated selection of beautiful glazes, choosing colours that speak to your artistic vision
We believe that learning pottery should be a peaceful, nurturing experience. That's why we keep our class size intimate - just 7 students - ensuring you'll always have your own wheel and plenty of individual attention from your instructor. Each 3-hour session provides ample time to practice and experiment, with 15 minutes allocated at the end for cleaning your workspace.
This course offers more than just technical skills - it's an opportunity to slow down, connect with an ancient craft, and experience the joy of creating something unique with your own hands. You'll finish the course with your own collection of handmade ceramic pieces, a solid foundation in wheel-throwing techniques, and perhaps a newfound passion for pottery.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Perfect for complete beginners who have always wanted to try their hand at the potter's wheel in a supportive environment. However, if you have a little more experience, we’ll support you to work at your level.
PRICING
At Neighbourhood, we use a solidarity pricing system in order to promote equity and diversity and increase access to pottery as a craft. At checkout, you will have the choice of 3 prices for this course. Please choose either 'Low Income' for £210, 'Standard' for £230, or 'Pay it Forward' for £250 based on your personal circumstances. The 'Pay it Forward' price helps us subsidise the low income spaces.
FINISHED WORK
Pieces made during the course will be ready for collection after their final firing a few weeks after the course ends.
WHAT TO WEAR
Clay and glaze both rinse out of clothes very easily, but wear something you don't mind getting a bit messy in. Also, please bring an apron if you have one. If not, we have spare ones you can use.
NOTE: Participants must be 16 or over.