Ready to get your hands dirty and create something beautiful? Whether you're a complete novice or just looking to refresh your skills, our new functional pottery courses will teach you the basics of working with clay – from hand building and throwing to adding your own unique glaze.
No experience necessary—just bring your creativity and willingness to learn!
Ceramic Mugs & Cups – Personalizing Your Drinkware
Make your own unique series of mugs or cups using handbuilding or wheel-throwing techniques.
- Start by forming the body and handle.
- Decorate the surface with textures, colors, or underglazes.
Studio facilities at West End Centre are well equipped, and you can choose from a wide range of glazes and learn how to use the potters' wheel.
Tutor: Amy Doe
Amy is a ceramicist who creates playful, functional tableware with the hope of bringing people together around food and drink.
Sessions: 4
Dates: Fridays | 16th January to 6th February 2026
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Course Fee: £75.00 / £67.50 concessions
Materials costs: An amount of clay is included in the course fee, and thereafter we charge per kg to reflect the clay that is used. We have base line clays, buff body and terracotta which are charged at £1 per kg, and more specialised clays: studio white earthenware and Earthstone, stoneware grogged clay/crank clay at £2 per kg. The charge is only levied on work that gets bisque fired, and a ledger is kept in the pottery to be tallied up at the end of the course.
