6 Week Pottery Workshop - May
6 Week Pottery Workshop - May
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6 Week Pottery Workshop
Starts May 6th - Evening Sessions
Time: 6 pm - 8:30 pm
All Materials, firings, and glazing services are provided.
Join a class in our small and friendly studio. Meet like-minded people who share in the love of pottery or who just want to give it a go. Create new friendships and pottery during this 6 week introduction to pottery.
6 week pottery course overview:
Week 1: Introduction to the studio, you will get the tour, we will discuss what clay we are using and other clay types, the plan for the course and make pinch pot vases
Week 2: We will make large coil pots, I will show you the technique and what options you have with coiling.
Week 3: We will refine last week's coil pots and work on surface decoration and sculpture
Week 4: We will make some slab-built items, usually we make a wall planter or hanging and a box of some sort.
Week 5: You can make whatever you like this week using your favourite method we have covered so far.
Break Week if needed to allow things to dry before their bisque fire.
Week 6: You will glaze the things you have made.
Each course comes with a PDF on the basics of handbuilding, preparing your clay and glazing. We like to keep the groups small and cozy so there is a max of 5 people on each course, you are welcome to bring biscuits and I'll have a pot of tea on the go. I want people to make things they want to keep or have an interest in learning or trying so we spend some time at the end of each session planning for the next week, what we are going to make and how.
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Love this place! Went to Pot & a Pint and had so much fun. Learnt different ways on how to use the clay and got to make whatever we wanted. Laura was super helpful and very knowledgeable and there is a gorgeous gift shop too. Would definitely recommend!
McCartney Pound
Much needed in Hexham, great shop and great pottery classes
Andrea Foster
Laura hosted my daughters pottery birthday party and we had the most wonderful time. It was so well organised and such a beautiful setting. Laura was very organised and very good at explaining to the girls what to do - she created such a relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere. My daughter absolutely loved her party and really enjoyed trying out the wheel and making fantastic clay creations! I would most definitely recommend Obscuria it’s a fantastic place. Thank you so much Laura for making my daughters birthday party so brilliant!
Bethany Arthur
Excellent wholesome evening at Pot and Pint. Such a relaxed, fun atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Would highly recommend. I’ll definitely be coming back with friends for another night. Laura is so talented, can even make absolute beginners come out with decent creations!
Elif Hart
I had the pleasure of being taught by Laura, and I must say it was an outstanding experience. Laura's teaching style is engaging, informative, and adaptable to the needs of everyone. Throughout my time in pottery experience , I found myself fully immersed, thanks to Laura’s clear explanations and enthusiastic approach. Without a doubt, my time in pottery experience was worth every moment. I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone.
Peter Murphy
An excellent, relaxed but really productive introductory session. More please!
Janie French
My family had a great time at Obscuria using the pottery studio. Laura made sure that we had everything we needed for our non-guided session. It was £10 each for an hour and we'll definitely be back. Great fun and a fantastic new family business in Hexham 👌🏻 The shop attached to the studio is also well worth a look - quirky gifts that you'll be hard pushed to find elsewhere.
Louise Freeman
Brilliant and different in the best possible way. A great mix of interesting, quirky and individual hand made items. The high street really isn't dead but definitely evolving! Louise Cumbria
Sarah Bingham
We had a fantastic ‘pottery club’ morning, an hour on the wheels and an hours table space- very reasonable prices and so much fun. Laura was on hand to assist and answer questions if we needed. A really welcoming atmosphere, and such a gorgeous shop too. Thanks Laura and Stephen!
Anita Stokoe
Absolutely brilliant evening at the pot and pint byob event Friendly small group with lots of really helpful instruction from Laura, loads of laughter and some really lovely results Will definitely go again
Jess Hill
A wonderful experience for beginners and artists who just want to learn more! Really community based and friendly. Definitely will come again for more classes
Carol Watson
What a lovely evening spent at Obscuria pottery, Laura the instructor was welcoming and organised, guiding us through the basics of ‘pinch pot’ pottery creations, (no potters wheel involved). The group consisted of 6 people, from various locations, with the same limited level of experience. Everyone found the evening very entertaining, sociable, funny and full of admiration for each other’s creations. Laura teaching style is patient and practical, nothing is a bother. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening and would go definitely do it again, I aspire to use ‘the wheel’ at some point. Thanks again for a great night. Carol
Ali Hutcheson
We did the pot and pint experience on a Friday night and it was fab. We met some lovely people, created some good (for us!) pottery pieces and can't wait to go back and collect them in a couple of weeks. The session was fun, engaging, good value for money and a different way to spend a Friday night - highly recommend.
Robert Scandle
Lush evening with team making pottery, staff were amazing in giving us easy to follow instructions / tips and advice. Was a lovely calm environment we all felt it was not only therapeutic but we had a proper giggle at the same time - Thank you SS
Lex Curran
Laura is an excellent teacher who is so knowledgeable and encouraging! The atmosphere was fun and relaxing and she had endless patience for my millions of questions. Would highly recommend!
Kim Hilton
My first attempt at throwing a pot in over 40 years! Laura was lovely. Very patient and a great teacher. Only a small group so we had her full attention and endless help and advice. But more than anything it was fun. Will definitely book another session. Thanks Laura for a great afternoon
Janet Kelly
Great day with Laura & Steve It was our girls day out and part of a Christmas gift we try to do something different. I didn't know what to expect but we had such a good laugh and all just completely switched off. Really enjoyed making the pots so much fun. We all plan on returning. Thanks again Janet Claire and Michele xx
Hannah
We had an amazing time on Saturday celebrating my sister-in-law to be’s hen party. Laura created a really relaxed and fun environment and we loved our creative session. We will be back!
