6 Week Course - Handbuilding
This 3 hour weekly course guiding you from beginner basics to confidently designing and making your own creative ideas in clay
When: Tuesdays 10am - 1pm Cost: £215
2026 Start Dates: 8th September, 3rd November
2027 Start Dates: 5th January, 23rd February, 20th April, 8th June
Our three‑stage pathway helps you grow in confidence starting with simple guided mini‑projects and progressing to creating your own ideas in clay
Join us on this weekly course where you will spend time learning about the slower, relaxing and intuitive ways of working with clay. You will have the opportunity to coil, slab and pinch and sculpt your creations. You will spend time leaning how to decorate with colour and without, spend five weeks making and one week glazing your fired work. Each session will include demonstrations and lots of individual support. We meet you exactly where you are at.
Our 3 stage pathway welcomes learners at Beginner Levels 1, 2 and 3 in the same session; learning with and alongside others forms the core of the Claypit experience. Maximum class size of 6. Suitable for adults and children 11+ with an accompanying paying adult.
What's Included? High-quality teaching in a small class. All materials and up to five finished fired items, tea, coffee and good chats
Beginner 1: DISCOVER Simple guided mini-projects. The focus is on discovering clay and building confidence adding a personal flare to each project
Beginner 2: BUILD More challenging mini-projects to practice techniques, support creative decisions with an emphasis on play and curiosity
Beginner 3: CREATE Start making your own work with guidance and individual support, and begin to explore your own style
Missed Classes:
If you can't make a session we will do our best to offer you a replacement at a different time, depending on availability. Replacement sessions will be limited to one and must be taken during the same term.
