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Pottery and Ceramics

hands moulding clay into cylindrical vessel

We run Pottery and Sculpture courses at the St Paul’s Learning Centre in central Bristol.


Courses 2023/24

For our new 2023/24 courses, see list below:

NEW Pottery For Beginners – Throwing And Pinching

Inspired by The Great Pottery Throwdown? This course is for you! You will learn the basics of throwing on the pottery wheel as well as the hand-building techniques of pinching and coiling.

Tuesdays   1:30pm to 4pm   Joanna Espiner

6 sessions from 16 April   £195/£120   P31C   St Paul’s Learning Centre

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NEW Pottery For Pleasure – Intermediates

A pottery course for those who have completed a beginners’ course or who have experience and an understanding of basic ceramic construction methods and processes and wish to work on their own projects.

Tuesdays   1:30pm to 4pm   Joanna Espiner

6 sessions from 4 June   £150/£90   P31E   St Paul’s Learning Centre

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Tuesdays   6pm to 8:30pm   Joanna Espiner

6 sessions from 4 June   £150/£90   P31E   St Paul’s Learning Centre

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New  Make Your Own Terracotta Plant Pot

A relaxing and creative workshop, where you will be guided through making your own plant pot using various hand-building techniques

Saturday  10.30am to 1.30pm     Joanne Espiner 

1 session on 18 May     £35/£22    P39F    St Paul’s Learning Centre

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New  Make Your Own Pottery Bowls

A two-part introduction to several pottery hand-building techniques.  Painting and glazing techniques will be introduced in day 2. Glaze-fired bowls will need to be collected at a later date. This workshop will take place at St Paul’s Learning Centre.

Saturday   10am to 4pm   Joanna Espiner

2 sessions on 1 & 15 June    £130/80    P39G  St Paul’s Learning Centre

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