About this Event
Create something cute, functional, and completely your own.
Join us for a relaxed and beginner-friendly pottery social where you'll learn the foundations of working with earthenware clay while making your own ceramic trinket dishes, jewellery trays, catch-all bowls, incense holders, decorative dishes, and other small functional pieces.
This workshop is designed for people who want to try pottery without committing to a full course. You'll spend the evening learning real ceramic handbuilding skills, experimenting with coloured slips, and creating pieces you'll actually want to use at home.
Your finished work will be professionally glazed and fired twice in the kiln by Ceramics by Jung before being ready for collection approximately 4 weeks later.
No experience necessary.
What You'll Learn
This workshop focuses on teaching the proper foundations of working with earthenware clay, including:
• Preparing and conditioning clay
• Wedging clay to remove air pockets
• Rolling clay to an even thickness
• Using guides and templates
• Slab-building techniques
• Cutting and shaping clay
• Creating smooth edges and clean joins
• Scoring and slipping correctly
• Attaching handles, feet, and decorative elements
• Adding texture and surface decoration
• Working with ceramic coloured slips
• Understanding drying and shrinkage
• Learning what causes cracks and how to avoid them
• Preparing work for firing
Along the way you'll gain a better understanding of the ceramic process from raw clay through to finished pottery.
What You'll Make
You can create items such as:
• Trinket trays
• Jewellery dishes
• Ring holders
• Catch-all trays
• Incense holders
• Decorative dishes
• Small bowls
• Spoon rests
• Wall decorations
• Personalised gifts
You're welcome to create your own design ideas within the workshop format.
What's Included
• Earthenware clay
• Use of pottery tools and equipment
• Coloured ceramic slips for decorating
• Expert guidance throughout the workshop
• Bisque firing
• Clear glaze finish
• Final glaze firing
• Collection of finished pieces approximately 4 weeks later
• A relaxed social atmosphere
We'll take care of the glazing and firing so you can simply enjoy making.
Who It's For
Perfect for:
• Complete beginners
• Creative people looking for a new hobby
• Friends looking for a different night out
• Couples
• Solo attendees
• Anyone wanting to make something useful and handmade
No previous pottery experience is required.
About the Venue
Hosted at The Phoenix, Dartford.
Enjoy a welcoming pub atmosphere while you create. Drinks and food are available to purchase separately from the venue throughout the evening.
Good To Know
• Your pottery will need time to dry and be fired after the workshop.
• Finished work is usually ready for collection in approximately 4 weeks.
• We will contact you when pieces are ready.
• Pottery is handmade and every piece will be unique.
• Although rare, clay can occasionally crack during drying or firing. This is part of the ceramic process and cannot always be prevented.
• Suitable for ages 16+.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Phoenix, 8 Market Street, Dartford, United Kingdom
GBP 49.46
