Pottery Courses Bristol

Small group pottery courses based in my studio in St Annes,
Bristol, exploring different making and decorating techniques. 

I provide colour aprons for the pottery course
I’ll show you how to design mono-printed pottery

New Course dates for 2025 out now!

4&6week courses

In each course we explore a certain making and decorating technique with plenty of room to explore your own ideas. It doesn’t matter if you’re a dab hand or have no experience with clay, everyone is welcome. Join me in my creative, relaxed space. No more than 6 in a class.

All prices include tuition, materials, firings for 3 pieces of work and a cuppa…small surcharge for extra pieces made.

Full payment of a course/workshop/wheel session required 8 weeks in advance please

Most courses have a week’s gap so I can bisc fire pots ready for glazing in the last one or two sessions. Please check dates carefully.

1.Slab building with Monoprint surface decoration 6 weeks £180

Mondays 1-3.30pm Jan 13/20/27/Feb3/10/24

Tuesdays 10-12.30pm Jan 14/21/28/Feb4/11/25 FULL

Wednesdays 6.30-9pm Jan 15/22/29/Feb5/12/26 FULL

2.Hand-building with carved surface decoration 4 weeks £120

Tuesdays 10-12.30pm Mar 4/11/18/Apr1 FULL

Wednesdays 6.30-9pm Mar 5/12/19/Apr2

3.Handmade bowls & tiles with Majolica surface decoration 6 weeks £180

No Monday classes this term

Tuesdays 10-12.30pm Apr 29/May6/13/20/June3/10 FULL

Wednesdays 6.30-9pm Apr 30/May7/14/21/June4/11 FULL

4.Hand-building with textured & imprinted clays 4 weeks £120

Mondays 10-12.30 June 23/30/July7/21

Tuesdays 10-12.30pm June 24/July1/8/22 FULL

Wednesdays 6.30-9pm June 25/July2/9/23 FULL

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SATURDAY WORKSHOPS 10.30am-12.30pm £35

All pots will be fired & glazed, ready to collect 3-4 weeks after the session.

25th January - Make a tea light holder FULL

8th March - Handbuild 2 mini cactus pots FULL

5th April - Handbuild a jug with imprinted clay FULL

10th May - Make a botanical imprinted vase

7th June - Make a handbuilt mug with imprinted clay FULL

5th July - Handbuild a leaf imprinted bowl

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Pottery workshops are held at my home studio in St.Anne's, Bristol.

Potter’s wheel sessions available on Thurs/Fri daytimes and evenings & occasional weekend. All sessions are 1.5hrs and include tuition, materials, 2 firings & a cuppa. You’ll get to make 2-3 pots which will be glazed and ready to collect 3-5wks later. 1:1 session £50, 2:1 session £85

Private parties can be booked. Minimum of 4, maximum of 8 for £35 per person

Children’s parties £15 per child (min 6, max 8)

Gift vouchers are also available for all courses, workshops and wheel sessions. Please contact me for more information.

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Wendy’s classes are friendly, informative, hands-on and great fun! The focus is on a specific technique in each course, but you still have lots of freedom to let your creative side flourish! Highly recommended.
— Rachel Mepsted