Course dates for 2026

5 week 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. Pottery classes are held at my home studio in St.Anne's, Bristol.

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

BOOK NOW (below) will direct you to wendyanncalder@hotmail.com, I will send payment details once I have received your email.

Most courses have at least a week’s gap towards the end of the course, so I can bisc fire pots ready for glazing in the last one or two sessions. Please check dates carefully. Please note Monday classes are now 10-12.30. Course 3 is only 4 wks for the Monday class due to a bank holiday.

2026 DATES…

1.Hand-building with Underglaze surface decoration 5 weeks £150

Mondays 10-12.30pm Jan 19/26/Feb2/9/23 FULL

Tuesdays 10-12.30pm Jan 20/27/Feb3/10/24 FULL

2.Slab building with stencil & monoprint slip decoration 5 weeks £150 (bisc firing in Easter hols)

Mondays 10-12.30 Mar9/16/23/30/April20

Tuesdays 10-12.30pm Mar 10/17/24/31/April21 FULL

Wednesdays 6.30-9pm Mar 11/18/25/April1/22

3.Hand-building with coloured clays 5 weeks £150

Mondays 10-12.30 Apr 27/May11/18/June1 4wks £120

Tuesdays 10-12.30pm Apr 28/May5/12/19/June2

Wednesdays 6.30-9pm Apr 29/May6/13/20/June3

4.Hand-building with carved & relief surface decoration 5 weeks £150

Mondays 10-12.30 June 15/22/29/July6/20

Tuesdays 10-12.30pm June 16/23/30/July7/21

Wednesdays 6.30-9pm June 17/24/July1/8/22

5.Hand-building with incised decoration (candle/tealight holders) 4 weeks £130

Tuesdays 10-12.30 Sept 15/22/29/Oct13

Wednesdays 6.30-9pm Sept 16/23/30/Oct14

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS 10.30am-12.30pm

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

17th January - Make your new favourite mug £35 FULL

7th Feb - Make a tealight holder £35 FULL

21st March - Ceramic jewellery with monoprint decoration £45 FULL

25th April - Handbuild a jug with imprinted clay £40

16th May - Make a botanical imprinted vase £40 FULL

20th June - Make a leaf imprinted bowl/soapdish £35

NEW FRIDAY NIGHT WORKSHOPS 7-9pm

20th March - Ceramic jewellery with monoprints £45

15th May - Hand build a botanical imprinted vase £40

25th Sept - Make a tealight holder & Xmas dec £40

Potter’s wheel sessions available on Monday evenings & Thurs/Fri daytimes and evenings. 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 6, 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.