What will I learn on this beginners pottery course

Across six relaxed sessions you will learn hand building wheel throwing trimming and glazing. We keep groups small so you get plenty of guidance and time on the wheel.

Do I need any experience or equipment

No experience needed. All clay glazes tools and firings are included. Wear comfy clothes and bring an apron if you have one.

Can I take home what I make

Yes. Your pieces are fired and glazed as part of the course so you will take home finished work to use and enjoy.

EXPLORE ENCAUSTIC COLLAGE

Wed 15 Jul

Wiveton

Full workshop day with scrumptious homemade lunch as well as cake & refreshments.

Time & Location

15 Jul 2026, 10:00 – 16:00

Wiveton, Parish Room, The Street, Wiveton, Norfolk. NR25 7TH, UK

Workshop Details

This fabulous encaustic collage workshop offers a wonderful opportunity to explore luminous colour, expressive mark making, and the unique beauty of working with beeswax with wonderful Norfolk artist Sally Hirst.

This relaxed and creative day will introduce you to a way of building collage that feels both tactile and richly atmospheric.

Traditional collage relies on gluing papers to a surface, but encaustic collage takes the process somewhere far more intriguing. By using encaustic medium to fuse your papers you will discover the depth, warmth, and gentle glow that only beeswax can create.

The morning will be spent making your own collage papers through mark making and simple monotypes. These will become the foundation of your final piece. In the afternoon you will explore substrates, tools, encaustic medium, composition, and layering. You will also be shown how to enhance your work with pastels and Indian ink to add character and definition.