Workshop Details

Discover the mindful magic of clay in our brand new 6-week Beginners Pottery Course in Wells-next-the-Sea, a calming, hands-on introduction to sculpting, shaping, and creating with ceramic artist Kate Allsop. Dates: Mondays 16th, 23rd & 30th June, 7th, 14th & 21st July. Times: 10am - 12pm Cost: £195 Venue: New Farm Barn, New Farm. Warm Road, Wells-next-the-Sea. NR23 1NE I am thrilled to introduce pottery to Reef Make & Do with this calming and utterly addictive six-week beginner’s course led by the wonderful Kate Allsop, a talented local artist and experienced ceramics tutor. Held in Kate’s peaceful Wells-next-the-Sea studio, you’ll explore the joy of shaping, sculpting, and decorating clay with your own hands: a truly mindful and grounding experience. From pinch pots to slab work, this course gently guides you through all the essential pottery techniques, making it the perfect place to start your creative clay journey. Each week offers something new: pinching, coiling, moulding, texturing, glazing, and finishing your own unique pieces. Whether you’re looking to de-stress, try something new, or fall in love with a timeless craft, this course will leave you totally hooked. This comprehensive Beginners Pottery course will cover Week 1 - pinch pots and joining clay Week 2 - coil pots and slip decoration Week 3 - using moulds, pressing texture into clay and basic glazing Week 4 - making tiles and preparing to work with slab construction Week 5 - slab construction and more glazing Week 6 - revisiting and refining your preferred technique. The course is going to be a great start to learning pottery and the basic techniques. Come and join us for this fantastic new course & please bring an apron or over-shirt: it's going to get messy!