Thursday – Beginners Evening Class – April 18th to May 23rd.
Clay College Stoke, located in the historic setting of Middleport Pottery, offers evening classes to learn the technical skills of throwing pots, within a professional studio environment. Our Thursday evening classes are aimed at beginners. The class will be taught by Clay College students, who have a wealth of ceramic experience and will be there [...]
Monday Intermediate Evening Classes – 5 Week Block – June/July
Clay College Stoke, located in the historic setting of Middleport Pottery, offers evening classes to learn the technical skills of throwing pots, within a professional studio environment. Our Monday evening classes are aimed at an intermediate level. The class will be taught by Clay College students, Maya Hughes and Callum Forbes, who have a wealth [...]
Porcelain Throwing Masterclass with Kevin Millward
Clay College Stoke is so pleased to be able to offer a Day Masterclass focussing on tips, tricks and techniques for Porcelain guided by our course director Kevin Millward. An opportunity for those with some throwing experience to learn how to use porcelain from a master potter with years of experience working with various clay [...]
Lids, Spouts and Handles Masterclass with Kevin Millward
Clay College Stoke is so pleased to be able to offer a Day Masterclass focussing on perfecting Lids, Spouts and Handles guided by our course director Kevin Millward. The class will begin with Kevin's years of expertise in throwing shapes and adding handles, lids and spouts. Participants will be guided on how to create and [...]
Altered Forms Masterclass with Kevin Millward
Clay College Stoke is so pleased to be able to offer a Day Masterclass focussing on throwing and altering forms guided by our course director Kevin Millward. An opportunity for those with some throwing experience to learn how to do faceting, distortion, surface addition and alterations. This short 1 day course will give you guided [...]
Monday Beginner Evening Classes – 9th September to 14th October
Whether you’re new to throwing or have dabbled before, our Beginner Evening Classes will help you to gain confidence and create pots you’ll be proud of! Running over six weeks, this block of beginner evening classes will focus on throwing with red earthenware. Red clay, commonly known as terracotta, is synonymous with Stoke-on-Trent and was [...]
Monday Hand-Building Evening Class – 9th September to 14th October
Clay College Stoke Clay College, Middleport Pottery, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CountyJoin us this September to learn how to create amazing forms without the use of a potters' wheel in our hand-building course! Taught by resident potter and Clay College Technician, Will Broughton, participants will learn how to create professional-looking pots using slab and coiling techniques. In this evening block, students will work with red earthenware, [...]
Wednesday Intermediate Evening Classes – 11th September to 16th October
If you’re looking to step up your throwing game, our intermediate classes will help you to achieve your goals whether this be a specific form, shape or technique. Running over six weeks, this block of intermediate evening classes will focus on throwing with red earthenware. Red clay, commonly known as terracotta, is synonymous with Stoke-on-Trent [...]
Soda Firing 4-Day Masterclass
During this course, you will learn to glaze, pack, fire and build with the guidance of Brian Dickenson. Day timings 10 am - 4 pm. Firing Day will start at 8 am. Day 1: Slip/Glaze and pack our on-site brick kiln. Day 2: Fire kiln - Stage-by-stage instructions and keeping kiln logs. Day 3: Kiln [...]