| What | Pottery Experience Day |
| Where | Aylesford School of Ceramics, Aylesford Pottery, The Friars, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7BX |
| When | Throughout the year on selected Saturdays and Sundays |
| Booking | Essential |
| Places | 12 attendees per session |
| Duration | 10 am – 4pm with 1-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) |
| Suitable for | Adults of any age and young people aged 15+ when accompanied by a responsible, paying adult |
| Cost | £110 per person per session |
| Equipment and materials | Everything is provided, including an apron, tools, materials and tea and coffee. |
| Level | Novice, beginner |
| Before the session | ֍ Please wear old clothes and shoes.
֍ You’ll find working with clay easier if you cut your fingernails short, tie back long hair, and remove jewellery on your hands and wrists. ֍ Look at some photos of previous attendees’ work to gather inspiration. ֍ Charge your phone or camera to capture some memories of the day and shots of your work in progress. |
| During the session | ֍ In the morning your tutor will give you an introduction to preparing clay, centring clay on the wheel, and wheel throwing bowls and cylinders.
֍ In the afternoon you can choose to continue refining your technique on the wheel or try hand-building techniques including slab building, pulling a handle and coiling. ֍ You might make several small bowls on the wheel, and a mug, jug, vase or pen pot whilst hand-building – the choice is yours! ֍ At the end of the day, you will be shown a selection of different coloured glazes and choose which you would like applied to up to 5 of the pieces you make on the day. If you wish to have more than 5 pieces fired and glazed, you may do so at an additional cost of £5.00 for each extra piece. |
| After the session | ֍ Pieces will be fired, glazed and fired again, and will be ready for collection 1 month after the day you attended and held for a maximum of 6 months.
֍ Once glazed, you can use your pots for food and drink or anything else you can think of, they are oven proof, microwavable, hand washable and dishwasher safe. ֍ Unfortunately, we cannot post items to you, but friends and family can collect pots on your behalf. POTS WILL BE KEPT FOR A MAXIMUM OF 6 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF YOUR CLASS. |
2026 Dates
January: 17, 24
February: 21, 28
March: 1, 8, 21, 22, 29
April: 11, 12, 25, 26
May: 3, 9, 10, 16, 24, 31
June: 7, 14, 20, 21, 28
July: 5, 12, 18, 19, 26
September: 6, 13, 19, 27
October: 4, 11, 17, 18, 25
November: 1, 8, 14, 15, 21, 29
December: 6