| 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 | 11 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 | £100 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. |
2023 Dates
November: 5th, 11th, 18th
December: 3rd, 9th, 10th
2024 Dates
January: 20th, 27th
February: 10th, 17th
March: 3rd, 9th, 23rd
April: 7th, 13th, 27th
May: 5th, 19th
June: 9th, 15th, 23rd
July: 7th, 21st
September: 8th, 14th, 28th
October: 6th, 19th, 27th
November: 3rd, 9th, 17th
December: 1st, 7th, 8th
2025 Dates
To be confirmed…