Intermediate 4 week throwing course - July 2026

Join us at the Charlotte Manser Ceramics Studio for a 4- week (one evening a week) Improvers throwing course hosted by Charlotte Manser. This course is suitable for intermediate throwing abilities. this suggests a mid confidence level of making at a minimum. You can centre the clay and understand the process of making a pot. This course will offer refinement on techniques, allow for you to ask questions and make with guidance things that have been difficult to master. Charlotte will assist all students in the group of 8 maximum throughout the session to make improvements, understand techniques and learn a skill. Students can choose 3 pieces a week to be fired and glazed. All pieces will be ready to collect in 3 weeks post course and throughout, or they can be posted to the student at a cost of £5. Students will dip glaze their own pieces on the final week of the course. Skill development guidelines: week 1: throwing taller (over 1kg of clay) and consistently week 2: throwing wider - bellying pots and shaping week 3: handles, trimming and refining work week 4: final practice and glazing Cost - £120 per person Date - Course will run on Thursday evenings on July 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. Vicky Carter will take the class on the 23rd. Time - workshops will be held between 6:30-8:30pm. Materials - all materials will be provided, including clay, glaze and kiln firings. Location - all workshops will be held at the Charlotte Manser Ceramics Studio, OX129NL. Upon final payment, a pin-drop will be sent to the exact studio location. Facilities - Our studio contains 12 pottery wheels, handbuilding work benches, a glazing area, a slab roller, an extruder, and many different glazes. Students will not have access to the kilns but work will be fired when dried and weekly kilns will be running. What to wear - we are in a barn which can get hot when it’s warm out and cold when the weather is chilly. Dietary Requirements - we can provide hot and cold drinks but if you prefer oat/almond/coconut milk, then please can you bring your own to leave in the fridge! Deposit - if you choose to no longer attend the course the payment will not be refunded. If the course is cancelled or rearranged by Charlotte Manser Ceramics Ltd then the deposit will be refunded.