Pottery: porcelain

You may also be interested in: Creative therapy | Glass enamelling | Heritage crafts | Kiln formed or fused glass | Mosaic | Mother's Day

Porcelain is a fascinating material for pottery enthusiasts to master. Learn how to create ceramic art, unique homeware or jewellery or even try throwing for those more experienced students.

view as

Applique relief tiles in porcelain: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

Applique relief tiles in porcelain: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 20th August 2020

Covid19 update: during lock down, we've upgraded a listed barn into a beautiful spacious workshop studio, enabling courses to take place with 2m distancing, hand washing and two staircases. It's possible usual catered lunches may not be included for summer courses, depending on circumstances at the time. About applique relief tiles: A day spent with the very talented ceramics artist Gwen Bainbridge creating textured tiles of sizes to suit you. Whether they are to be incorporated in a kitchen wall setting, combined as a Triptych or simply used as single...

Make a textured Porcelain Planter with Gwen Bainbridge at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns

Make a textured Porcelain Planter with Gwen Bainbridge at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 20th August 2020

Covid19 update: During lock down, we've upgraded a listed barn into a beautiful spacious workshop studio, enabling courses to take place with 2m distancing, hand washing and two staircases. It's possible usual catered lunches may not be included for summer courses, depending on circumstances at the time. Make a textured Plant Pot in Porcelain with Gwen Bainbridge A day with this talented ceramics artist to create a unique piece for your favourite pot plant, of approx 5 inches across, but which would look equally effective as a statement in its...

Taster pottery wheel throwing sessions at Woodsetton Art Pottery near Wolverhampton, Dudley West Midlands

Taster pottery wheel throwing sessions at Woodsetton Art Pottery near Wolverhampton, Dudley West Midlands

In-person course

West Midlands - Next course on 14th August 2020

We have three studio spaces each with two wheels and washing facilities in which to socially distance. Please ask for a copy of our full safety and access statement. Learn to throw a pot on the wheel in our walled garden studio with gallery and pottery materials and equipment shop. Weekend or weekday options as per availability. All the family will enjoy this opportunity and we can take up to 6 throwers on our six adjustable wheels (please enquire for wheelchair accessible) Lorraine is a post graduate trained potter of...

Lace pattern porcelain ceramics in Kendal, South Lakes

Lace pattern porcelain ceramics in Kendal, South Lakes

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 19th September 2020

This workshop is for anyone interested in creating lovely porcelain art work, whether you are a complete beginner or you have some previous experience. There is a maximum of 6 persons on a course. I will share with you some creative techniques that will help you make beautiful, individual pieces. There will be an opportunity to make either ornamental tea lights/vases or wall hangings, jewellery and/or flowers. The day will start learning some simple and truly effective methods of printing onto clay using lace and other fabrics and building designs...

Bud vases, buttons and tea lights in porcelain with Gwen Bainbridge - Textures in ceramics : a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater- Cumbria

Bud vases, buttons and tea lights in porcelain with Gwen Bainbridge - Textures in ceramics : a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater- Cumbria

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 6th November 2020

Covid19 update: offering over 100+ courses in Cumbria & the Lakes, we hope to resume all 'in person' courses in late July 2020. During lock down, we've upgraded a listed barn into a beautiful spacious workshop studio, enabling courses to take place with 2m distancing, hand washing and two staircases. It's possible usual catered lunches may not be included for summer courses, depending on circumstances at the time. About the workshop: Buttons. Bud Vases and Tea Lights - Textures in Ceramics with Gwen Bainbridge. This day is suitable for all...

Porcelain Masterclass with Richard Heeley

Porcelain Masterclass with Richard Heeley

In-person course

Staffordshire - Next course on 30th November 2020

Please click 'View course organiser's website' to be redirected to our booking page which contains full course information. Host: Richard Heeley Course duration: 3 days Times: 9.30-16.30 Ability: Intermediate > Advanced Places are restricted to a maximum of 10 to ensure sufficient one-to-one attention. To attend this course you should be a proficient thrower, either with standard clay or porcelain. Full information about our courses, including booking and cancellation terms, can be found on our website. Richard St John Heeley has 20 years experience teaching pottery at all levels. He...

Pottery experience days and exclusive one to one sessions

Pottery experience days and exclusive one to one sessions

In-person course

Dorset - Next course on 3rd September 2020

Classes are tailored to your needs, whether you are beginning a new craft or practicing and refreshing techniques. You can explore your ideas and develop your skills. Sessions start at £75 for experience days. During the day you will be shown a variety of techniques and be able to explore the clay, practising skills to create one or more pieces which will be fired in the kiln. Options available include surface texture techniques, hand building techniques, exploring ways to add colour, porcelain paper clay or terracotta clay.

Porcelain in jewellery

Porcelain in jewellery

In-person course

Midlothian - Next course on 30th August 2020

The only porcelain in Jewellery course in Scotland This workshop is suitable for both beginners and experienced jewellers who would like to try new material. You will learn about different clay techniques and how to make jewellery from porcelain in a friendly jewellery studio. Porcelain pieces may appear fragile but actually fired porcelain is very hard material. On Mohs scale of hardness porcelain is 7 which is the hardness of most semiprecious stones as Quartz family (Amethyst, Citrine etc.) or Garnets. It is much harder than glass (glass is 5,5)...

Showing {{ coursesLoaded }} of {{ coursesTotal }} courses

Loading