Woodsetton Art Pottery

Contact name: Lorraine Bates

150
Total bookings

Rating

(81)

over 11 years
with CraftCourses

Maker's bio

Lorraine trained at Bath Academy of Art, spent 8 years working in The Potteries in Stoke & twenty years experience as a designer maker. Woodsetton also hosts a ceramic gallery & clay & materials shop with kiln firing service. Lorraine has design & made pieces for museums & art galleries at home & abroad including the Victoria & Albert Museum. Currently designing pieces for Kelmscott Manor, the country home of William Morris & Rossetti, Keswick Museum & Art Gallery & Lapworth Museum of Geology.

Courses, kits & gifts

platinum award

Dudley

Introductory pottery wheel throwing taster sessions

2 hours

Next date: 6th Dec 2025

(27)

£50.00

platinum award

Dudley

Pottery ceramics Wednesday morning school - throwing on the potters wheel in The Black Country, West Midlands

6 weeks

Next date: 6th Dec 2025

£200.00

platinum award

Dudley

Pottery/ceramics wheel throwing (full day)

1 day

Next date: 6th Sep 2026

(53)

£150.00

Recent reviews

All maker's reviews

18 Nov 25'

Emma Stanley reviewed: Introductory pottery wheel throwing taster sessions

"Amazing session. We all loved it. Lorraine was super helpful, a great teacher. We all want to do it again! "

6 Nov 25'

Anne Bruerton reviewed: Introductory pottery wheel throwing taster sessions

"We all really enjoyed the experience. Excellent tutor and support. We all came away with pots of different shapes and sizes. Most of all we had fun. Thanks to Lorraine for her professionalism and knowledge."

Woodsetton Art Pottery responded:

"Thank you for your excellant company on what is essentially a lovely day off from pot making for me!"

15 Aug 24'

Hannah reviewed: Introductory pottery wheel throwing taster sessions

"This course was excellent. Lorraine is clearly extremely knowledgeable and quickly taught us enough basics to give it a try. I was pleased to see the tips she gave us made it feel easy to throw on a wheel, something I'd always been intimidated by before."

8 Jul 24'

Prin reviewed: Introductory pottery wheel throwing taster sessions

"The taster pottery session was a very good basic class in which there was plenty time to practice on several pots. Lorraine was very helpful and supportive, as well as informative on exactly how to practice hands on and learn a new skill as a hobby or anything else which was meditating and lots of fun too. "

Woodsetton Art Pottery responded:

"Many thanks indeed for the kind words and I hope to see you again at some time. Lorraine at Woodsetton"