In 2019 I will again be offering a unique opportunity to learn and experience the joy of handling clay, working on the potter's wheel, trying different decorating techniques, and even firing a wood fired kiln.
In 2018 I finished the extension to my workshop, providing a purpose built space to host my summer courses. Student numbers are kept to four per course, each student will have access to a potters wheel and all the facilities of the workshop. Tea ,coffee and a vegetarian lunch is provided each day. Weather permitting the wood fired pizza oven will be lit on the Saturday for all students to enjoy a meal together.
"Dear Nigel, Thank you for a lovely weekend ' feel very inspired to continue to learn to pot. I felt very well fed too and it was a very relaxing time." Rachel
"I wanted to tell you just how inspirational the weekend was, meeting you both in your tranquil home, garden and studios."
Two and a half day throwing and hand building course suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. The course will run from 4:00 on Friday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Sunday. All equipment provided, Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £190
July 2019
Mugs and Jugs
July 19th,20th and 21st
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio and give plenty of time to experience throwing on a potters wheel. Weather and time permitting on Sunday afternoon we will slip and decorate the pots you have made.
We will be focusing on throwing and hand building mugs and small jugs.
Two and a half day throwing and hand building course suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. The course will run from 4:00 on Friday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Sunday. All equipment provided, Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £190
July 2019
In and out of the oven
July 26th,27th and 28th
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio and give plenty of time to experience throwing on a potters wheel.
We will be throwing bowls, shallow and deep forms, and learning how to make and use flop moulds for plates and dishes.
A four day course , making and firing your own earthenware pots. The course will run from 10:00 on Thursday until 4:00 Sunday. Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £390
August 2019
FROM CLAY TO KILN
A four day course, making and firing earthenware pots
August 8th,9th,10th and 11th
This year I will be offering something special, a four day course in which each student will be able to make pots in the studio and at the end of the course we will fire my new Phoenix design wood fired kiln. Each student will be able to take home all the work that they have made and fired themselves.
Two and a half day throwing and hand building course suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. The course will run from 4:00 on Friday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Sunday. All equipment provided, Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £190
August 2019
Slipware, decorating with brushes, found objects and fingers.
August 16th,17th and 18th
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio, and give plenty of time to experiment with various decorating techniques as well as giving the opportunity to work on the potters wheel.
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Two and a half day throwing and hand building course suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. The course will run from 4:00 on Friday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Sunday. All equipment provided, Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £190
August 2019
To the table
August 28th,29th and 30th
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio and give plenty of time to experience throwing on a potters wheel.
We will be throwing and hand building with an emphasis on making pots that will be taken to the table to serve food from. looking at handles and how they function, and which forms show food off to its best.
