2-hour Taster session for adults - Throwing on the Wheel

Learn the basics of throwing on the wheel

• This 2-hour workshop is for beginners who would like to have a first go at throwing on the wheel. 
• You will try your hand at centering clay on the wheel and throwing a small cylinder.
• At the end of the session, you can pick your favourite pot which will be glazed and fired for you. 
• The cost of all materials and firing are included in your course fee.
• These sessions are intended for 18 plus. Separate classes are available for 11–17-year-olds. See here.

Tickets and dates

• Tickets cost £50 per session. 
• Each course is 2 hours long. 
• To see what dates are available click buy tickets. 

Taster vouchers

If you wish to buy a Taster course as a gift but you do not know which date is suitable you can buy Bell House Pottery Taster vouchers here. They are valid for one year.

About the teachers: 

Megan Lim

Megan is a Singaporean ceramist and designer based in London.

What started as a hobby has grown into a central aspect of her artistic practice, where she creates both functional and sculptural pieces.

Her functional work is crafted on the potter’s wheel using both stoneware and porcelain. She particularly enjoys the process of throwing and continuously hones her skills, with a strong emphasis on form and function. In her sculptural work, she employs hand-building techniques to depict religious figures, using her work to explore the boundaries of cultural appropriation and the commodification of traditions.

In addition to her own practice, she has experience teaching both throwing and hand-building, sharing her love for the craft with others.

Instagram: @megone_art

Website: https://megone.cargo.site/

Gaby Mlynarczyk

Originally from the UK, Gaby has taught ceramics (both hand-building and wheel throwing) in New York and Los Angeles where she specialized in wheel thrown bottle forms and Raku, and most recently she has been teaching beginners and intermediate wheel throwing in London and Farnham.

A recent graduate of the MA Ceramics & Glass program at the Royal College of Art, she has been awarded the Charlotte Fraser prize for excellence and was shortlisted for the 2024 Hyundai awards for sustainability. She is currently Ceramic Artist in residence at UCA Farnham where she’s experimenting with porcelain and salvage burnouts. Her work can be seen at Mint Gallery in London and the Museum of Fine Art in Jingdezhen China.

Instagram: @clay_junkie

www.clay-junkie.com

Feedback from previous courses 

• 'Really enjoyed the afternoon. Great tuition, good class size to allow personalised help.'
• 'Teacher was friendly, knowledgeable and made the event go with a swing.'
• 'Teacher was clear, enthusiastic, patient and made sure everyone got a lot out of the session.'
• 'Teacher was lovely. Relaxed, super positive, helped with my disasters and dodgy left handiness and made the experience a really enjoyable one.'

TERMS AND CONDITIONS for Bell House Pottery Taster courses

• Please read our Terms and Conditions here and in particular please note our policy on refunds and exchanges. Tick the box at check out to indicate you have read them.
• Two half price concession tickets are available for each course for those whose financial circumstances mean they would not otherwise be able to attend..
  

Age group: 

• These courses are for adults. There are taster sessions available for 11–17-year-olds. 
• Nothing is currently available for children under 11.

Refunds: 

No refunds are available. However if you cannot attend a Taster Class for any reason: 

• if you give us eight- or more- days’ notice we can either reschedule or send you a code to rebook for a different Taster Class.
• If you give seven days’ notice or less, we cannot reschedule. There are no exceptions to this, so please do not ask or pressurise our staff.
• In the latter scenario where you give seven days’ notice or less that you cannot attend, your booked place remains yours to give to a friend or family member to attend instead of you. In which case please let us know who is coming in your place