Throwing on the Wheel, all levels, with Joanna Szwej-Hawkin - 5-week course for adults
Throwing on the Wheel, all levels, with Joanna Szwej-Hawkin - 5-week course for adults
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Cost:
£200 for five 2-hour sessions.
Available dates:
Courses are on a Tuesday evening and last for five weeks. Click 'Buy Tickets' to see available dates.
During the weekly 2-hour sessions:
- This is an ideal follow on course for those who have been on a 2-hour Taster course
- Beginners will have a first go at centering clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls.
- More advanced students will learn how to throw bigger and more challenging shapes.
- You will also learn how to finish your pots and how to glaze them.
- You can keep up to six pots which will be fired for you at the end of this course.
- The cost of all materials and firings are included in your course fee.
Please note:
- This course is for adults, aged 18 and over.
- Throwing on the wheel can be a messy business and aprons will not be provided. Please wear appropriate clothing.
About the teacher: Joanna Szwej-Hawkin

- Joanna works from her studio in Nunhead, making decorative and functional pieces in earthenware or stoneware clay. She makes limited editions and one-off pieces.
- Joanna won Best Hand-built Exhibit at the London Potters Members Exhibition in 2022 and Judges Choice at the Exhibition in 2023.
- As an experienced tutor in throwing on the wheel and hand-building, she provides hands-on demonstrations, guidance and feedback to students of all levels. She assists students in developing personal projects and facilitates a supportive environment to encourage their expression through ceramic art.
- Instagram: @asiaceramics
- www.asiaceramics.co.uk
Terms & Conditions
- 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.
- We offer concession tickets (at half price) to those whose financial circumstances would otherwise mean they could not join this course. Two concession tickets are available for each course.
Feedback from previous courses:
- 'Thank you I really enjoyed this course and will attend again I hope. Joanna was great.
- 'Teacher was excellent, encouraging, patient, kind
- 'Thoroughly enjoyed it. Brilliant tutor and wonderful facilities. Thank you.'

Location
Bell House Pottery, SE21 7BG