Throwing on the Wheel, INTERMEDIATE, with Birgit Pohl - 6-week course for adults

Cost:

 £235 for six 2-hour sessions.

Available dates:

Courses are on a Monday evening and last for 6 weeks. Click 'Buy Tickets' to see available dates.

During the weekly 2-hour sessions:

• This course is for intermediate level students who would like to improve their throwing skills and work on specific shapes.
• Students should be comfortable centering 1kg of clay and be able to pull up walls evenly.
• You will also improve your skills in finishing and glazing your pots. 

Please contact us if you're unsure if this course is right for you. NB If you are a less experienced potter then you might consider the all levels course available on Monday afternoons

• You can keep up to six pots which will be fired for you at the end of this course. 
• If you wish to make more than six pieces you might consider also enrolling in the untutored sessions on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings 
• 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: Birgit Pohl

• Birgit makes wheel-thrown pots in porcelain from her studio in Forest Hill. She aims to balance precision of form with fluidity in surface decoration, being particularly drawn to European ceramics of the early to mid-20^th century.
• Birgit studied at Clay College, Stoke-on-Trent and in November 2022, won Best Thrown Exhibit at the London Potters Annual Members Exhibition.
• You can follow Birgit on Instagram: @birgitpots

Terms & Conditions

• Please read our Terms and Conditions here and in particular please note our policy on refunds and exchanges. You will be asked 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

• 'I so enjoyed being back on the wheel for the first time in 30+ years!'
• 'I thought our tutor, Birgit, was very thorough and friendly'
• 'Congratulations on the Pottery - an exceptional facility, very pleased to have been part of it'
• 'It was wonderful! Thank you Birgit Pohl.'
• 'Great teacher and lovely venue'