Join Andrew Macdermott, who has taught pottery in Milton Keynes for ten years, for a ten-session hand-building course at Camphill MK. Suitable for adults of all abilities, from complete beginners to those who have joined previous classes.
You will learn hand-building techniques including slabs, pinching and shaping, and making a pottery stamp, then glazing and decoration. You will follow your work from soft clay through bisque firing to finished, glazed stoneware. Each participant receives 12.5kg of clay for the course.
Dates and times
Mondays, 6.00pm to 8.30pm, 21 September to 30 November 2026, with a half-term break before 2 November.
- 21 September: introduction, health and safety, clay allocation, slab-built vases and vessels
- 28 September: slab-built bowls, plates and cup forms
- 5 October: pottery techniques
- 12 October: glazing overview, finishing slab-built pieces for firing
- 19 October: glazing pieces
- 2 November: sculpture using formers
- 9 November: finishing sculptures
- 16 November: slab-built trinket boxes
- 23 November: finishing trinket boxes and glazing
- 30 November: glazing final pieces
Price and booking
£350 for the full ten-session course. Book your place. Booking terms and conditions apply.
