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Wheel Throwing
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4.5(243 maker reviews)
Wheel Throwing
The one everyone wants to try firsthand.
Intermediate
3 hrs
$35
$55
per person
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before
About This Offering
Wheel throwing is the offering our makers talk about most. It is immersive, surprisingly meditative, and endlessly satisfying - even when things do not go perfectly to plan. Over three hours your instructor will guide you from your very first attempt at centering right through to shaping a finished form you can take home glazed and fired. This is where most of our makers fall completely in love with pottery.
What You Will Experience
Set up and use the pottery wheel
Center clay with confidence
Open and widen clay forms
Pull walls up evenly
Shape and compress your piece
Prepare your work for glazing
Session Breakdown
Welcome and set up
Clay preparation
Centering
Opening and pulling
Shaping your piece
Second attempt
Finishing and wire off
What to Expect
The reality of wheel throwing
The guidance
After the session
What to Bring
Clothes you genuinely do not mind getting very dirty - wheel throwing is messy
Closed toe shoes
Hair tied back if long
A full stomach - three hours goes quickly and you will be focused the whole time
That is it - everything else is waiting for you
Your Instructor
Maker Reviews
I had seen wheel throwing all over Instagram and always assumed it was one of those things that looked easy but was actually impossibly hard. And honestly — it is hard. But Sarah broke it down into such clear steps that by the time I got to the pulling stage it had started to feel almost natural. I made two pieces and they are both now glazed and sitting on my windowsill. One of the best afternoons I have had in a long time.
Lily
Wheel Throwing
I booked this as something different to do on a Saturday and ended up staying an extra twenty minutes because I did not want to stop. There is something genuinely addictive about the wheel — the moment the clay starts to respond to your hands is unlike anything I have experienced. Sarah guided us brilliantly. My bowl came back glazed last week and I have already booked the four week course.
Tom
Wheel Throwing
I came with absolutely no pottery experience and left three hours later having made something I was genuinely proud of. The centering part is hard — Sarah warned us it would be — but she was right there with her hands guiding mine until I found it. The whole session was meditative in a way I was not expecting. I completely forgot about everything else going on in my life for three full hours. That alone is worth the price.
Aisha
Wheel Throwing
