Pottery experiences

  

                                                                                 Kasia Fiszer Photography 

 

Individual pottery experiences

I run pottery experiences from my studio in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, with help from my studio pup, Inca. 

To enhance the relaxing, therapeutic process of throwing a pot I play calming music to create the perfect atmosphere for you to take a moment away from the outside world. 

There are six workshops you can choose from depending on what you would like to take away from your lesson. These can be found in the shop section of the website. In each workshop you will watch a demonstration given by myself whilst enjoying a cup of breakfast or herbal tea. When it is your turn to jump on the wheel, I will guide you through the process to ensure you create your very own piece of hand-thrown pottery.

 

How to purchase/book your pottery experience

If the pottery experience is a gift:

Please purchase the pottery experience you would like to gift from the shop. Once purchased, if you would like digital gift card emailed to you, email me at info@fichceramics.co.uk.

If the pottery experience is for yourself:

Once you have picked which pottery experience you would like to do, please purchase the pottery experience, and then email me at info@fichceramics.co.uk to book in your experience.

If the pottery experience is for a specific date:

Please email me at info@fichceramics.co.uk before purchasing your pottery experience so I can check it is available.

If the pottery experience is for two people:

Please purchase two of the desired pottery experiences from the shop, as it is done per person. Additional people can be added onto the experiences up until 24hours before the pottery experience is due to start, please email me at info@fichceramics.co.uk before purchasing. If you would like to arrange a pottery experience for 3 or more people, please email me. 

 

Click through each link for more details and FAQ’s;

Pottery experiences (click link for more detailed description)

• Experience what it's like to throw a pot on the wheel, from a ball of clay into a pot form. Your pot will then be neatened up and glazed (in a colour of your choice) by me, Fi. Your pot will be ready to be collected or posted 
• This experience can be completed in one session and it'll take about an hour and a half. 
• This experience is £100

Make a plant pot - (click link for more detailed description)

• Experience what it's like to make a plant pot from start to finish. In your first session you will throw a ball of clay into a pot, after a week or so this pot will be dry enough to turn which is what you do in your second session. You will use the metal tools to carve away the excess clay, neaten up your pot and stamp your name into it. After your pot has been fired for the first time it will be glazed, this adds colour onto your pot and makes it watertight. Your pot will then be fired for the second time, after it has come out of the kiln it will be ready for collection.
• This experience has 3 sessions in total, the first two are about 1.5 hours and the final one takes about an hour.
• The total cost is £120

Make a mug  (click link for more detailed description)

• The 'Make a mug' experience combines the first two experiences. In your first session you will throw mug bases and after a week or so, when the bases are dry enough, you'd pick one to attach a handle onto. This base will be turned (excess clay carved off of the base and neatened up) and then stamped with your name. You will then pull a handle and attach this onto it to make a mug. Whilst you are tidying up your mug, your other back-up base will be turned by FICHceramics, making it a plant pot. Your pot and mug will be fired and then in your final session, you will glaze your mug and FICHceramics will glaze your pot.

• This experience has 3 sessions in total, the first two take about 2 hours and the final one is an hour long.
• The cost of this experience is £150

Make an Oil Burner - (click link for more detailed description)

• In this experience you will use the 'off the hump' technique to create the dish that holds the wax, throw a tallish pot and cut out a door out of your pot using a potter's knife.
• Your oil/wax burner will also be glazed so it is watertight and add colour. 
• This experience is 3 sessions in total and roughly 6.5 hours in total. 
• The cost of this experience is £150

Make a Yarn Bowl  - (click link for more detailed description)

• Learn how to throw a bowl and turn it into a yarn bowl. In this experience you will cut out a pattern on the surface of the bowl so that you can feel the yarn through it when knitting.
• Your yarn bowl will be completed in 3 sessions and takes roughly about 6 hours in total.
• The cost of this experience is £150

Make A Bowl - (click link for more detailed description)

• Learn how to throw your very own hand-thrown bowl. In this experience there is considerably more clay to carve away compared to a plant pot. You will then glaze your bowl and have 20+ coloured glazes to choose from. 
• Your bowl will be completed in 3 sessions and will take roughly about 4 hours in total.
• The cost of this experience is £120

 

Experiences for two can be arranged for each workshop. The price of the experiences are per person, so an additional experience will need to be purchased from the shop if this is what you would like to do. If you have a phobia of dogs that would prevent you from coming, please get in touch as I may be able to arrange for my dog, Inca, to be elsewhere for your session. 

 

Please get in touch with any questions by emailing info@FICHceramics.co.uk.

 

 

 

 

Pottery Experience Testimonials 

 

 

"I just want to say a big thank you to Fi for giving myself and Annie a wonderful pot making session yesterday. I may have produced something, ahem, a little more original, but I am really looking forward to seeing the finished piece. Thanks again. I may well come back for another go. 😁😘"

 

"Such an awesome and satisfying experience. Thanks Fi!"