One-to-One Hand Building Workshop

The perfect opportunity to develop your hand building skills.

You will be taught the fundamentals of working with clay, using both ancient and modern techniques to create functional or sculptural objects you can treasure for life.

If you have experience with hand building and would like to develop your existing skills, then this session can be tailored to you. Please get in touch to let me know what you would like to focus on.

Materials, refreshments and aprons provided.

Please email shannonbartlettsmith@gmail.com to book you session.

One-to-One Throwing on the Wheel

Experience creating vessels to use in your home for years to come. You will learn basic clay preparation, how to confidently use the electric pottery wheel and familiarise yourself with the tools and processes needed to create well made pots.

This session can be tailored to those who are looking to improve existing skills. Please do get in touch if you would like a session that focusses on a specific process or method.

Each student can choose two pieces to be trimmed, fired and glazed and postage can be arranged for an additional fee.

Email shannonbartlettsmith@gmail.com to book you session.

Hand Building Evening Course

Join me for your weekly unwind in the studio.

Learn a variety of hand building processes and techniques and build your confidence with working with clay.

Refreshments, aprons and materials provided.

Each student will take home up to five pieces of work which will be glazed and fired once the course is complete.

This is a six week course and will be held on Wednesday evenings 6.30pm-8.30pm. Throughout January-March 2027. Email shannonbartlettsmith@gmail.com to register interest.

All courses, unless stated otherwise, are held at my studio, close to Penzance. You will receive details on how to find the studios when you book your course.