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Bell House Pottery: Wheel-thrown mugs and jugs with pulled handles – three evenings in a row – with Birgit Pohl

December 2 @ 6:30 pm - December 4 @ 8:30 pm

£60 – £120

Develop your throwing skills with a three-evenings-in-a- row, intermediate level course with Birgit Pohl

Cost: £120  Concessions: £60

Date and time: Next course is Monday 2 Dec – Wed 4 Dec 2024 6.30pm – 8.30pm – Three evenings in a row

Booking website: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhousepotterystudio/1292488

Content: During this short course students will

  • explore a variety of thrown mug and jug shapes,
  • trim and finish their work and learn how to attach pulled handles.
  • Every student can keep up to six pots which will be fired and glazed for you at the end of the course.

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Note: This course will not cover the basics of centering, pulling up or trimming. Participants need to be comfortable with these skills before signing up to the course.

About the teacher: Birgit Pohl

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  • 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-20th 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’

Details

Start:
December 2 @ 6:30 pm
End:
December 4 @ 8:30 pm
Cost:
£60 – £120
Website:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhousepotterystudio/1292488

Venue

bell house pottery
27 College Road
London, Southwark SE21 7BG United Kingdom
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