Pottery Classes Come and join us for pottery classes from now until the end of August. Up at Hoults Yard.
If you love to cook (or just love a beautiful kitchen countertop), this one is for you. Come join us for a relaxed workshop where we’ll be hand-building our very own ceramic salt pigs – the ultimate stylish-yet-practical home for your favourite sea salt.
No pottery experience? None needed at all. We’re going to play around with a few different methods, like coil-building and paddle-shaping, to figure out whichever technique feels best in your hands. It’s a completely judgment-free space to try something new and unwind.
The playbook: We’ll demonstrate each stage of the process before you dive in. You’ll learn how to roll clay coils, shape them, and use paddles to smooth out the walls and get that perfect, curved salt-pig shape.
Make it yours: Once the structure is built, the fun begins. Leave it sleek and modern, or personalise it with textures, patterns, and stamped details. We’re right there to help you bring your ideas to life.
The final bake: After you’ve finished sculpting, leave it with us. We will dry, glaze, and kiln-fire your piece. It takes up to 6 weeks to do our part, and we’ll shout the second it’s ready to sit proudly on your kitchen counter.
Come on in, learn a new skill, and leave with something beautiful you’ll actually use every single day.
We’ll kick things off by settling in with some refreshments. We’ll show you a few finished ceramic salt pigs to to help you picture what you want, and quickly run through the boring-but-important logistics of how the glazing and firing process works.
Before you touch a piece of clay, we’ll show you exactly how it’s done. We’ll demonstrate a few different hand-building methods; like rolling clay coils to build up the walls, using wooden paddles to shape and smooth the curves, and the secret to joining clay seamlessly.
This is where you take over. You’ll get straight to building your salt pig using whichever technique feels best in your hands, while we wander around to help, offer tips, or rescue any collapsing structures. Once you’ve added your personal textures and finishing touches, you’ll stamp your name on your masterpiece, we’ll snap a photo for our records, and grab your details so we can text you when it’s ready.
Time: 1.5 hours of relaxed making and chatting.
Group Size: Small groups of up to 8. A bit of focus goes a long way with these techniques, making it perfect for grown-ups and older teens looking to build their clay skills.
Cost: £35 per person (refreshments and postage of fired item extra if wanted).
Got questions? Drop us a line at workshop@kiln.cafe, we’re happy to chat.
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