Milland Pottery Hampshire

Pottery Sessions

Pottery Classes for Children and Adults

Our pottery classes are run for groups or individually for both children and adults, in fact, for all the family.
Pottery classes are kept small, 8 is the maximum number.
Old clothes are advisable but T- shirts, which can act as cover-alls, are available.
Warm clothes in the winter months are a necessity.

Children over 6 years old get the maximum benefit from making pots, although younger ones can also join in.
There is no upper age limit on learning how to make pots!

Team building sessions are also available. Get to know your colleagues as they make a pot on the wheel or have fun hand building with clay. Our setting allows for a relaxed visit, take a walk along the local footpaths, share a hot drink, enjoy the peaceful countryside. Once the pots are fired they can take pride of place in the office!!

Hand Building

Budding potters can choose what they make while being guided to discover the different pottery techniques. Clay can be rolled out flat and then laid in a mould ready to decorate; or the flat clay can be decorated as a sign or tile with raised lettering or decoration.

The rolled clay can also be made into a vase or mug. Pinch pots turn into all manner of creatures, faces etc., or there is the coil pot technique.

There is usually time to put some colour decoration on the creations. The pots are fired and glazed once they are dry. They are ready to collect in about 3 - 4weeks.

Potter's Wheel

Angela also teaches how to make pots on the potter's wheel. The pottery has three wheels, two electric and a kick wheel. Throwing a pot on the wheel needs a fair amount of strength, it is therefore suggested that children are over 10 years old . Making pots on the wheel involves various stages. The pot needs to dry between each stage. The first lesson is spent mastering centring the clay and forming the clay into a pot. If a second session is possible, the semi dried pot is turned upside down and excess clay is cut away. A handle and decoration can then be applied as required. ( If only one session is applicable, the pots can be finished off for you. There is a small charge for this.)

The emphasis is on having fun, getting mucky and not to have to worry about it.

Prices:

On the wheel:
1 person £25.00 first hour, (1 ½ hours £35, 2 hours £45)
2 people £35.00 first hour, (1 ½ hours £50, 2 hours £65)
3 people £40.00 first hour, (1 ½ hours £57.50, 2 hours £75)

Hand Building:
1 person £20.00 per hour
2 people £30.00
3 people £35.00
4 people £40.00 further people at £10.00 each

Children's Classes are run on Saturday mornings, during term time, for regulars, there is often a waiting list for these classes. Charges for regular classes - £8.50 per hour each + a charge on materials of £1.50 per lb weight of fired pot, payable on collection

During the school holidays group or individual classes can be arranged to suit.

Pots made by adults and children at Milland Pottery

Student Pots

Tiles - Scaffito

Moulded Bowl

Wavy Edged Bowl

Lisa's Toadstools

First Thrown Pots

Coiled and Pinched Pots

Students Making Pots Using Different Techniques

Avril Fettling Decorated Pot	Avril Finishing off Coil Pot	Elspeth Throwing a Pot
Elspeth Throwing a Pot	Ruth Making Coil Pot	Family Rolling Out Clay