Private Wheel Throwing Lessons
Our Private Wheel Throwing lessons are perfect for beginners. Classes are kept to smaller classes to ensure you get the attention you need to create your own beautiful wheel thrown vessels.
Get your hands muddy and tune in to the art of wheel throwing.
This workshop is perfect for beginners. Each wheel session runs for 1.5 hours and includes a glazing session a fortnight later for finishing off your creations!
*PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS TYPE HAS RECENTLY CHANGED AS OF 11/3/24 AND NOW INCLUDES YOUR GLAZING SESSION FOR A FORTNIGHT LATER. IF YOU CANNOT MAKE YOUR GLAZING DATE YOU WILL NEED TO PAY A RESCHEDULING FEE. PLEASE ALSO NOTE WE CAN ONLY KEEP YOUR ITEMS FOR ONE MONTH AFTER YOUR MAKING SESSION.
Are you a beginner? Don’t Fret because our teachers are here to guide you and we want to help you to create something that you can keep forever!
Session Details
Duration: 2 x 90min (wheel time & 90min glazing a fortnight later)
Cost: $90.00 per person.
Availability: Mondays to Saturdays. Please send us an email via the contact form below to enquire whether your date of choice is available.
Includes: Materials, clay, firings, glazes for both sessions.
Class sizes: Min 1 person, Max 4 people. (If you would like to book a larger group up to 8 people you are welcome to take turns during the allocated time only).
Bookings: Bookings for private workshops are done a little bit differently than our public workshops. Please contact us via the form below and we will book you in!
Private Wheel Throwing Workshop FAQs
Does the cost of the workshop include clay, glazing and firing? A: The cost of your workshop covers your making session on the wheel and your glazing session for a fortnight later.
We like to start you off creating smaller pieces for your first time on the wheel. This helps you to get a feel for wheel throwing. Returning students will gradually be guided to create bigger pieces. Additional charges may apply for larger vessels for intermediate students. Your pieces will then be fired in the kiln for their first firing (bisque firing). This makes your pieces hard like stone and allows them to be glazed. Your glazing session is automatically booked in for a fortnight after your making session. This covers glazing of two small wheel thrown pieces per person. Additional charges may apply for more pieces or larger pieces for intermediate students. Please note that if you cannot attend your designated glazing session there will be a fee of $35 per person to reschedule into a public glazing session.
Where are the workshops located? A: All of our public workshops are held on site in our Sunshine Coast pottery workshop.
Can children attend private wheel throwing bookings? A: Children 10 years and over are welcome to attend wheel throwing lessons. Please note children must be accompanied by an adult and be participating in the lesson. The cost per child is the same cost as adults students. Please note the wheel is tricky and often the children need even more attention on the wheel.
Can we take our pieces home straight away? A: In the first session you will create with the clay, the clay will then air dry for 5 - 7 days in our studio. Your pieces will then be bisque fired by us. You will then return to glaze your pieces a fortnight later. If you wish for your pieces to be glazed by us, please let us know via email prior to your lesson or on the day of your making session on the wheel. Having your pieces glazed by us will be a beautiful clear glaze to show the natural colour of your clay.
Please note that bisque fired only ceramics are not food safe. You can contact us 3 weeks post your glazing session to arrange collection of your finished creations!
*Please note your wheel thrown works must be either glazed or collected within 3 weeks post making and collected within 4 weeks post glazing. Non-collected works are donated to charity and if you do not collect within the designated time your pieces will be recycled to reduce waste and keep our carbon footprint as light as possible. If you need longer to collect or glaze please notify us during your session or via email.