What a year it's been! Here's to the next one!
Wishing all our students and members past, present and future a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
See you in 2026!
COME AND JOIN US!
At ClayKilnCraft we take great pride in being a completely independent pottery studio.
We have the facilities of a large studio with the heart of a smaller one.
We aim to nurture & inspire all our students & members to help them reach their goals.
What makes us different?
We offer one-off classes, potter’s wheel throwing courses as well as combined general hand building & wheel courses from beginner to intermediate level.
Our small class sizes mean that you get loads of one-to-one time helping you to achieve greater skills much faster.
Our wheel classes/courses have a maximum of 6 students and up to 2 teachers.
Our combined hand building & wheel classes/courses have a maximum of 10 students & 2-3 teachers.
We’re here for your complete journey from inquisitive to beginner to improver and intermediate. We will guide you with hands on help through every stage.
All taking place in our very lovely bright & clean studio in the heart of Crystal Palace!
Memberships by CLAYCREATIVES
We have an onsite open access membership scheme run by ClayCreatives for hobbyists, amateurs, semi-professionals & the enthusiastic in a supportive, informative and fun environment.
There is full access to all our wheels and facilities, glazes (a large range of brush on & dipping glazes) and unlimited firings. Loads of opportunities to get (clay) creative! Want to know more?
start your clay journey here!
ONE-OFF TASTER SESSIONS & HALF DAY FOUNDATIONS
• One-off Saturday morning tasters on the wheel. Great fun to try out the wheel as a gift or before signing up for a longer course.
• Half-day Saturday afternoon foundation. 2 hours on the wheel & 2 hours of hand building. An all round potting experience!
8WK BEGINNERS WHEEL THROWING
• 8 week beginners’ potters wheel throwing course. Level 1 course designed for complete beginners or those with a small amount of experience (such as a taster). This is a great course giving you the best grounding to start your wheel journey.
10WK BEGINNERS/IMPROVERS COMBINED COURSES
• 10 week beginners/improvers potters wheel/handbuilding combined course. Level 1/Level 2 course designed for complete beginners & those who have already done prior courses.
Beginners learn the basics of the wheel & hand building techniques. Those with experience work on developing their own projects with the assistance of the teachers.
IMPROVERS/INTERMEDIATE WEEKEND COURSES
• Weekend potters wheel improvers throwing courses. Level 2 course designed for those who have done 1/2 beginners courses. This is a great course giving you a jump up in improvement in technique & helping you to throw bigger with confidence. You will be ready for membership after this course.
BEGINNERS/IMPROVERS HAND BUILDING COURSES
• 5 week beginners/improvers handbuilding course. Level 1/Level 2 course designed for complete beginners & those who have already done prior courses.
Beginners follow a structured hand building course learning techniques such as pinching/coiling/slab building & Devil’s Work.
Experienced hand builders are encouraged to work on their own projects using preferred technique with the guidance of our teachers.
OPEN ACCESS MEMBERSHIP BY CLAYCREATIVES
• Provided by ClayCreatives in our lovely studio they offer 3 month contracts at a very competitive rate after which you go onto a monthly rolling contract. The memberships include all firings & glazes at no additional cost complete with long opening hours 7 days a week.
Just finished a beginners course? Why not try the 3 month supported membership. 12 hours additional support to help you improve and gain your confidence.
THE CHEMISTRY OF DRY MATERIALS & GLAZE MIXING
• Starting in the New Year, this course is for experienced potters wanting to start mixing their own glazes. You will look at the properties of different materials via experiments, use your results to combine the materials to make your own recipe glazes. There’s a lot of chemistry in this course but don’t let that put you of!
FAQS & INFO – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Everything you need to know about glazing, collections and terms and conditions for all our classes and courses. We think we’ve covered all the info here!
Contact
phone: 07976 290735 email: claykilncraftpottery@gmail.com
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20 Church Road, Crystal Palace, London SE19 2ET Privacy Policy
Opening Times
collections: Information regarding collections is sent out to each class when work has been glaze fired
members times: Mondays to Fridays 10am-9.30pm Saturdays to Sundays: 10am-5.30pm
