Learn the basics of pottery - Beginners Ceramics Course

A month to slow down, get your hands dirty, and explore what you can create with clay.

Over four weeks, this course is an introduction to the world of ceramics and the many ways you can shape, build, decorate, and experiment with clay. You’ll learn the foundations of hand-building while having plenty of space to explore your own ideas and develop your personal style.

Consider this your sign if… 👀

…you’ve been saying you need a new hobby.
…one pottery workshop was definitely not enough.
…your Pinterest is suspiciously full of ceramics.
…you want one evening a week to do something creative.
…you keep looking at handmade ceramics and thinking, “I want to make that.”

You don’t need to arrive knowing exactly what you want to create, that’s part of the fun.

Throughout the course, we’ll work with pinch, coil, slab, and hollowing techniques, creating around 4–6 pieces along the way. From functional objects you can use at home to more sculptural and challenging forms, each week gives you something new to explore. And making the pieces is only half the fun. You’ll also experiment with underglazes, painting techniques, engobes, and glazing, learning how colour and surface can completely transform your work.

No previous ceramics experience is needed, just come ready to experiment, get a little messy, and see where the clay takes you. All materials, tools, underglazes, glazes, and firings are included in the course fee of CHF 360.

What we’ll do

• Week 1 (November 16) — Getting to Know Clay
  • Start with the basics and learn your first hand-building techniques: pinching & coiling. You’ll create your first pieces while getting comfortable shaping and working with clay.
• Week 2 (November 23) — Building with Slabs
  • Learn how to build with slabs and start creating more structured forms. You’ll also add some colour, decorating your Week 1 pieces with underglazes.
• Week 3 (November 30) — Exploring New Forms
  • Take things a little further with hollowing and more sculptural forms. You’ll keep building new pieces while experimenting with different ways of shaping, painting, and decorating clay.
• Week 4 (December 7) — Finishing Touches
  • Time to bring everything together. Finish and decorate your remaining pieces, experiment with engobes, and learn the basics of glazing before everything is ready for its final firing.

Ready to get your hands dirty?

Four weeks to learn, experiment, make mistakes, try new things, and discover what you can do with clay.

Whether you’re completely new to ceramics or have already played with clay before, you’ll have the guidance to learn the techniques — and the freedom to make the pieces your own.

✨ Come curious, leave with new skills and a little collection of pieces made by you.

Can’t make one of the dates? Don’t let that stop you from getting in touch. If you’d love to join but have a scheduling conflict, email us and we’ll see if we can find a way to make it work.

📧 If you have any questions or want alternative payment methods, feel free to email us at ceramics.wheels@gmail.com