318 Ceramics

05/06/2026

From the kiln room
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30/04/2026

We are pleased to announce our 2026 summer school will be run by Elaine Sheppard Bolt.

This is a two day workshop. Try throwing with porcelain and work on your throwing skills with Elaine Sheppard Bolt; explore turning and embellishing thrown pieces with loop handles, slips and twigs. This course is suitable for those who have some existing throwing experience that they would like to build upon, and those who would like to try porcelain.

The workshop aims to look at improving your throwing skills with porcelain and looking at how to make your pieces individual. The sessions will focus on discovering the properties and challenges of this material and improving techniques in throwing and turning. We will throw cylinders, bowls and narrow necked vases to practice these skills using porcelain. The second day will focus on turning and exploring finishing your pieces.You will focus on practice more than creating a perfect finished piece.

Clay is Audrey Blackman Porcelain.
All materials included and 3 pieces fired.
Please bring a packed lunch.
Hot/Cold drinks and snacks are provided.

Elaine has an MA in Ceramics from UCA Farnham and am an alumni of the Crafts Council’s Hothouse talent development programme. I have worked as a Lecturer on the BA Ceramics course at the University of Brighton as a short course tutor at West Dean College and Forest Row School of Ceramics alongside developing my practice at my studio in Sussex.

Elaine has run projects funded by Arts Council England, by a-n Artist Bursary and by the Quenington Sculpture Trust. Her work has been featured in Ceramic Review (Jan/Feb 2020 issue 301) and I have written articles for a number of publications.

Email: [email protected]

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30/04/2026

Elaine Sheppard Bolt – Throwing with Porcelain 2 day Summer School
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July 2026 10am-4pm

£260 for 2 days

Our 2026 summer school will be run by Elaine Sheppard Bolt. Clay Audrey Blackman Porcelain. All materials included and 3 pieces fired.

Please bring a packed lunch. Hot/Cold drinks and snacks are provided.

This is a two day workshop. Try throwing with porcelain and work on your throwing skills with Elaine Sheppard Bolt; explore turning and embellishing thrown pieces with loop handles, slips and twigs. This course is suitable for those who have some existing throwing experience that they would like to build upon, and those who would like to try porcelain.

The workshop aims to look at improving your throwing skills with porcelain and looking at how to make your pieces individual. The sessions will focus on discovering the properties and challenges of this material and improving techniques in throwing and turning. We will throw cylinders, bowls and narrow necked vases to practice these skills using porcelain. The second day will focus on turning and exploring finishing your pieces.You will focus on practice more than creating a perfect finished piece.

Elaine has an MA in Ceramics from UCA Farnham and am an alumni of the Crafts Council’s Hothouse talent development programme. I have worked as a Lecturer on the BA Ceramics course at the University of Brighton as a short course tutor at West Dean College and Forest Row School of Ceramics alongside developing my practice at my studio in Sussex.

Elaine has run projects funded by Arts Council England, by a-n Artist Bursary and by the Quenington Sculpture Trust. Her work has been featured in Ceramic Review (Jan/Feb 2020 issue 301) and I have written articles for a number of publications.

Email: [email protected]

28/04/2026

Have you visited 318 Ceramics community pottery studio. Our specialist tutors teach throwing and hand building in our small and friendly classes, beginners welcome in every class.

14/04/2026

Start your first class next week
Beginners welcome in our mixed ability classes
Parking immediately outside
All on the ground floor
Opportunity to re-enrol each term and stay on every term
Email for classes enrolments

11/04/2026

Day two has been a joy and so lovely to meet so many visitors.

We look forward to our last day and the last chance to see the wonderful work in our Spring Exhibition and Sale

09/04/2026

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

A small taste of the wonderful range of work created by our students
Come down this weekend and take home a piece of handmade pottery

07/04/2026

OPENS FRIDAY 10TH APRIL 10AM -4PM
FREE ENTRY
EXHIBITION & CERAMIC SALE
ALL WELCOME