Upcoming workshops
Thursday Morning Clay Classes x 3
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay x 3 classes
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday Morning Clay Classes x 3
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
OPEN STUDIO: Thursday evening clay session
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
$35/session includes Raglan Buff Clay
Create your set: Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner
Create Your Own Ceramic Tableware: A Pottery Workshop for Everyday Meals
Join us for a hands-on pottery class where you'll design and craft your own custom tableware sets for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Whether you're dreaming of a cosy mug and cereal bowl, a stylish lunch plate, or a full dinner setting, this workshop will guide you through the process of making functional, food-safe pottery that fits your personal style.
Using a combination of handbuilding, wheel throwing, or blending both techniques, you'll learn how to shape, form, and finish a cohesive set of ceramics that not only look beautiful but feel great to use every day. Perfect for beginners and intermediate potters alike, this course encourages creativity while building solid skills in clay work.
Explore the art of balance, design, and utility — and leave with a set of handmade pieces you’ll be proud to use or gift.
6 hours on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday @ $190 for 9 contact teaching hours including clay, tools and equipment.
Bring a shared lunch to enjoy, along with Clare's homemade Kombucha.
Glazing work will be a separate session after the set has dried and is fired in bisque..
OPEN STUDIO: Thursday evening clay session
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
$35.00 per session includes Raglan Buff clay
Matcha Tea Cup Decoration and Tasting:
You can decorate your own matcha bowl using the traditional Japanese method, using slips to emboss the outside with natural or coloured slips. This workshop is excellent for beginners, intermediates, and advanced students who like matcha and wish to have a sample tasting during class. Bring some patterns that you like and an intention.
$65 per person, booking essential for premade bowls
Olla making workshop: Hydration and conservation
Tired of worrying about watering your summer veggies? This water-saving workshop has the solution! Make your own unique water irrigation vessel for the summer.
NEW MOON (WHERO) CLAY Class
This workshop is designed for those who want a different experience in creating pots on the wheel.
Ideal for:
beginners who want to learn by touch and have an experience
those who already know how to throw, to lift their game by using their intuition and feeling rather than seeing.
This workshop will run in short sessions. Within the time frame, each participant will create up to 3 pieces.
$35 pp min. 6
Some of our past participants have said they’ve made some of their best pots at our Potter in the Dark events!
OPEN STUDIO: Thursday evening clay session
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
$35.00/session includes Raglan Buff Clay
Thursday Morning Clay Classes x 3
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay x 3 classes
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Gut Health, Fermentation Pot Making and Tasting
Looking to boost your gut health with homemade fermented foods? This workshop is the perfect place to start! In this immersive, full-day workshop, you’ll design, shape, build, and collaborate to create a fully functional fermentation pot that will become a staple in your kitchen.
Thursday Morning Clay Classes x 3
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay x 3 classes
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
GLAZING GIFTS for the holidays
Ever wondered how those stunning, multicoloured ceramics are made? Now’s your chance to create your own masterpiece! Choose from pre-thrown pottery pieces and explore the magic of layered glazing. With Abbot's speciality glazes, each brushstroke adds depth, texture, and a splash of the unexpected – no two pieces ever turn out the same!
Cacao Cup Decorating and Tasting:
Make your own cacao cup using the traditional hand pinch method and use natural or coloured slips to decorate the outside. This workshop is excellent for beginners, intermediates, and advanced students who like cacao and wish to have a sample tasting during class. Bring some patterns that you like and an intention.
Open glaze day
OPEN GLAZE DAY Welcoming the May/June/July and SELF-DIRECTED Workshop Participants or associated independent potters seeking a new glazing experience. 107 GLAZE ON GLAZE test tiles are available for analysis.
The kiln will be fired to cone six oxidation the following two weeks, for pick up three days after firing cools.
Kiln firing costs per size of work according to the chart (to reimburse for power and glaze usage).
For those who are NEW TO GLAZING or would like training on new techniques, a one-off $20 session fee for instruction is required. Please pay into BNZ: Clare Wimmer 02-0316-0436628-25 with your name and GLAZE SESSION in the reference
PLEASE BOOK through the link below.
Open glaze day
OPEN GLAZE DAY Welcoming the May/June/July and SELF-DIRECTED Workshop Participants or associated independent potters seeking a new glazing experience. 107 GLAZE ON GLAZE test tiles are available for analysis.
The kiln will be fired to cone six oxidation the following two weeks, for pick up three days after firing cools.
Kiln firing costs per size of work according to the chart (to reimburse for power and glaze usage).
For those who are NEW TO GLAZING or would like training on new techniques, a one-off $20 session fee for instruction is required. Please pay into BNZ: Clare Wimmer 02-0316-0436628-25 with your name and GLAZE SESSION in the reference
PLEASE BOOK through the link below.
Thursday Morning Clay: CLASS IS FULL
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday Morning Clay: CLASS IS FULL
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: BOOKED Waiting list sign up
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday Morning Clay: CLASS IS FULL
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
OPEN STUDIO SELF-DIRECTED THURSDAY EVENINGS
Past workshop participants have the pleasure of an open studio and self-directed pot making.
$35 a session includes clay, studio use, tools and support centring the clay on the wheel!
Wheels are available on a first-come basis. BOOKING is essential.
Enjoy the tunes and the winter social vibes while creating works in clay.
Firings/glaze will be charged per the size chart.
OPEN STUDIO SELF-DIRECTED THURSDAY EVENINGS
Past workshop participants have the pleasure of an open studio and self-directed pot making.
$35 a session includes clay, studio use, tools and support centring the clay on the wheel!
Wheels are available on a first-come basis. BOOKING is essential.
Enjoy the tunes and the winter social vibes while creating works in clay.
Firings/glaze will be charged per the size chart.
OPEN STUDIO SELF-DIRECTED THURSDAY EVENINGS
Past workshop participants have the pleasure of an open studio and self-directed pot making.
$35 a session includes clay, studio use, tools and support centring the clay on the wheel!
Wheels are available on a first-come basis. BOOKING is essential.
Enjoy the tunes and the winter social vibes while creating works in clay.
Firings/glaze will be charged per the size chart.
Thursday evening clay: FULL register for Waiting List
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday Morning Clay: FULL
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Open glaze day New Glazes available
OPEN GLAZE DAY Welcoming Workshop Participants to finish their work or associated independent potters seeking a new glazing experience. One hundred and seven GLAZE ON GLAZE test tiles are available for viewing on buff clay. 16 mid-fired glazes are available for use on your work.
The kiln will be fired to cone six oxidation, for pick up five days later.
Kiln firing costs per size of work according to the chart (to include loading/unloading time, power and glaze usage).
For those who are NEW TO GLAZING, a one-off $20 session fee for instruction is required.
PLEASE BOOK with your name and time of arrival.
Thursday evening clay: FULL register for Waiting List
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday Morning Clay: FULL
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: FULL register for Waiting List
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday Morning Clay: FULL
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: BOOKED OUT
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: BOOKED OUT
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: BOOKED OUT
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Open glaze day
OPEN GLAZE DAY Welcoming Workshop Participants to finish their work or associated independent potters seeking a new glazing experience. One hundred and seven GLAZE ON GLAZE test tiles are available for viewing on buff clay. 16 mid-fired glazes are available for use on your work.
The kiln will be fired to cone six oxidation on Friday evening, May 2nd, for pick up three days later.
Kiln firing costs per size of work according to the chart (to include power and glaze usage).
For those who are NEW TO GLAZING, a one-off $20 session fee for instruction is required.
PLEASE BOOK with your name and time of arrival.
Thursday Morning Clay: TWO spaces left
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: BOOKED OUT
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: BOOKED OUT
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: BOOKED OUT
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday Morning Clay: Three spaces left
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
JAPAN TOUR: training workshops in Mashiko
Clare’s trip to Mashiko, Japan for exploring eastern ceramic art.
Pottery in the dark for the NEW MOON/WHERO
This workshop is designed for those who want a different experience in creating pots on the wheel.
Ideal for:
beginners who want to learn by touch and have an experience
those who already know how to throw, to lift their game by using their intuition and feeling rather than seeing.
This workshop will run in short sessions, with each participant creating up to 5 pieces within the time frame. You will choose your favourite piece to be finished.
$50 pp min. 6
Some of our past participants have said they’ve made some of their best pots at our Potter in the Dark events!
Thursday evening clay: waiting list
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Wednesday evening clay: waiting list
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.
Thursday evening clay: waiting list
Music, shared snacks, and good vibes will continue to be the environment in which to create. As always, Clare will be by your side, supporting and encouraging you to create pieces that will further develop your skills.