6-Week Handbuilding Pottery Course – Tuesdays 6.30pm

A relaxed, creative introduction to handbuilding pottery – no previous experience needed.

Join me for a 6-week handbuilding pottery course in North County Dublin, designed for complete beginners and anyone looking for a creative hobby and a little time away from everyday life.

We’ll meet for five relaxed, hands-on sessions in my small independent ceramics studio on Tuesday evenings. You’ll learn the basics of working with clay while making your own pieces to glaze and fire.

This is not a formal ceramics qualification or an intensive technical course. It’s about learning through making, experimenting with clay and enjoying the process.

What’s included?

Your course fee includes:

• 5 × 1.5–2 hour handbuilding pottery sessions
• All clay and materials used during the course
• Use of studio tools and equipment
• Glazes
• Bisque and glaze firing
• Guidance and individual help throughout the course
• Up to 3–4 favourite pieces fired and finished for you to take home

There will be one week without class while your work is being bisque-fired. Your pieces will then be ready for our final glazing session.

You don’t need any prior experience or equipment before the course.

Optional clay tool kit

If you’d like to continue working with clay at home after the course, a basic clay tool kit will be available to purchase for €15. This is completely optional.

Tuesday Evening Ceramics Classes

18:30–20:30

Course dates

22 September 2026 — Session 1
29 September 2026 — Session 2
6 October 2026 — Session 3
13 October 2026 — Session 4
20 October 2026 — Firing week – no class
27 October 2026 — Session 5 / Glaze Night

Adult class 16+, maximum 5 participants

Keeping the group small means you’ll have plenty of time to ask questions, get individual guidance and work at your own pace.

Who is this ceramics course for?

This beginner-friendly handbuilding pottery course is for anyone who would like to try working with clay in a relaxed, informal setting.

You might be:

• completely new to ceramics
• looking for a new creative hobby
• interested in handmade crafts
• looking for something enjoyable to do after work
• looking for a creative midweek activity
• someone who has tried pottery before and would like to explore handbuilding

You don’t need to be “artistic”, and you don’t need to arrive with a finished idea of what you want to make.

I’ll guide you through the process and show you different ways of working with clay, while leaving plenty of room for you to make the pieces your own.

The practical details

Course: 6-week Handbuilding Pottery Course
Sessions: 5
Day: Tuesday evenings
Time: 18:30–20:30
Dates: 22 September – 27 October 2026
Firing week: 20 October — no class
Group size: Maximum 5 participants
Price: €225 per person
Location: North County Dublin / North Dublin coast
Experience: Beginners welcome

T&C – Please read before booking

This is a six-week course consisting of five scheduled sessions. Week 5 is a firing week, and there is no class on that week.
Please make sure you are available for all five sessions before booking.
Due to the small group size and the nature of the course, individual sessions cannot be swapped, rescheduled or attended on alternative dates.
If you are unable to attend a session, the missed session cannot be made up or refunded.
Your course fee includes firing of up to 3–4 selected pieces. Ceramics are handmade and kiln firing carries an inherent risk of cracking, warping or breakage. While every care will be taken, firing results cannot be guaranteed.
If you can no longer attend the course after booking, your place may be transferred to another person, subject to advance notice and the new participant being able to attend all scheduled sessions.
Bookings cancelled more than 14 days before the course begins are eligible for a refund. Bookings are non-refundable within 14 days of the course start date.
Stories by Ola reserves the right to cancel the course if the minimum number of participants is not reached. If the course is cancelled by Stories by Ola, you will receive a full refund.
By booking, you confirm that you have read and accepted the course Terms & Conditions.