About Us — Ceramics Classes London
At Ceramics Classes London, we believe creativity should be hands-on, mindful, and fun. With studios based in Hammersmith and Barnes, we welcome beginners and experienced makers to explore the timeless art of pottery.
Our classes are designed to nurture confidence and spark imagination, whether you’re learning to throw on the wheel, experiment with hand-building techniques, or perfecting glazing.
Led by passionate ceramics artists, every session is relaxed, friendly, and tailored to support your individual journey.
We’re more than just a pottery studio
WE’RE A COMMUNITY OF MAKERS
From one-off taster sessions to regular courses, team-buidling or children’s parties, our goal is to help you slow down, connect with clay, and create something meaningful to take home.
Join us at Ceramics Classes London and discover how rewarding it is to shape, modul, and bring your ideas to life.
CCL was founded by Zoe Lloyd MA Royal College of Art and a PGCE from the Institute of Education.
The Arch is Located on Cambridge Grove in Hammersmith, West London. The Barn on Barnes High Street, South West London.
Upcoming events
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Glaze workshop
28th of September from 10:30am to 5pm
One day workshop with Louisa Taylor 10.30-5pm.
Learn to design your glaze:
How to make a glaze: weighing, mixing, creating a glaze profile/identity.
Test tiles and glaze ingredients are provided. Tests will be ready to collect by the following week.
Lunch and refreshments are provided.
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Porcelain Masterclass
A 3 day course 11th, 12th, 13th November. Working only with porcelain clay. For potters with existing skills in making wheel-thrown ceramics but not expected that your skills are perfect.
Jo will use wheel-throwing demonstrations of core, simple shapes as well as some more challenging shapes. Includes 6KG porcelain additional clay cost is £5 kilo. Firing is included.
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Halloween One Week Course
Great fun for kids and adults. During the one week course you can work on spooky projects over five consecutive days from 2pm-5pm Mon-Fri. Projects include hand building on Monday: pumpkins, ghosts, cauldrons and more. Learn how to centre clay & throw cylinder shapes on the pottery wheel on Tuesday & Wednesday. Refine thrown forms and continue to develop hand built and decorate with coloured slips on Friday. The glazing 2 weeks afterwards TBA.
Studio Memberships
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Discover the joy of working with clay at Ceramics Classes London!
Whether you’re a beginner exploring a new creative outlet or an experienced potter looking to refine your skills, our studio will cater to all levels. This is a great opportunity to work on personal projects while surrounded by other fellow artists.
Our studio is welcoming you!
PotteryTaster sessions, 4 or 8 weeks courses in throwing and hand building techniques.
Taster sessions are 1.5 hours long in this session you will be introduced to ceramic techniques. This is a one on one or group session for beginners. You will learn how to throw a pot on the pottery wheel or how to hand build with clay to make a small coil pot cup or sculptural form making one or two items which will be fired and glazed with a clear shiny glaze and ready to collect three weeks later.
Our 4 or 8 weeks courses are 2.5 hours long and are a great introduction to learning how to work with clay. Beginning with centring the clay and throwing a series of cylinder shapes on the pottery wheel. Continue to develop practicing your throwing techniques and refine your shapes using turning tools. In the final session you will learn how to apply a glaze to a selection of your work. Cost is Inclusive of all materials and firings.
1 Full Week of Pottery Classes
During the one week course you can work on self directed projects over five consecutive days from 10.00-1pm Mon-Fri. Projects include hand building on Monday: coiling/slab-built forms to make a series of pots, plates and sculptural forms in clay. Learn how to centre clay & throw cylinder shapes on the pottery wheel on Tuesday & Wednesday. Refine thrown forms and continue to develop hand built sculptures and pots and decorate with coloured slips on Friday. The glazing 2 weeks afterwards TBA.
One day workshop with Louisa Taylor 10.30-5pm.
What is a glaze? How to make a glaze: weighing, mixing, creating a glaze profile/identity.
Types of glazes: shiny, matt, maiolica ware, special effect. Firing temperatures (earthenware/mid-temp/stoneware) and types of firing (oxidised and reduction). Basic structure of a glaze - role of flux, silica, and alumina.
Test tiles and glaze ingredients are provided. Tests will be ready to collect by the following week.
Lunch and refreshments are provided.
Figurative Drawing and Sculpting
This course will enhance and advance your skills in observational drawing and creating clay-sculpted figures.
Working from a life model for observation, the course will equip you with various creative and innovative approaches to sculpting and carving techniques to shape clay. You will learn how to accurately gauge human figure proportions through drawing and carving/sculpting the figure each session. All material costs, model and drawing materials are provided.
— Nina
“Zoe is an absolutely brilliant tutor - the range of techniques she teaches and her creativity are inspiring. I always love doing courses with Zoe and come away with exciting pieces and new ideas! I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
— Sofia