Details of upcoming pottery taster sessions, pottery experiences – including Raku – and courses (bottom of page) can be found below. Please contact Georgina to book. Georgina can also provide printable gift vouchers for no extra cost (hardcopy posted vouchers are £4). There are just five wheels at Iremía Pottery, so you’ll have lots of help and guidance! When booking, please let Georgina know if you’d like to book a space for someone under the age of 13. There are no additional costs for clay or firing.
RAKU WORKSHOPS!
2-day Raku Workshop: Sun 4 Apr and Sun 18 Apr 2027, 10:15 – 16:30 (£275) 6 PLACES AVAILABLE
Open to complete beginners and those with experience! The first day is spent handbuilding pots using simple, traditional Japanese techniques such as Kirinuki, and the second, glazing those pots and experiencing the hands-on raku-firing experience! The groups are small and friendly, so everyone gets lots of help and guidance and will have the opportunity to assist with the raku firing. Lunch and refreshments will be provided on both days.
POTTERY, PROSECCO AND PLATTERS: AN EVENING OF CLAY, FIZZ AND RUSTIC GRAZING
Choose either Thursday 19 or 26 November (£75 per person)
Have fun making your own Christmas tableware from scratch using earthenware clay in the relaxing setting of Leamington Golf Club!
Make your own table centrepiece and a matching set of textured napkin rings whilst sipping on Prosecco and indulging in yummy buffet food from the golf club’s resident chef.
£75 includes 2 glasses of Prosecco (or non-alcoholic equivalent), buffet food, and everything you make, which Georgina will fire and glaze for you after the session, and in time for Christmas! Food available from 6:30pm, and the demo and making from 7:15pm to 10:30pm.
TASTER SESSIONS ON THE WHEEL!
These are for people with little or no experience of throwing. Classes begin with a short intro to ceramics and equipment, followed by a throwing demo. Then you’ll get to throw for yourself! Most people make 2 — 4 pots in a session. You’ll take away a Pottery for Beginners booklet on the day and Georgina will glaze and fire all your pots for collection later.
2026: SOLD OUT
JANUARY 2027
Taster session on Tue 5 Jan 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) SOLD OUT
Taster session on Fri 8 Jan 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 4 PLACES LEFT
Taster session on Sat 9 Jan 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 1 PLACE LEFT
Taster session on Tue 12 Jan 18:30 – 16:30 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Fri 15 Jan 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 4 PLACES LEFT
Taster session on Fri 22 Jan 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 2 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Fri 29 Jan 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
FEBRUARY 2027
Taster session on Sat 6 Feb 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) SOLD OUT
Taster session on Fri 12 Feb 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Tue 17 Feb 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 3 PLACES LEFT
Taster session on Thu 18 Feb 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Fri 19 Feb 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 4 PLACES LEFT
MARCH 2027
Taster session on Sat 20 Mar 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 2 PLACES LEFT
APRIL 2027
Taster session on Fri 2 Apr 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Tue 6 Apr 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Wed 21 Apr 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Sat 24 Apr 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 3 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Wed 28 Apr 11:00 – 13:30 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Fri 30 Apr 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
MAY 2027
Taster session on Wed 5 May 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Sat 8 May 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Tue 12 May 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Tue 19 May 18:30 – 21:00 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Taster session on Fri 21 May 14:00 – 16:30 (£65) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
FULL DAY WHEEL-THROWING EXPERIENCE!
*Suitable for complete beginners and those with a little experience on the wheel*
Spend the day practising your wheel-throwing technique with lots of hands-on help and guidance from Georgina. At the end of the day, you’ll also be able to turn and trim your first pot on the wheel and decorate it using slip and sgraffito. You get to keep everything you make, and Georgina will glaze and fire all your pots for collection at a later date. Drinks and snacks will be provided throughout the day, along with lunch.
2026: SOLD OUT
2027:
Sat 13 March 2027, 10:15 – 16:30 (£140) 3 PLACES LEFT
Sat 10 April 2027, 10:15 – 16:30 (£140) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
Courses on the Wheel
All courses are for beginners or those with only a little knowledge of throwing. The two-week courses involve throwing and also turning (trimming your pot on the wheel and creating a foot), and in the 5-week+ courses, you will experience all the processes involved in creating ceramics. Sessions will begin with an intro to techniques and a demo, and each week you will throw, turn and decorate, or glaze. You can keep everything you make and will take away a Pottery for Beginners booklet. Georgina fires all your pots for collection later.
BEGINNER COURSES
*Note that there are courses for those with a little experience further down*
2026: SOLD OUT
2027
5-week beginners course (throw, turn and glaze), beginning Thu 7 Jan 2027, 18:30 – 21:00 (£255) SOLD OUT
All dates: Thu 7, 14, 21, 28 Jan and 5 Feb
5-week beginners course (throw, turn and glaze), beginning Wed 13 Jan 2027, 18:30 – 21:00 (£255) 4 PLACES AVAILABLE
All dates: Wed 13, 20, 27 Jan and 3, 10 Feb
3-week beginners course (throw, turn and glaze), beginning Tue 9 Mar 2027, 18:30 – 21:00 (£155) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
All dates: Tue 9, 16, 23 Mar
5-week daytime beginner’s course (throw, turn and glaze), beginning Thu 11 Mar 2027, 11:00 – 13:30 (£255) 4 PLACES LEFT
All dates: Thu 11, 18, 25 Mar and 1, 8 Apr
5-week beginners course (throw, turn and glaze), beginning Thu 22 Apr 2027, 18:30 – 21:00 (£255) 5 PLACES AVAILABLE
All dates: Thu 22, 29 Apr and 6, 13, 20 May
IMPROVER COURSES
2026: SOLD OUT
2027
5-week stoneware improver workshop beginning Tue 19 Jan 2027, 18:30 – 21:00 (£255) 4 PLACES LEFT
Learn to throw bigger, more accurately and with intention. We’ll be using stoneware for less porosity, and therefore useful for liquid-holding forms, such as vases. You will also have the chance to learn sliptrailing and sprigging, should you wish to explore advanced surface decoration techniques.
All dates: Tue 19, 26 Jan and 2, 9, 16 Feb
5-week improver workshop beginning Wed 10 March 2027, 18:30 – 21:00 (£255) 4 PLACES LEFT
Learn to throw bigger, more accurately and with intention. You’ll also have the chance to explore the contrast between the three main approaches to throwing: cylinders, bowls and plates.
All dates: Wed 10, 17, 24, 31 Mar and 7 Apr
5-week improver workshop beginning Tue 20 Apr 2027, 18:30 – 21:00 (£255) 4 PLACES LEFT
Learn to throw bigger, more accurately and with intention. Optional focus: rhythm and repetition using a throwing gauge or laser.
All dates: Tue 20, 27 Apr and 4, 11, 18 May
Finally, if you’re a group of five and would like to plan a separate taster session or course, please get in touch with Georgina and we can arrange a date(s). I may possibly be able to fit you in earlier than the above dates.
Please note: the last fifteen minutes of all classes will be used for cleaning up your workspace and tools.
Address: Iremía Pottery, 12 Vicarage Rise, Bishop’s Tachbrook, Leamington Spa, CV33 9SH.
Cancellations, rescheduling and refunds
Please note: 4 weeks’ notice is required for cancellations, reschedulings and refunds. If the notice period is less than this, Iremía Pottery will attempt to resell your spot, however this, and therefore the refund/rescheduling, cannot be guaranteed. Gift vouchers are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
