Monte Lupo's beginner wheel throwing class offers a hands-on introduction to the foundational techniques of pottery. Guiding beginners from raw clay to finished ceramic pieces. Students start by learning essential preparatory steps—such as balling up and wedging clay -- to moving on to centering, opening, and pulling walls on the potter's wheel to shape cylinders, bowls, and cups. By week 2, you will have 2-3 successful pieces that will make it to onto the next week. On week 3, you will be introduced to trimming your pot, coloured slip application and carving.  Our talented Monte Lupo Team will then fire and clear glaze your piece.

This class will run over 3 weeks from 12th June to 26th June 2027 from 9am-12pm 

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WEEK 1 | Saturday 12th June | 9am-12pm

You will be guided through the process of wheel throwing. From balling up clay, to creating cylindars, to shaping the clay. This day will be full of mishaps and disasters! That's the fun part! While our skilled instructor makes wheel throwing look easy, throwing on the wheel is nothing to take lightly. You will make mistakes and that is all part of the process. This first week, no pieces will be kept (unless it's exceptional). This week is all about getting covered in clay, learning how the wheel works and making disasters.

WEEK 2 | Saturday 19th May | 9am-12

This week is when it gets serious. You will practice everything that is learned in week 1, and by the end of the class you will have 2-3 pieces that will be ready for trimming, slip decoration and carving for week 3. it could be bowls, mugs, vases, whatever you like!

WEEK 3 | Saturday 22nd May | 9am-12

This week you will learn how to trim on the wheel, apply coloured slips to your piece and learn carving techniques. At the end of week three, you will have pieces that will be fired and glazed by our talented staff at Monte Lupo. Firing takes approx. 1 week and your pieces will be ready for collection from reception.

By booking this workshop, you agree to Monte Lupo’s Workshop Guidelines:

1. All workshops are to be pre-booked and paid in advance through our Monte Lupo Online Shop.

2. These workshops follow a rigorous teaching schedule, and each class must be attended.
3. Missing a week is not recommended - however, we understand things don’t always go to plan. You will be offered a makeup class in line with another workshop on offer or through arrangement with the studio manager, billed at $70 an hour.
4. Students are not welcome in the studio unsupervised or during business hours (unless agreed upon by the studio manager). 
5. If Monte Lupo needs to postpone or cancel a workshop, the student will be notified of the change and makeup classes be offered at a time convenient for the majority of the students or during other workshop sessions. Cancellation of a workshop will only occur if there is venue/ equipment, staffing or material issues.
6. If the student wishes to cancel attendance at a workshop, they must give a minimum of 2 weeks’ notice prior to the commencement of the workshop to receive a full refund. Any cancellations less than 2 weeks’ notice will not be refunded.
7. Your piece will be handled and fired by our staff with the utmost care. However, if breakages or kiln related mishaps occur, they will be repaired by our skilled staff. If it cannot be repaired, you will be offered an opportunity to make a new piece during studio time at no additional cost.
8. If you do not provide your email in the online booking, you will not receive an email the week prior to the workshop commencing.