Wheel-throwing Classes at Jo Davies Teaching Studio

We are a specialist wheel-throwing studio offering ceramics classes and courses exclusively for adults in Walthamstow, East London. You may be a complete pottery beginner or an experienced ceramicist looking for advanced ceramics teaching to improve your technical skills on the potter’s wheel.

Jo Davies is an expert in wheel-throwing, porcelain and kiln firing and has taught a wide range of students - from school groups to university lecturing. With a Masters in ceramics from the Royal College of Art and close to twenty years of professional practice as an internationally exhibiting ceramicist, her advice is sought by people looking for a taster session in wheel-throwing clay and by those who want to take their knowledge further. Jo employs a small group of dedicated ceramics tutors to help deliver classes.

Many of the pottery throwing classes at the Teaching Studio are taught with the help of Jo Davies’ experienced tutors who teach using Jo’s methods and philosophy using stoneware clay. Masterclasses and Porcelain throwing classes are taught exclusively by Jo.

All classes are for adults and we regret that we cannot offer children’s classes.

Small-group sessions

Pottery classes at the Jo Davies Teaching Studio are some of the smallest adult wheel-throwing classes available in London with a maximum ratio of 3 students to 1 tutor for beginners and 4:1 for intermediate level students. The small class size will allow you to progress more quickly, allowing your tutor to help you quickly and encourage good technique. Jo has designed her classes this way because so many of her past students had frustrating experiences waiting for help at other, large group workshops and ended up struggling further down the line. Whether you’re a complete pottery beginner or developing your wheel-throwing technique, a smaller group means less waiting for tutor-attention and more time throwing on the wheel, and that can only be a good thing.

What’s Included

The price includes all teaching, materials, firing and finishing, and reflects the quality of teaching and personal guidance you will receive which, due to the small class size, offers far better value than most overfilled classes. Many other studios charge extra for the quantity of clay being used, firings and tools. At the Jo Davies Studio we have decided to give you one all-inclusive fee for your class. Please note that Taster Classes have a limit of 3 pots per student, anything over this we ask for a firing-fee of £5 per pot.

You’ll be able to collect your pieces from the studio from around 4-8 weeks after your class depending on firing schedules at the time of your class. See our Collecting After Class page here

Where is the Studio?

We are in Walthamstow in East London - just metres from Queens Road Walthamstow Overground and a 5-minute walk from Walthamstow Central Underground station. 70a Exmouth Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 7QG See Contact Page for full details

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Gift Vouchers

You can book a class or course as a gift or voucher through our online booking system - the voucher will be redeemable on any of our classes, so your ‘giftee’ will be able to choose and schedule their session themselves once you’ve given the gift. Alternatively, if the exact date or the utmost secrecy is important to you, please do book a place directly through the scheduling links above, and pop us a note to say who will be attending the class.

Booking Your Place on a Class

Purchasing a place on a group class or course via this website secures you a place in your class. Private session bookings are subject to confirmation of studio and tutor availability, so we will be in touch to confirm your appointment within 48 hours once you have booked via the link above or been in touch with us directly by phone or email.

Can’t make all the dates of a course?

If you’d like to book a weekly course but can’t make one of the dates, just let us know - you can schedule a catch-up session during one of our Sunday morning freewheel sessions. A maximum of 2 sessions per 8 or 10 week course can be arranged, and these must be pre-booked by contacting studio@jo-davies.com.

Can’t see the course you’d like?

If you’d like to book a particular class or course but it’s fully booked, you could join our mailing list to be the first to hear about the next ones or occasionally we have a cancellation so we can offer the place out to those we know are interested Please email studio@jo-davies.com to register your interest for a cancellation. Please include the course you would like to book onto if a place comes up

Last-minute?

We don’t usually accept bookings with less than 24 hours’ notice, but if you have a last-minute request then it may be possible to accommodate you so please just ask on studio@jo-davies.com or 07813 965 667

Collecting your finished pieces

Your items do need to be collected within 3-4 months of the class during one of our designated Collection Slots. Please note that you will not receive a personal email to inform you that your pots have been fired so please do read our information about collecting your items after class which can be found via links in the automated emails we send, on the website and here: Read more about Collecting After Class

Cancelling or rescheduling a class

We are a small studio offering one class at a time - we try to be flexible but there are some limits to what we can do. Please read our cancellation and rescheduling policy for more information