Learning with Jo Davies
Below is a list of courses that Jo Davies will be teaching as well as information about Studium, her online ceramics learning community. Jo is well known for the quality of her teaching, as well as being a respected designer-maker, because she puts the students’ experience at the centre of her lessons so they deepen their knowledge and come away from her classes enriched by viewing plenty of demonstrations, receiving practical help and well-articulated advice.
She has taught beginner to postgraduate level ceramic students at Brighton University, Farnham University College, West Dean College, Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute in China as well as at many private studios around the UK. She also set up and ran the Jo Davies Teaching Studio in East London for several years until early 2025.
This online community has been developed by Jo Davies as a place for ceramicists to learn and seek advice through group video calls and one to one sessions with Jo and other Guest-Experts. It has been developed as a support service for ceramicists.
Example Group Sessions open to all Subscribers of Studium:
Open Q&A Sessions, Porcelain Questions, Crit Groups and Kiln-Firing discussions with Jo Davies to answer your ceramic stumbling blocks
Glaze sessions, professional practice talks and more with guest-experts
There is also a video library of Throwing Core Skills with Jo Davies and Recorded Events with guest-experts and a written Forum inside Studium where subscribers can share their news as well as connect with other members of the community for troubleshooting.
Read More about Studium Here and sign up for free for 14 days
www.studiumcommunity.com
Introduction to Wheel-Throwing Porcelain with Jo Davies
15 & 16 January 2026
Up to 4 students in this class - 1 Place Available
During this 2 day workshop I will guide you through the first important steps towards throwing with porcelain. This course is for people who may not have worked with this material before but are curious about how to work with this amazing clay and would like to know how to throw with it.
You will gain an insight into the beautiful qualities of porcelain, and how to make a start at harnessing them, but also how to mitigate the problems that can come up when using this material. Above all, I will encourage you to approach porcelain with an open, curious mind, putting aside anything you might have heard regarding its temperamental reputation.
Please note that this course is arranged directly with Jo Davies (payment and booking via this website) and will be held at Cabalva Pottery in Whitney-on-Wye in Herefordshire close to the Welsh Border on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
£550 per student. Materials, lunch and refreshments included
Read More and Book via the Jo Davies Website Here
Jo Davies Courses at West Dean College
Porcelain Throwing and Turning 25-28 January 2026
Learn to throw using Porcelain at West Dean. Maximum of 8 students. Please see West Dean website for information Booking and Information
Wheel-Throwing with Components and Hollow Forms 12-15 March 2026
Explore the process of making wheel-thrown porcelain components and hollow forms to create large and unusual shaped vessels that are larger than the maximum weight of clay you can throw in one go. Make both functional and sculptural forms. £553 per student. Booking and Information Here
Up to 8 students in each class
All Booking and information available through West Dean College.
Jo Davies Courses at Clayshed
Porcelain Throwing and Turning 18 & 19 April 2026
Join this class at Clay Shed for an expert-led porcelain workshop with internationally exhibiting ceramicist Jo Davies. This weekend masterclass is perfect for potters looking to begin or refine their wheel-throwing skills with porcelain.
If you’ve ever been tempted to try porcelain, but have been put off by its reputation for being temperamental, then this workshop is for you.
Up to 7 students in this session
Masterclasses in Wheel-Throwing with Jo Davies at her Herefordshire Studio
One to one, 2.5 hr in-person class with Jo Davies. These classes takes place at Jo Davies’ Herefordshire Studio on convenient dates by agreement. Please get in touch to discuss jo@jo-davies.com
£175 per 2.5 hr session, inclusive of all materials, equipment and firings
These bespoke one to one wheel-throwing classes are designed for people who have some experience of wheel-throwing and wish to improve or tackle particular recurring issues in their throwing such as problems with consistency in centring, pulling up, gaining more height in their pots or generally throwing at a larger scale. Many of Jo Davies’ students find that after one or two sessions of troubleshooting during these sessions their technique is much improved. This is largely because a concentrated time is dedicated to observing and discussing your technique and what can be improved. Often the gains that can be made come from small adaptations but these tweaks and adjustments make a huge difference. These sessions are not there to change your technique wholesale but to work with you in order to build on what you have. As a tutor, I understand that there is only so much that observing other potters will give you and there comes a point where your technique needs to be observed so that unconscious and accidental mistakes can be remedied.
A single or short series of lessons may be preferred. These sessions are scheduled at times that suit both parties so please do get in touch to discuss timing.
Booking via jo@jo-davies.com
Please note that all classes above are bookable through the studios or colleges hosting them but please do get in touch if you have a question or concern about the contents of the courses.