Open Studio Classes

These classes are for people who have a small amount of pottery experience – if you need a top up in handling clay and making things at a basic level why not try our “Introduction to Pottery 5 Week Intensive Courses”?

Open Studio Class Times:

• Monday morning 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Monday afternoon 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
• Monday evening 6 pm – 9 pm
• Wednesday morning 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Wednesday evening 6 pm – 9 pm
• Thursday morning 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Thursday afternoon 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
• Thursday evening 6 pm – 9 pm
• Friday morning 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Saturday morning 9 am – 12 noon

Fees for Open Studio Classes:

• Casual – $50
• 5 Session Pass $200
• 10 Session Pass $300

Bookings are essential!

Explore the direction in your pottery journey that excites you the most! There will be a teacher and/or assistant there to help you discover your strengths and help you develop full expression of your creativity and artistic talents through clay. Perhaps you can develop a range for sale? Maybe supply your family with amazing dinner sets? Unlimited gifts, opportunities to exhibit, and much more for Firebird Studios’ students!

Techniques available to explore:

• Throwing on the potter’s wheel
• Flat ware
• Hand built home wares
• Sculpture and artworks
• Lighting
• Slip casting
• Nerikome and neriage
• Sgrafitto
• Porcelain
• Coloured clay – natural and bright stains
• Learn about firing and kilns
• Learn about glazes

We also run workshops to explore other areas of ceramics (current students get a discount!):

• Design
• Mould making
• Raku
• Pit firing
• Gas firing
• Jewellery
• Glaze technology

And a whole lot more!

Students can book a regular time/session without booking on these pages.

NB – there may be other classes/courses being conducted in the studio at the same time as Open Studio Class. There will always be a teacher/assistant available to help you. You are asked to NOT participate in the class being conducted unless you are enrolled in that class!