Pottery Hand-building & Throwing: 8-Week Course

Starts: Tuesday 13 January 2026
Time: Wednesdays, 17.15–20.15 (3 hours per session)
Location: Urban Artists Sthlm – Bohusgatan 27 BV
Instructor: Jenny Chuang Sköld
Language: English / Swedish & Mandarin if needed

Looking for a creative reset this new year?

Join us in our calm and welcoming pottery studio for an 8-week course that invites you to slow down, get your hands into clay, and explore the joy of making. Whether you're completely new to pottery or already familiar with the wheel, this course is designed to meet you where you are—with space to learn, play, and relax.

Together we’ll explore both hand-building techniques like pinching, coiling, and slab construction, as well as wheel throwing—learning how to center clay and pull up the walls. You’ll create pieces that reflect your own style, and we’ll guide you every step of the way in a friendly, supportive group setting.

✨ No stress. No experience needed. Just a beautiful space to create and connect.

What's Included:

• 2 kg of clay

• Our signature wabi-sabi glazes and decorative engobes

• Bisque and glaze firings

• Use of studio tools

• Tea, coffee, and light fika

Extra clay is available for 80 kr/kg, payable at the end of the course.

What to Bring:

• Comfortable clothes

• Indoor shoes

• A small hand towel or apron 

Course Dates

Creating Weeks:
13 January
20 January
27 January
3 February
10 February
17 February (sportlov – class held as usual)
24 February
3 March (no class – drying week)

Final Creating & Glazing Weeks:
10 March (underglaze & glazing)

*at least one makeup class will be offered and to be taken during our membership dropin time. 

Course Flow:

• Week 1 – Introduction to clay and the studio. Create a simple hand-built piece such as an oil burner or candle holder using pinch and slab techniques.

• Week 2 – Refine your work and explore surface decoration using engobes.

• Week 3 – Learn the basics of the pottery wheel: centering, pulling walls, and shaping.

• Week 4 – Trim and turn the piece you threw the previous week.

• Week 5 – Develop personal projects, finish your pieces, and prepare for bisque firing.

• Week 6 – Continue personal projects and refine your work.

• Week 7 – Prepare all your work for bisque firing, basics on underglaze. 

• Week 8– Glaze your final pieces and discover the magic of color and texture.

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Booking Regulations:

Upon payment, you are registered with your name for the course.

Cancellation Policy:

• Cancellation 14 days before course start: 100% refund or rebook to another course.
• Cancellation 7 days before course start: A 500 SEK admin fee will be charged for both cancellations and course changes.

If you wish to transfer your purchase to another person, please inform us via email prior to the course start date.

If the course is fully booked, you may email urbanartists.sthlm@gmail.com to enter the waitlist.