If your pots tend to vary in size no matter how hard you try, or you simply want to throw with more speed, consistency and control - this workshop is for you. Join potter Gareth Bromley for an intensive day dedicated to throwing consistent, repeatable forms - the foundation skill behind any serious studio or production practice.
Rather than aiming for a single finished piece, the day is built around diagnosis and repetition. As a base structure for almost all other pottery shapes, the cylinder is where control, consistency and efficiency are built; once mastered, those skills carry into everything else you throw. By cutting your early attempts in half, you'll see where thickness, shape or technique are letting you down, training a critical eye that will keep improving your work long after the workshop ends.
What you'll learn:
Setting up your throwing space for efficiency
Correct posture and using your body weight to avoid strain
Repeat throwing to specific measurements and forms
Removing unnecessary steps for maximum efficiency
Finishing forms off the wheel, without trimming
Spiral kneading and other ways to prepare larger amounts of clay without injury
Tap centring, demystified
This is a workshop about process, not output: expect to leave with a stronger, faster, more consistent throwing practice rather than a shelf of finished pots. As the day is focused entirely on skills, work will not be fired.
About Gareth
Originally from Bristol, with a background in History and Social Anthropology, Gareth trained as a potter in Icheon, South Korea and at Clay College Stoke-on-Trent, where he completed the two year, intensive studio ceramics diploma. He is now based in Sheffield, where he runs his workshop and teaching space, Potbank Sheffield.
Find Gareth's work on Instagram @_garethbromley.
Class Size: Limited to 7 students to ensure individual guidance and a focused, supportive learning environment
Suitable for: potters with some prior wheel experience who want to throw with more speed, consistency and control
Duration: 10.30am - 4.30pm
Includes: Materials, use of specialist tools and equipment, tea and coffee (dairy-free and herbal alternatives available), afternoon cake
Tutor: Gareth Bromley
Participants must be aged 18 years and over
If your pots tend to vary in size no matter how hard you try, or you simply want to throw with more speed, consistency and control - this workshop is for you. Join potter Gareth Bromley for an intensive day dedicated to throwing consistent, repeatable forms - the foundation skill behind any serious studio or production practice.
Rather than aiming for a single finished piece, the day is built around diagnosis and repetition. As a base structure for almost all other pottery shapes, the cylinder is where control, consistency and efficiency are built; once mastered, those skills carry into everything else you throw. By cutting your early attempts in half, you'll see where thickness, shape or technique are letting you down, training a critical eye that will keep improving your work long after the workshop ends.
What you'll learn:
Setting up your throwing space for efficiency
Correct posture and using your body weight to avoid strain
Repeat throwing to specific measurements and forms
Removing unnecessary steps for maximum efficiency
Finishing forms off the wheel, without trimming
Spiral kneading and other ways to prepare larger amounts of clay without injury
Tap centring, demystified
This is a workshop about process, not output: expect to leave with a stronger, faster, more consistent throwing practice rather than a shelf of finished pots. As the day is focused entirely on skills, work will not be fired.
About Gareth
Originally from Bristol, with a background in History and Social Anthropology, Gareth trained as a potter in Icheon, South Korea and at Clay College Stoke-on-Trent, where he completed the two year, intensive studio ceramics diploma. He is now based in Sheffield, where he runs his workshop and teaching space, Potbank Sheffield.
Find Gareth's work on Instagram @_garethbromley.
Class Size: Limited to 7 students to ensure individual guidance and a focused, supportive learning environment
Suitable for: potters with some prior wheel experience who want to throw with more speed, consistency and control
Duration: 10.30am - 4.30pm
Includes: Materials, use of specialist tools and equipment, tea and coffee (dairy-free and herbal alternatives available), afternoon cake
Tutor: Gareth Bromley
Participants must be aged 18 years and over
