Residential Pottery Weekends with William Plumptre
A beginners guide to throwing
Discover the joy of Pottery with William over two days, set in the tranquil Lake District countryside, this residential experience combines hands-on learning with one-to-one tuition for the course group, which is a maximum of two people each weekend.
Learn to centre and throw clay on the potter’s wheel and explore techniques to craft your own unique pots-a wonderful way to hone your pottery skills or try a new creative craft.
As well as learning pottery, you can also explore and enjoy scenic walks in the surrounding landscape in the heart of the Winster & Lyth Valley, or simply unwind in the comfort of your studio apartment.
The contrast of Chelsea Art School and Mashiko Japan could not have been more different. I left Chelsea Art School in 1983 and lived for 2 years in Mashiko from 1985 where I worked for a year in the workshop of Tatsuzo Shimaoka; a National Treasure of Japan.
It opened up a vast wealth of pottery technique and interpretations of clay, I have returned four times to Japan and still draw on my experiences there. I was curious to learn the technique of Zogan the inlay of slip on clay and rope decoration on the surface of clay which is the main reason why I went to study under Tatsuzo Shimaoka. I love the surface texture created by this method and the use of different types of wood ash glaze to bring out the rope pattern’s.
On return to England I settled in the Lake District and started producing my own work which is now exhibited widely throughout the country
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