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Summary

Our Pottery for Well-Being course is a gentle introduction to making with clay in a relaxed and friendly environment. Learning traditional hand building techniques, you will be guided and supported to explore your creativity and apply your new skills towards a final project at the end of the Term.

Techniques include :

• Pinch Pots
• Coiling
• Slab Building
• Surface Decoration
• Wheel Throwing

Are you experiencing conditions such as...

• Stress/anxiety/depression
• Behaviour-related health issues
• Bereavement or major life changes
• Chronic pain or illness

Then you could benefit from the experience of joining us! Feel free to get in touch for more information. If you are self-referring or are a referred patient/client, we have a number of courses aimed to improve well-being, confidence, self-esteem and to help build creative and vocational skills.

This course is offered at 2 of our campus'. Please see below for details of your chosen location.

• SGS Queens Road in Clifton, Bristol. You can get a variety of bus’ to Clifton Triangle including 1, 3, 72 and 505.
• Stroud campus is in the centre of Gloucestershire, surrounded by the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The campus is moments away from Stroud train station and easily accessible by bus.

How will I learn?

Learning is achieved through tutor demonstrations and one to one guidance and projects enable students to practice new skills and develop knowledge.

Entry Requirements

This course has no specific entry requirements and is suitable for all.

Progression routes

Additional Information

DEPARTMENT CONTACT
For more information about this course please email [email protected].

COURSE FEES
Please be aware that some courses have fees that are payable on enrolment. More information on if this course has a fee can be found in the Availability section below.  

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ONLINE ENROLMENT
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