Throwing for Improvers with Joss Hibbs (5 week course - Tuesdays)
Tue 8 Sep 2026 2:30 PM - Tue 6 Oct 2026 5:00 PM BST
Cost: £150
Venue: MAKE Southwest
Suitable for: Ages 18+
Level: Have successfully completed a beginners' throwing course before booking.
New Ceramic Skills Opportunity Coming to Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey Town Council is partnering with MAKE Southwest to offer new ceramic skills learning opportunities at the historic Riverside Mill. The project builds on the town’s strong pottery heritage and addresses a clear lack of specialist ceramic facilities for local schools, community groups, and emerging makers.
The new space will be equipped with ceramic wheels and professional tools, enabling a programme of workshops, school sessions, and hands-on experiences led by expert makers. These activities will support skills development, creativity, wellbeing, and progression into further learning or employment. They will also enhance Bovey Tracey’s growing reputation as a centre for craft and help preserve specialist craft skills for future generations.
Join MAKE Southwest member Joss Hibbs of Powdermills Pottery for a 5-week ceramic throwing course for improvers!
This course is designed to refine and strengthen your throwing skills by working with larger amounts of clay and creating larger-scale pieces. Participants will receive bespoke targets tailored to their individual skill level, helping them develop technique, confidence, and control.
This course is not suitable for absolute beginners. Participants should have previous wheel-throwing experience or have successfully completed a beginners' throwing course before booking.
All materials and equipment will be provided.
Participants must be aged 18 years +
Course Outline:
Week 1 (8 Sep) – Introduction, centering and throwing cylinders
Week 2 (15 Sep) - Introduction to bellies, lips, galleries and handles
Week 3 (22 Sep) Throwing bowls, lids and an introduction to turning
Week 4 (29 Sep) – Designing and making parts for your final pot
Week 5 (6 Oct) – Assembling and completing your final pot
You will choose x1 of your pieces to be fired, glazed and taken home.
All glazing and firing is included in the course price.
Collection: Your work will be ready for collection within two - four weeks after the last class and we will hold your work for a further month. Unfortunately, due to limited storage space, we cannot keep your work beyond this time.
Please click HERE to book your place
On the Day
Workshop participants get 10% off in Rodney’s Café, our exhibitions, and our shop on the day of the workshop! Just show your booking confirmation email or your ticket at the till to receive your discount.
All tools and materials will be provided. Please do wear comfortable / old clothes. Aprons will be provided.
Tea, coffee and biscuits alongside water and orange squash will be available throughout the workshop. Our Café is also open should you wish to purchase other refreshments on the day.
On arrival, please enter the building via the shop, follow the arrows to ‘Education Space’, through the smaller galleries, at the rear of the building on the ground floor.
Please be aware that you cannot use the Co-op car park for all day parking. The Methodist Church car park and Station Road car park usually have plenty of spaces. Click here for more information on our location and car parking for the day.
If you have prior knowledge that you cannot attend the workshop day, please do get in touch so we can offer your ticket to someone on our waiting list.View MAKE Southwest's Cancellation Policy, HERE.