Hot Fox Pottery
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Hand-Building Pottery Workshops in Brighton
Make a pot you're proud of at our small home studio in Brighton. Book a place on a taster session, bring your own group for a private workshop, or buy a gift voucher.
Beginners welcome · Clay, glazes and firing included · Small groups · Free parking
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Book a place, and join a small friendly group workshop with no more than 8 people
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Half-day (3hr session)
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Each date focuses on one technique: coiling, pinch pots or slab building
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Set dates each month
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£75 per person
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Great for gifts, a creative afternoon, or trying pottery before signing up to a course
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Just you and your group of 2 to 6 people, or you can book larger group workshops here
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Half or full-day options
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You choose what you'd like to make on the day. Mugs, bowls, vases, plant pots, pet bowls etc.
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Pick a date that suits you
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From £180 for two
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Couples, friends, family get-togethers, birthdays, anniversaries or just for fun!
Hand-building taster workshops
Our tasters are 3-hour weekend sessions designed for complete beginners. We run them every month on set dates and also have special occasion workshops for things like Valentine's & Mother's Day.
Each one focuses on a single hand-building technique, so you learn it properly and make something you'll actually use.
Book a place and come on your own, or bring a friend. Groups are kept small so everyone gets plenty of attention.
Hand-building is the easiest way into pottery. Unlike the wheel, it doesn't take months of practice, so even total beginners can make something decent and you don't have to stick to making tiny bowls!
At the end you can choose one of our lovely dipping glazes or if there's time we'll show you a few simple decoration techniques to finish your piece.
Coil pot workshop
Use coils to be flexible and creative with the shape you make. Make a vase, planter, pasta bowl, serving dish, chip and dip bowl.....
Jug made using coiling technique
Plant pot made by pottery students on a workshop
Large bowl made by students on our course
Jug made using coiling technique
Pinch pot workshop
Use this accessible technique to join together pinched forms to make a mug, jug, vase, salt pig, oil burner, bowl, hanging planter, candle holder...
Pinch pot candle holder
Lemon squeezer made by pottery student out of pinch pots
Mug made on pinch pot workshop
Pinch pot candle holder
Slab-building workshop
Roll, cut and join clay to make straight-sided forms. Make a butter dish, slab mug, vase, pet bowl, house sign, planter, utensil holder...
Pottery butter dish made on slab course
Slab-built vase made on taster workshop
Mug made by pottery students on slab workshop
Pottery butter dish made on slab course
'A friend and I attended a half day taster at Hot Fox, we both loved it and are very excited about our finished pieces. Tom was a great teacher and just the right push and pace you need.'
Lara - ★★★★★
Private hand-building workshops
We run private hand-building sessions in our studio for 2 to 6 people. If you have a larger group, please check out our group workshops, hen parties or team-building.
Book a private session for your partner, friends or family and we'll teach just your group. You choose what you'd like to make on the day, and we'll tailor the session to suit everyone, whether you've touched clay before or not.
A private session for two makes a lovely birthday present or anniversary date, and a family session is a great way to celebrate a special occasion or have a reunion with a twist!
Half-day or full-day?
A half day session is 3 hours and is plenty of time to make something like a mug, butter dish, bowl or vase. A full day gives you time to make a couple of things, try some decoration techniques or have a go on the pottery wheel if you'd like to. We'll give you a nice lunch, too.
Private session prices
Half-day (3 hours)
£180 for two · £250 for three · £50 per extra person, up to 6.
Full-day with lunch (6 hours)
£360 for two · £480 for three · £100 per extra person, up to 6.
Check our booking page for available dates. If you can't see the date you want do email us, as we have other tutors whose availability doesn't show online.
Need more ideas about what you might make? Have a look at our gallery of student work.
"We had such a relaxing and lovely time at our workshop. Location, ambience, and guidance during the pottery making were all top notch."
Lauren - ★★★★★
