Pottery Studio

The Pottery group has a limit of 100 members and is currently full. New members may join only when places become available.

Studio information:

The Pottery studio has five dedicated rooms. The main room provides for handbuilders and for socialising, and includes a wedging table, slab roller and drying space for hand work. The wheel room houses seven electric wheels, most of which are reversible for left-handed use. It also includes a sink for clay cleaning, extruders and shelving for drying wheel work. The glaze room provides a sink with a glaze sump, spray booth, sprayers and a range of glazes, most of which are applicable to a 1150 degree firing. You may bring your own commercial glazes as long as you test them fully before use and as long as they are applicable to our firing ranges.

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The lab stores all necessary chemicals for glazes. Only the Glaze Master may use these materials.

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The kiln room contains three electric kilns. We fire at 990 degrees for bisque; 1150 degrees for standard glaze firing and 1200 degrees for mid-firing. Trained volunteers load, unload and fire the kilns and keep all essential records. There are fees for all firings.

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Membership:

Please note: membership is currently closed; there will be no new spaces available in 2026.

The membership is capped at 100 members because we are limited in space and firing capacity. We now require that any prospective members have experience equivalent to at least two full terms of pottery classes. You may apply to be added to the waiting list but this list will be capped at 20 people. Please note that being on the waiting list does not guarantee you membership: spaces only become available as current members choose not to rejoin.

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Once offered the chance to join, you will be required to take part in a compulsory induction course at a fee of $50. If we believe that you require further training before becoming a member, we will refund that fee. Induction courses are offered in March.

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Where to Learn

If you are still building your pottery skills we recommend taking classes to build your independence. Evening classes for adults are offered at the pottery studio during school terms. The lists for these are limited in size and close quickly. Additional classes are available from the following but be aware that most of these are also extremely popular and may already have closed.

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Additional classes are available from these providers:

• Wellington Potters Association (via Wellington High School evening classes)

• The Learning Connexion (in Taita)

• The Woolshed Pottery, Porirua

• Otaki Pottery Club

• Karla Marie Ceramics

• Inverlochy Art School

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