Short Courses For Summer 2022

All my classes are held in my fully equipped North London Studio (See map below)

Thanks for visiting my website. The classes are very popular and fill quickly. To secure a place you will need to send a deposit.  If you wish to keep updated its best to subscribe to the newsletter. 

All the best, Ricky

One day Throwing Class
Saturday 23rd July
1030am to 430pm

This popular course is open to beginners and intermediate potters who would like time to improve and explore new shapes on the wheel. Throwing can be messy and fun so come prepared to get muddy.You will be shown how to prepare the clay and centre it on the wheel. Once centred you will learn how to open out to form in to bowls cups plates and vases. You can decide whether to keep or discard them. There is a small charge of £5 per kilo that you decide to keep and have fired. The pots you keep will be trimmed and fired and glazed.
You will need to bring your own apron and a hand towel
Cost £110
A deposit of £25 secures your place

Tutor Jenny Williamson
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Afternoon Glaze Specials
Friday 26th August

1pm to 4pm

We spend a lot of time building our pots but often rush things when it comes to the glazing stage. The Friday glaze sessions are ideal for course participants who would like to learn more about glazing and how to approach each piece both looking at colour and texture. If you are on one of the weekly classes or have just completed a throwing course this is a great class to focus on just glazing. Especially good if you have a lot of bisque pieces. Limited to six per class.

Cost £50 per session
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Large scale ceramics course
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th August

10am to 4pm

Would you like to build a giant piece of ceramic art for your house or garden? The large scale ceramics class is very popular and I have held one over the past three summers. Over the years there have been giant lanterns, bird baths, sculpted planters and even a gorilla made here. You will have to plan a bit in advance to get the best from this experience. I also have good books here to inspire you if you cannot think of what you would most like to make. You will use a technique suitable to best achieve the outcome so it could be slab built, coiled or mould formed or thrown or a mix of methods. There will be different types of clay available and you can choose what is best suited for your ideas. Limited to six per class.

Cost £450

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Introduction To ceramics course
27th 28th August
1030am to 430pm
10th September 1pm to 4pm

Ceramics is more popular than ever before and in this mini introduction course you will be shown hand building techniques using clay slabs, coiling and pinching clay into many forms. You can use moulds to make quick plates and bowls and be able to experiment using the potters wheel. You will be able to decorate your pieces using slip - a liquid clay with colour added and get them bisque fired ready to glaze. The extra half day Saturday will be all about the glazing so everything will be ready to add your final finish to your work. Please note any work to be kept for glazing and firing is subject to a firing charge of £5 per kilo. You will need to bring an apron and a hand towel.
Limited to six per class.

Cost £245

Tutor Jenny Williamson
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2 spaces

One day Throwing Class
Friday 29th July
1030am to 430pm

This popular course is open to beginners and intermediate potters who would like time to improve and explore new shapes on the wheel. Throwing can be messy and fun so come prepared to get muddy.You will be shown how to prepare the clay and centre it on the wheel. Once centred you will learn how to open out to form in to bowls cups plates and vases. You can decide whether to keep or discard them. There is a small charge of £5 per kilo that you decide to keep and have fired. The pots you keep will be trimmed and fired and glazed.
You will need to bring your own apron and a hand towel
Cost £110
A deposit of £25 secures your place

Tutor Jenny Williamson
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1 place

Three Day Throwing Class
11th 12th & 13th July
10am to 4pm

This course is open to beginners and intermediate potters who would like to improve their throwing skills. Throwing can be messy, so come prepared to get muddy. You will be shown how to prepare the clay and centre it on the wheel. Once centred you will learn how to open out to form in to bowls cups plates and vases. When the clay firms you will then turn and trim you work. You can learn handle making and try surface decoration with coloured slips. There is a small charge of £5 per kilo that you decide to keep and have fired.
You will need to bring your own apron and a hand towel
Cost £285
A deposit of £50 secures your place

Tutor Jenny Williamson
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1 place

Three Day Throwing Class
18th 19th & 20th July
10am to 4pm

This course is open to beginners and intermediate potters who would like to improve their throwing skills. Throwing can be messy, so come prepared to get muddy. You will be shown how to prepare the clay and centre it on the wheel. Once centred you will learn how to open out to form in to bowls cups plates and vases. When the clay firms you will then turn and trim you work. You can learn handle making and try surface decoration with coloured slips. There is a small charge of £5 per kilo that you decide to keep and have fired.
You will need to bring your own apron and a hand towel
Cost £285
A deposit of £50 secures your place

Tutor Jenny Williamson
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2 spaces

Five Day Throwing Class
15th to 19th August
1030am to 430pm

This course is for intermediate to advanced potters who would like to improve their throwing skills and learn how to make bigger pieces and use assembling techniques to make interesting new shapes.We will mainly be using stoneware clay but there will also be the opportunity to use porcelain. Five days gives plenty of time to really experiment and explore the material and make big improvements in your use of the wheel. You can discard or keep work and have it fired for a small charge.
You will need to bring your own apron hand towel and if you have your own tools these would be useful but not essential.
Cost £450
A deposit of £50 secures your place

Tutor Ricky Grimes
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4 spaces

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Weekend and Weekly Courses

Weekday Courses

The weekday classes are small and friendly limited to 8 participants. They are very popular and participants get a chance to re enrol at the end of each term. For this reason spaces only become free very occasionally. I do not keep a waiting list. A wide range of glazes and clay are available. Cost is £310 for the ten weeks with clay sold separately by the bag including firing and glazing Times Monday Evenings 700pm to 930pm Tuesday Morning 915am to 1145am Tuesday Afternoon 1230pm to 3pm Tuesday Evening 7pm to 930pm Wednesday morning 10am to 1230pm Wednesday Evening 7pm to 930pm Thursday Evening 7pm to 930pm Please note that when you sign up for the ongoing courses you are committing to be there for the term. Classes cannot be transferred to other days to make up for times when you cannot attend. I also cannot issue refunds once the course has started.
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Weekend Course - Throwing

The throwing classes are open to all levels and are a great way to make big improvements on your wheel ability. There are six wheels so spaces are limited and plenty of individual attention is guaranteed. The classes run throughout the year. Times are from 1030am to 430pm and cost is £110 for a one day course. There is a £5 per kg charge for pieces that you wish to keep and get fired.
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Weekend Course - Raku Firing

The raku process is fast and exciting. There is something very satisfying about seeing the glazes melt and the kiln opening with glowing bright orange pots then covering with leaves and sawdust. In the raku day classes you bring your own pieces to be fired Usualy around five small to medium pieces per person.
The next raku will not be util the autumn. Times 1030am to 430pm cost for the day £110. Limited to six participants
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Location Of Ricky Grimes Ceramics Studio

Directions to Studio 104 Alexandra Rd N10 2EX

The studio is off the main roads in a residential area in Muswell Hill next to the golf course and near the North Circular. It takes about ten minutes from the nearest bus stop to walk here. If driving there are usually spaces across from the house. I request that if you can to park here. Please do not block the driveway. If coming for the first time you will find, to the right of the house a gate. Follow the path around to the rear of the house and you will find the studio.

From Highgate Station catch bus 134 or 43 to Muswell Hill and get off at Wilton Rd stop on Colney Hatch Lane. Cross at the zebra crossing and follow Sydney Rd all the way to Oak Avenue. Turn right on to Oak Avenue then turn left at the top on to Alexandra Rd. 104 is about 200m down on your left

From Bounds Green Station catch bus 102 or 299 to Muswell Hill getting off at St Andrews Church. Cross here and take Windermere Rd to the end and turn left on to Grosvenor Rd. At the top of the road there is a barrier to prevent cars passing. You can either turn right down Forest Walk taking the footpath leading you on to Alexandra Rd, or continue down Wetherill Rd and turn right on Sydney Rd. From here follow directions above

From North Circular take junction for B550 signed Muswell Hill. Go in direction of Muswell hill then take second turn on left Hampden Rd. Follow all the way to the end then take a left on to Sydney Rd. At the end of Sydney Rd take a right on to Alexandra Rd and 104 is 300m along on the right.

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