Jim Belben

Dates Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 July 2025, 11am – 5pm Cost £250 for two full days; £125 concessions Booking link https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhousepotterystudio/1662105 Programme This two-day, intermediate-level course will introduce students to techniques for making lidded vessels. Day 1 will cover demonstrations and practice in throwing a variety of galleries and lids, including throwing lids off the hump and the use of callipers for measuring. Day 2 will cover trimming, including how to make knobs through trimming and throwing. If time allows, we may cover attaching side lugs and handles. You can choose up to six lidded pots which will be glazed and fired for you. Please note that This course will not cover the basics of centering, pulling up or trimming. Participants need to be comfortable with these skills before signing up to the course. The teacher - Clare Spindler Clare’s creative focus is functional ceramics in stoneware and porcelain, fired in oxidation and reduction. While the majority of Clare’s work is wheel-thrown, she also produces decorative pieces combining thrown, altered and hand-built components. Clare is the studio manager at In Production from Turning Earth, a communal studio for professional makers based in Leyton. She is also a teacher at Turning Earth and Crown Works Pottery.

A one-day Christmas-themed ceramic workshop Back again for a second year this is a practical workshop for teenagers and adults. Suitable for all levels. No previous experience with clay is required. This is cross-generational: 11-17s can attend with an accompanying adult. You will Roll out and cut paper porcelain to make fine Christmas decorations and tealight holders You can choose ten porcelain decorations and one or two porcelain tealight holders, which will be fired for you unglazed. Cost £130 Concessionary places £65. As with all courses at the Bell House Pottery we offer two income-based concession tickets at half price, which can be booked directly. If you would not be able to attend at the full price due to financial considerations, then this concession option is available. You can book tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhousepotterystudio/1420251

Portrait modelling from the life model, a 2-day weekend course, suitable for all levels During the 2-day workshop you will, with guidance and demonstrations from your tutor: Model a small figure (approximately ¼ life size) in Terracotta. Build up a basic form in clay. Learn about proportions of the body, and how to reproduce them to scale. Use modelling tools to construct and shape the limbs and other details. Create surface details: hair, skin etc. Finish and prepare the piece for the kiln. Date Saturday, 19th & Sunday, 20th October, 11am – 5pm Cost £275 for two days We offer two income-based concession tickets at half price, which can be booked directly. If you would not be able to attend at the full price due to financial considerations, then this concession option is available. Teacher is Ben Swift Ben is a ceramic artist and ceramics teacher based in Dulwich. His work explores both figurative, geometric and organic subjects with emphasis on process: construction, throwing, casting and fabrication, thus creating rhythms, textures and forms. These are expressed through the treatment of a variety of media. Most often he employs ceramics but he also combines constructed metals and found objects. Recent work has begun to compose disparate elements as assemblages. Book here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhousepotterystudio/1327957

About SE24 Sustainable Energy SE24 is a not for profit community energy group (a Community Benefit Society) based in Herne Hill but operating across south London. Since 2014 we have generated green electricity from solar installations on community buildings and retrofitted LED lighting to save our partners money and reduce their carbon footprint. We are just about to launch our biggest share offer yet – raising £450,000 for seven (solar and LED) projects in the London boroughs of Southwark and Bexley. Our share offer will be introduced at the SE24 AGM at 6.00 pm. Non-members can still attend our AGM (but cannot vote). The AGM will be followed by this Public Meeting at 7.30pm. Find out more at www.se24.co.uk

A two day weekend workshop for intermediate level students at the Bell House Pottery Dates Saturday 15 June & Sunday 16 June 2024, 11am – 5pm Cost £250 for two full days. Two half-price concession places are also available. Programme This two-day, intermediate-level course will introduce students to techniques for making bottles and vases. Day 1 will include throwing taller cylinders; collaring in and bellying out; combining these skills to create bottle or vase forms. Day 2 will cover trimming techniques, including the use of chucks. You can choose up to six pots which will be glazed and fired for you. Please note that This course will not cover the basics of centering, pulling up or trimming. Participants need to be comfortable with these skills before signing up to the course. The teacher - Clare Spindler Clare’s creative focus is functional ceramics in stoneware and porcelain, fired in oxidation and reduction. While the majority of Clare’s work is wheel-thrown, she also produces decorative pieces combining thrown, altered and hand-built components. Clare is the studio manager at In Production from Turning Earth, a communal studio for professional makers based in Leyton. She is also a teacher at Turning Earth and Crown Works Pottery. Booking link https://buytickets.at/bellhousepotterystudio/1196744

A full day weekend workshop at the Bell House Pottery with skilled ceramic sculptor, Ben Swift. During the one day workshop you will, with guidance and demonstrations from your tutor: Model a small self/portrait head in Terracotta. Learn about proportions of the head. Build up a basic head form on a simple armature support. Use modelling tools to construct the features. Create surface details: hair, skin etc. Finish and prepare the piece for the kiln.! Teacher is Ben Swift Ben is a ceramic artist and ceramics teacher based in Dulwich. His work explores both figurative, geometric and organic subjects with emphasis on process: construction, throwing, casting and fabrication, thus creating rhythms, textures and forms. These are expressed through the treatment of a variety of media. Most often he employs ceramics but he also combines constructed metals and found objects. Recent work has begun to compose disparate elements as assemblages. Cost is £150, Concessions £75 The concession ticket is for those who would not be able to attend at the full price due to financial considerations. Tickets can be booked online here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhousepotterystudio/1126771

About the Bell House Pottery Bell House is a volunteer-led charity that provides creative learning for people of all ages and backgrounds. Our vision is to offer an opportunity to gather for learning, enjoyment and friendship in a special place. Whether you're a seasoned potter or new to the craft, the pottery at Bell House offers a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Places are still available on this course starting next Thursday Hand-building, all levels, with Schneider - a 5-week course for adults Starts Thursday 29 Feb, 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm. And runs for five weeks. Cost is £200 or £100 for concessions. Link to booking page: https://buytickets.at/bellhousepotterystudio/1073595 During the weekly 2-hour sessions: You will learn the main hand-building techniques, including pinching, coiling and slab building. To finish your pieces, you will learn decorating techniques, experimenting with slips and inlay. You can keep up to six pieces which will be fired for you at the end of this course. The cost of all materials and firings are included in your course fee. This course is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience working with clay. You can work independently with advice from the teacher or follow the projects which are taught by the tutor

A five-week afternoon course for beginners or more advanced students in the beautiful, newly built Bell House Pottery. Cost: Normal cost is £200 but East Dulwich Forum users can use the access code EASTDULWICH25 at check out to get a 25% discount. Only available until Tuesday evening at 10pm During the weekly 2-hour sessions: Beginners will have a first go at centering clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls. More advanced students will learn how to throw bigger and more challenging shapes. You will also learn how to finish your pots and how to glaze them. You can keep up to six pots which will be fired for you at the end of this course. The cost of all materials and firings are included in your course fee. Kyra Stratoudaki is a popular teacher who also teaches at the Kiln Rooms in Peckham. Book via the Bell House Pottery website: https://buytickets.at/bellhousepotterystudio/1070209