Join ceramic designer Alex Allday in her studio at Middleport Pottery for a 4 week ceramic design course that will enable you to challenge your creativity in a fun and stimulating environment and equip you with a variety of different skills and knowledge within ceramics and surface design.   During this 4 week course you will learn the process of slip casting to cast your own stem vase, tealight holders and/or planter pots in porcelain. You will then be shown a variety of surface decoration techniques and how to fettle/clean up your pieces ready to be fired. In addition you will have the opportunity to design and develop your own surface transfers that will be printed ready to use on your final pieces.     Start Date: Wednesday 30th September End Date: Wednesday 21st October   Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm   Cost: £150 per person Which includes all materials and firings   Max number of participants 3 - to ensure social distancing Min age 16+   Held in Alex's Studio – @ No.5 , Middleport Pottery, Port Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3PE   See details and course information below for activity schedule, FAQ's and T's & C's   Gift Vouchers Gift vouchers can be sent if you are buying it as a gift for someone.  State if you would like one  in the order notes box (just underneath where you type in your address)

Handmade Porcelain House decoration with embossed textures and transfer prints Inspired by English Architectural styles and the intricate details and elements of buildings such as St Pancras Station and The Royal Opera House.   Perfect as a unique gift or a lovely addition to your tree and around your home.     H 9cm W 8cm   Please note that these decorations are all individually handmade so there may be slight variations in the patterns and colours shown due to different print runs but they will be very closely matched to your chosen design.    

Handmade porcelain soap dish with intricate surface transfer prints and embossed pattern designs creating distinctive surface pattern details and qualities. Inspired by the fusion of traditional patterns and styles from elements of Victorian floor tile patterns and Eastern floral prints.   Curved shape that holds most soaps with drainage holes.   9.5cm x 14cm approx   Please note that these soap dishes are all individually handmade in small batches so there may be slight differences in the finished size, shape and the colour shown due to different firings and print runs.

Handmade porcelain tealight holder with intricate surface transfer prints and embossed pattern designs creating distinctive surface pattern details and qualities. Inspired by the fusion of traditional patterns and styles from elements of Victorian floor tile patterns and Eastern floral prints. Perfect to use as a tealight holder due to the translucency of the porcelain it is made from enables the pattern details to be accentuated when lit up. H 5.5cm W 6cm Please note that these tealights are all individually handmade in small batches so there may be slight differences in the finished size, shape and the colour shown due to different firings and print runs

Handmade fusion tealight with intricate etched surface details and screen printed enamel transfer prints creating distinctive surface pattern details and qualities. Inspired by the fusion of traditional patterns and styles from elements of Victorian floor tile patterns and Eastern floral prints.     Perfect as a tealight holder due to the translucency of the ceramic material used enables the pattern details to be accentuated when lit up.   H 7cm W 8cm   Please note there may be a slight variation in the colour shown due to different firings and print runs

Handmade Porcelain Heart with embossed textures and transfer prints, mounted and framed. Inspired by English Architectural styles and the intricate details and elements of buildings such as St Pancras Station and The Royal Opera House.   Perfect as a unique gift or a lovely addition around your home.   The frame measures 18cm x 18cm