Festive Workshops

Get yourselves into the festive spirit with one of our 2026 festive workshops held at our Cardiff Pottery Workshops Llandough Studio. The studio is a great place to be on the run up to Christmas, and with that in mind we’ve designed a collection of festive makes. Each workshop follows a step-by-step approach, breaking down complex makes into manageable stages. With the guidance of your tutor, even complete beginners can achieve impressive results in just three hours.

All of our festive workshops have been designed ensuring that each project is accessible, enjoyable, and rewarding – even if you’ve never touched clay before they are a great way to enjoy a creative seasonal experience.

These workshops are a wonderful way to spend time with family, friends or a little special treat just for yourself.

You’ll be guided through each session by one of our talented teaching artists:

Kelly Campbell, James Lee, Vic Rollinson or Glesni Thomas.

• Who are they for? Complete beginners (though those with more experience are very welcome, and will also find plenty to learn and develop).

• Age: 16+

• Duration: 3 hours. We have classes 10-1pm and 2-5pm on Saturdays and 6-9pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.

• Your finished pieces will be fired, glazed and lustred in real gold for you, and ready to collect before Christmas.

Spaces are limited and our festive workshops are always popular, so early booking is recommended.

DISCLAIMER:

• Working with clay can be very messy. We supply aprons but it is probably best if you come to the classes in clothes and footwear you don't mind getting dirty. No watches or jewellery to be worn and you may want to tie your hair back in preparation. Cardiff Pottery Workshops Foundation will not be held responsible for any damage to clothing, shoes, jewellery, watches or mobile devices whilst in the studio.

• Unfortunately if you miss a class this cannot be taken at a later date and no reimbursement will be offered.

• Classes start on time and if you are late you can join the class but time cannot be made up at the end of the workshop.

• Classes must be paid for in full.

• Please be aware you are in a working studio and due care and attention must be given. Inductions will be given on the equipment you will be using. You must not use any other equipment in the studio. Cardiff Pottery Workshop Foundations will not be held responsible for any injury you may incur if you break the rules of the studio.

• We want you to have the best experience during your time in the studio and part of that is making sure all participants comply with our health and safety procedures. The company reserves the right to exclude any participant if they consistently fail to meet any of these conditions.

• All work made in classes will be bisque fired, glazed and lustred in gold. Please be aware that although every due care and attention is given to every piece we put in the kiln, once inside the kiln we cannot be held responsible for any work that cracks, explodes or is damaged due to another object exploding. This unfortunately, is out of our hands and is part of the many difficulties of working with clay.

• We endeavour to have all finished work ready for collection before christmas. After this date we hold all work for a minimum of 12 weeks. Any work not collected after this date will unfortunately be discarded due to minimal studio space. Collection of work is the responsibility of the maker.

• All images used for the workshops are pieces made by our Tutors. All work will be glazed as shown in the images above. Please ask the tutor to show you an example.