8 Week Beginners Ceramic Art Course

This class runs for 8 weeks per term

Start date Wednesday 15th October

7 – 9.30 pm

Price $300

This class is designed to give students a solid grounding in Hand Building ceramics, each term covers new techniques such as slab building, coiling, carving, glazing and surface decoration.Each student gets one 10 kg bag of clay/term and a set of basic tools. If you wish to purchase more clay or different types/colours of clay as you progress we can order that in as required.This is a beginners level adult course and also suitable for teens, spaces are limited to eight students, with a minimum of five for the course to go ahead.

All firing and glazing costs are included.

You will need to bring with you:

*an apron

*a note book and pen

* a box or bag for your tools

n.b. Please park on the street and walk down the driveway to the signposted Studio

About your Tutor-

Storm is an award winning artist of over 20 yrs experience, she tutors classes and weekend workshops from her home studio and is a current tutor of both hand building and surface decoration courses at Otaki Pottery Club.

Her work is currently stocked in 5 galleries around NZ and her gallery and studio will be open to the public for the Kapiti Atrs Trail coming up in November where she’s been a longstanding exhibitor for over 20 yrs.

Storm has recently been invited to be the Featured Artist at the 2026 Paekakariki Artshow, you can see more of her work on Instagram and her Storm Davenport Ceramic Art Facebook page.

So you’re in safe hands!

Dates :

Wed 15th Oct 7 pm – 9.30 pm

Wed 22nd Oct 7 pm – 9.30 pm

Wed 29th Oct 7 pm – 9.30 pm

Wed 5th Nov 7 pm – 9.30 pm

Wed 12 Nov 7 pm – 9.30 pm

Wed 19th Nov 7 pm – 9.30 pm

Wed 26th Nov 7 pm – 9.30 pm

Wed 3rd Dec 7 pm – 9.30 pm

Cancellation Policy:

Full refund if Mahana Studio cancels a course.

Withdrawals: 80% refund for cancellations made more than 7 days before class start date ( 20% is retained to cover administration costs )no refund for cancellations made within 7 days of the class start date or after the class has begun.