Continuing Clay: Monday 6:30pm

$515.00

Continue your clay journey in these supportive, hands-on classes, tailored to your individual interests and creative goals. Whether you’re refining your techniques or exploring new projects, our skilled potters and well-resourced studios will help you bring your ideas to life. Bring your toolkit and join us for nine weeks of inspiration and creativity! Clay and firing are an additional cost.

NOTE – Classes falling on public holidays will go ahead:
– 27 April 2026
– 1 June 2026
– 8 June 2026

Date:	Monday 20 April 2026
Time:	6.30pm - 9.30pm
Teacher(s):	Maryke Henderson
Location:	Workshop One

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Description

Continuing Clay Classes: Explore, Create, and Refine Your Skills

Join our continuing clay classes, where experienced potters guide you through the art of hand building and wheel throwing. Whether you’re looking to refine your techniques or explore new creative avenues, our classes provide the perfect environment to develop your skills and bring your ideas to life.

Continuing Clay classes are designed to cater to individual interests and projects, offering a supportive atmosphere where you can work at your own pace. Each term may have a specific theme or focus, tailored to the group’s shared interests, adding an extra layer of inspiration to your creative journey.

Our well-resourced studios are fully equipped with everything you need to succeed. Enjoy the comfort of our heated and cooled spaces, with access to Canberra Potters glazes included in your class fee, ensuring your creations are completed to the highest standard.

What to Expect:

Experienced Tuition: Benefit from the knowledge and support of skilled potters who will guide you through every step of the process.
Studio Access: Use our fully equipped studios during your class time, with all necessary tools and facilities at your disposal.

Project Support: Explore your own ideas and projects with expert guidance, whether you’re continuing a previous piece or starting something entirely new.
Flexible Themes: Engage with term themes or focuses inspired by the group’s collective interests.

Join us and immerse yourself in the creative world of clay, where your imagination is the only limit. Secure your place today and continue your artistic journey with us.

Maryke Henderson is a highly experienced ceramic artist and educator based in Canberra, with a career in clay spanning over 38 years. She began her journey in ceramics through teaching children and went on to build a rich and diverse practice. Before moving to Canberra in 2002, she taught ceramics at TAFE in Tamworth and undertook extensive professional development through workshops across New South Wales. In 2005, she completed a Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with Honours at the ANU School of Art, where she focused on soda vapour glazing—a technique that has since become central to her work. Maryke has been a valued member of the Canberra Potters teaching team since 2003, sharing her deep knowledge and love of clay with students of all ages.

Her ceramic practice is rooted in both functional and sculptural forms, often drawing inspiration from the natural world. Maryke is particularly known for her use of soda glazing to achieve rich, textural surfaces that evoke organic forms like lichen, weathered rock, and aged walls. Her work explores the unpredictable interplay of flame and vapour in the kiln, embracing chance and surface variation as core elements of her aesthetic. Maryke’s dedication to her craft and her ongoing experimentation have earned her recognition in exhibitions and awards, including the Doug Alexander Award at the Canberra Potters’ Annual Exhibition.

Important Information

Duration: Three hours per week for a nine-week term.
Fees: Includes tuition, studio access, and access to Canberra Potters glazes. Clay and firing costs are additional and are charged separately.
What to Bring: Please bring your basic pottery toolkit, a cleaning sponge, an apron, and clean towels. Wear sturdy, enclosed shoes, tie back long hair, and leave any precious jewellery at home for safety.

Studio Clean-Up: To maintain a safe and healthy environment, it is a requirement of class attendance that participants clean their workspaces and assist with the general clean-up of the workshop at the end of each class.

Terms and Conditions

Refund Policy – Classes & Short Courses:

Class fees will be refunded, less a 10% admin fee, if cancellation is notified more than 10 business days before the first class date.
If less than 10 business days’ notice is given then a refund, less 10%, will only be given if the place can be taken by another student otherwise the full fee is forfeited.
Please view your booking as a commitment to attend.
Classes cannot be transferred from one term to another or one year to another.
If a class is cancelled due to lack of enrolments, 100% of your class fee will be refunded.
All changes to bookings and refunds incur a 10% administration fee.
Canberra Potters will not issue refunds for missed classes or missed emails. Please ensure you have saved the following Canberra Potters emails to your contact list.
Canberra Potters is a teaching facility and students attend our classes to learn about pottery. Imperfect, broken and cracked items are part of the learning process. We do not provide refunds for work that cracks or breaks while drying, during firing or in general class activities.