3-4 hour workshop.

Saturday 05/12/2026 | 10am–2pm

Take a hand-thrown terracotta plate and make it entirely your own!

In this decorative clay workshop, you’ll explore the traditional technique of  sgraffito  — layering colour onto the surface of clay, then carefully carving through it to reveal the rich terracotta beneath.

Working from your own ideas, patterns or illustrations, you’ll build up a design directly onto a beautifully hand-thrown plate made especially for the workshop.

The process is tactile, meditative and wonderfully satisfying, allowing you to play with line, contrast, repetition and detail as your design slowly comes to life.

No previous pottery experience is needed. You can keep your design simple and graphic or create something intricate and highly detailed — the plate becomes your canvas.

Perfect for:

Pattern lovers

Illustrators and doodlers

Anyone drawn to colour and surface decoration

Makers who enjoy slow, detailed creative work

You’ll explore:

The traditional sgraffito technique

Layering coloured slip onto terracotta clay

Planning and transferring your design

Carving and mark-making

Creating a one-of-a-kind decorative plate

Your finished plate will be carefully dried, fired and glazed after the workshop, ready for you to collect and enjoy at home.

Layer the colour. Carve the story. Reveal something completely your own.