Have fun in working with clay, making your very own meaningful sculptures.
Pottery Classes
Important Announcement
I would like to inform you that, due to my current schedule and commitments, I will not be conducting one-on-one workshops. I plan to review my schedule and will may offer some workshop slots, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. An announcement will be made on social media channels following a newsletter update.
How ever I have many visiting workshops scheduled across 2025 and in 2026. With some availability. Please note, pricing is subject to facilities available, course length and structure. If you have enquiries about these please contact me or the location of where they are being held.
For further information and to book please scroll down this page.
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6 hr 30 min
Workshops in Brighton, Jacks Studio at Rosehill
These are not available until further notice.
- For any enquiries email me directly.
Brief Description, Animal Sculpture 1-1
In this workshop you will be taught to create your very own ceramic animal sculpture. Using a combination of hollow forming and modelling sculptural techniques such as coiling, slab building and the use of armatures, supports and templates. As well as running through some basic drawing exercises and maquette making.
Your tutor Jack Durling will run through these methodically, step by step, for you to then use and inform your very own animal sculpture. Intermittently bringing the group round to demonstrate on his own piece.
You will be aiming to produce a freestanding or sitting animal. It is encouraged you work towards creating a piece of 30cm x 30cm max.
In this course you should walk away with further knowledge of techniques to hand build and utilise and inform a further understanding of sculpting in clay. With a piece that’s evolved from initial ideas and essentially encapsulates your chosen animal.
To book and for further information please read the course description.
Can't find the dates you're looking for? Email or phone Jack directly to arrange a possible date that works a little better for you.
Please note dates stated may be booked in the calender so double check availability.
Visiting Workshops
Jack has many year of experience in teaching and has been running courses at West Dean College of the Arts since 2019 and taught at various locations and institutions. To keep fully up to date with course release details please sign up to his mailing list.
Please note workshops at West Dean College encapsulate and cover sculpting to decorating and usually see students create 1-2 sculptural pieces.
Visiting Workshops 2026
I am currently making arrangements for further courses in 2026.
April 13th - 17th - The Waldron Gallery & Studio, Waldron, Heathfield, A week Course in Animal Sculpture
Spaces Available
February 19th - 22nd - West Dean College of Arts, Chichester - Animal Sculpture
Spaces Available
January 17th -18th - Fish Pond Pottery, Bristol - Animal Sculpture
Spaces Available
Visiting Workshops 2025
February 8th - The Clay Studio, Uckfield, East Sussex - Private Hire - Animal Sculpture
February 20th - 23rd - West Dean College of Arts, Chichester - Animal Sculpture
April 12th - 13th - London Potters, Urban Potters, London - Private Hire, LP Members - Animal Sculpture
May 22nd - 25th - West Dean College of Arts, Chichester - Animal Sculpture
June 7th - 8th - St. Leonards Ceramic Studio, St. Leonards, Hastings - Animal Sculpture, Portraits
July 18th - 20th - West Dean College of Arts, Chichester - Animal Portraiture, Busts
August 16th - 17th The Mudhouse, Brighton - Animal Sculpture
August 23rd - 24th - Aylesford Pottery, The Friars, Maidstone - Animal Sculpture
September 6th -7th - The Clay Studio, Uckfield, East Sussex - Animal Sculpture
Fully Booked
December 5th-6th - Paula Armstrong Ceramics, Cambridge - Christmas Animal Sculpture
Spaces Available
Visiting Workshops 2024
February 23rd - 26th 2024 - West Dean College of Arts, Chichester - Animal Sculpture
May 23rd - 26th 2024 - West Dean College of Arts, Chichester - Animal Sculpture
June 8th - 9th - St. Leonards Ceramic Studio, St. Leonards, Hastings - Animal Sculpture, Portraits
August 9th - 10th - Aylesford Pottery, The Friars, Maidstone - Animal Sculpture
October 5th-6th - Paula Armstrong Ceramics, Cambridge - Animal Sculpture
October 26th -27th - West Street Potters, Farnham, Surrey - Animal Sculpture
December 8th - The Mudhouse, Brighton, East Sussex - Animal Wall Mountable Sculpture
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