The Mud Rooms
Our location
Our beautiful studio is based in a fabulous community arts building in Bells Yew Green (just outside Tunbridge Wells, Kent) in the East Sussex countryside. Space2Make is home to dozens of makers and creatives including fine artists, prop and scenery makers, embroiderers, florists and jewellery makers to name a few.
What we do
Courses: Here at The Mud Rooms we run throwing and hand building pottery courses for beginners and improvers for both adults and children. We have courses running during the day and in the evening and kids’ classes on the weekend and after school.
Membership: We also offer monthly membership for independent potters who are looking for facilities and company. Members get a weekly, four-hour session, access to a wheel, work bench, slab roller (game changer, trust us), tools, glazes, underglazes and slips.
Parties: We host kids and adult pottery parties for up to 7 guests, plus corporate events parties in our larger space for around 30 attendees.
Workshops: We hold one-off taster sessions and specialist workshops, often hosted on the weekends.
Class details: The perfect course for children from year 7 upwards, whatever their pottery experience. The children will be taught a range of hand building skills including slab and coil work, plus they will be shown how to throw on the wheel. Student will also have the opportunity to explore various decorating techniques using coloured slip, underglazes and dipping glazes. Children will need to bring their own apron to wear.
Course dates and times: The runs from Wednesday 4th Nov November - Wednesday 16th December, 5pm-7pm.
Course fee: The course costs £175 and includes the firing and glazing of 4 finished pieces. Students are welcome to keep as many of their creations as they like, but there is a small fee for the clay, glaze and firing of other pieces.
Catch up sessions: Unfortunately there isn’t the opportunity to catch up on any missed sessions.
Finding us and parking: The Mud Rooms’ address is Buckhurst Works, Bayham rd, East Sussex, TN39BP. (It might be best to pop ‘Space2Make’ into your Sat Nav, as sometimes the postcode takes you to a nearby farm!)
Course: Pottery class - intermediate throwing
Dates and times: Wednesdays, 4th Nov - 16th Dec , 13.30-16.00.
Price: £245
PLEASE NOTE: In order to get the most out of this course, students will need to be able to comfortably throw a mug before signing up. This course will be taking you to the next level in your throwing journey!
Included in the course: The course fee includes tuition and access to studio facilities. Each student will have their own wheel and a workbench space. The fee also includes the firing and glazing of four of your masterpieces. You may, of course, glaze and fire as many of your creations as you like, but there will be a small charge for these.
You will need to bring your own apron to protect your clothes.
Catch up classes: If you can’t make a session, we will do our best to offer you catch up time in the studio. Please note, this is subject to availability so not guaranteed and will be studio time only, not a tutored session. Please get in touch before booking if you want to discuss any dates you can’t make.
Location: The courses will run at The Mud Rooms, Buckhurst Works, TN39BP. (It might be best to put ‘The Mud Rooms’ into your Sat Nav, as sometimes the postcode takes you to a nearby farm!)
Parking: There is free parking on site
Course details
Students will have the opportunity to make up to three, ceramic Christmas trees from scratch. They can decorate each tree using a variety of techniques using underglazes and sgraffito tools.
There will also be the opportunity to throw a candle stick on the wheel.
Where
At our beautiful pottery in Bells Yew Green, just outside Tunbridge Wells. The Mud Rooms, Bayham Road, TN39BP.
Who
This workshop would suit first-timers or rusty potters wanting to rekindle their love of clay.
When
Sunday 15th November - 9am- 12 noon.
What’s included
Studio time, 3 hours of group tuition, clay, refreshments (tea, coffee and fancy biscuits) and up to 4 of your creative masterpieces, fired and glazed by us, ready for collection in 2-3 weeks’ time. The only thing you need to bring is an apron.
Parking
There’s plenty of free parking on site.