Freeform Pottery Drop-in Class

Touch clay, get inspired, and make your own ceramics



1 hour Location Matraville Class size 6 to 20 guests   $45 ($50 per guest when you book for 1 guest, $45/guest for 2+ guests)

Do you have a pottery project in mind, or are you simply curious to touch clay and follow where inspiration leads? Whether you arrive with a clear idea or none at all, you’ll be encouraged to explore your creativity through freeform shaping and colourful decorations!
Bettina will demonstrate a range of hand-building and mark-making techniques, offering gentle guidance as you shape your clay into pots or unique sculptural pieces. After shaping, you will use coloured liquid clay to add finishing touches to your work.
Your booking includes glazing and kiln-firing for one piece per person, as long as it is no taller than 15 cm and no wider than 20 cm. Firing of larger pieces is subject to available kiln space and may incur an additional cost.
You will leave your work for glazing and kiln-firing and your finished piece will be ready for collection approximately two weeks after the class.
What you'll get
  • Creative experience in a relaxed studio setting.
  • Make unique, colourful ceramic pieces.
  • Glazing and kiln-firing are included in your booking.
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Knowledge required
This class is beginner-friendly; no previous skills are required.
What to bring
It is recommended that you wear comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting clay on. Aprons are provided.
Suitable for

This class is great for a team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hens party.

Location

Wheelfulness Studio - 5/153 Beauchamp Road, Matraville NSW

Freeform Pottery Drop-in Class location
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Recent reviews of Freeform Pottery Drop-in Class

  • 5/5 from Siddhi Mahajan, attended Jul 2026: Very enjoyable experience, my friends and I booked a private class and Bettina was very accomodating to our availabilities and confirmed our session immediately. She was great at explaining how to use the clay and it was an overall very relaxing and fun class with great conversation.
  • 5/5 from Dimi Chalikia, attended Jun 2026: We had the most beautiful class with Bettina. We had a team building night and we had the most fun and fullfiling experience, we could have all thanks to Bettina's welcoming space and guidance with creating the most unique pieces. Would definetely recommend Bettina and her classes :)
  • 5/5 from Adrienn Tothne Toth, attended Jun 2024: Amazing class.. the first group hand pottery class I have done with friends and we all lived the class. The studio is beautifully furnished and has a very nice energy. So does Bettina, she is very patient and so knowledgable. The instructions were easy to follow and the little mugs/bowls and plates turned out so beautifully thanks to Bettina’s guidance. Thank you so much We planing to return for more
  • 5/5 from Amy Zhu, attended Apr 2024: Bettina was lovely! This was my first time doing any sort of clay work and honestly I was expecting it to turn out a little bit disastrous but Bettina provided some lovely guidance and assistance while still letting you have the space to create! I went with a small group of three and Bettina gave each of us guidance and assistance to make sure our clay visions were fulfulled ️ It was a lovely space, Bettina was lovely offering us tea, coffee, chance to play our own music, and absolutely recommend for all clay beginners, enthusiasts or for those looking for a cute weekend activity.
  • 5/5 from Emily Deng, attended Apr 2024: We contacted Bettina because we wanted to make a personalized housewarming gift for our friend. Bettina was warm, welcoming and extremely helpful. She gave us individual attention and tailored her instructions to our projects. She even gave me a different type of clay that would dry faster, since my project was thicker and larger than my friend's. The space was homely, she offered us tea and coffee and we were even able to connect to her bluetooth speaker and play our own music! Bettina truly went above and beyond to make sure we felt at home. We left Bettina's class feeling extremely accomplished and proud of what we had sculpted. Bettina's enthusiasm for ceramics and for our vision was contagious, and we would absolutely consider coming back if we ever wanted to make other ceramic projects!
  • 5/5 from Julia Guan, attended Apr 2024: Great session Calm homely space, all materials provided. We learnt basic clay techniques and were encouraged to apply our own creativity
  • 5/5 from Pattada Immark, attended Nov 2022: I had a great experience for my first time free hand pottery. Lovely gallery/workshop. Ballina is a good teacher.
  • 5/5 from Ned Lewis, attended Oct 2022: Absolutely incredible experience. The teacher was very helpful and supportive. Highly recommend to anyone, especially for beginners.
  • 5/5 from Naomi Cain, attended Jul 2022: The teacher was great! She was nice and very good at teaching! She explained everything slowly and thoroughly so we could understand well. It was also just fun hanging around her. We had a blast listening to music, sharing stories and making clay mugs
  • 5/5 from Kate Gogolewski, attended Apr 2022: Really wonderful easygoing and helpful teacher. Intuitively knew when we needed help without us asking. We made Totoro and a friend and with her help they were adorable!
  • 5/5 from Rachel Rowntree, attended Dec 2021: Great pottery lesson with Bettina. Very patient and gentle manner….great for all ages highly recommend
  • 5/5 from Marcelina Brodka, attended May 2021: Today I had a fantastic time with Bettina on my Private Lesson. We created a beautiful & unique vase from the scratch! Bettina has an amazing creative mind, explains carefully how to approach a project step by step & gets excited with you when it turns out to be a masterpiece ;) I would highly recommend everyone who would like to spend some creative time with a real professional
  • 5/5 from Claudette Moit, attended Apr 2021: My niece and I had the best time. Bettina was great-extremely patient, helpful and very accommodating. My niece was totally immersed in the process and it was wonderful to have the private class, just the two of us. Will definitely be back.
  • 4/5 from Heshani Silva, attended Feb 2021: We organised this as a surprise bday experience for a friend, and we had a great experience. Bettina was a lovely instructor with a homely studio. As we were all newbies it was nice to be taught the basics and then encouraged to seek our own inspiration rather than be given a set idea. The only thing we would change is to have more time, there were a few last minute touches we would have loved to make to our designs and 30 minutes extra would have allowed us to finalise things :) We would definitely be doing this again.
  • 5/5 from Michelle Fortescue, attended Nov 2020: Had an amazing time with Bettina! She was friendly, welcoming and a great teacher. Would recommend
  • 5/5 from Gloria Park, attended Aug 2020: The teacher was very informative and flexible. The venue was at a house, very clean and lots of street parking available nearby. The class good value and I would recommend to my friends. I will definitely visit again.
  • 5/5 from Matthew Hammond, attended Jul 2020: This was so lovely and fun! Thanks Bettina for a great date and interesting creative outlet
  • 5/5 from Charlie Houghton, attended Jun 2020: I booked 'Freeform clay hand building class: Clayfulness' as a present for my partner's birthday and we had a wonderful time. Bettina was a lovely and warm person who went above and beyond to put us at ease and give us the best possible experience. We were immediately met with a calming cup of herbal tea. We then had a super time being creative and handling the clay, with Bettina giving us all the time, resources and techniques we needed. Cannot wait to see the final results once out of the kiln. Couldn't recommend highly enough :)
Your teacher

Bettina Stevanovic
Bettina Stevanovic
(Wheelfulness)

5.0 (216)
female Women-owned

I'm a somatic clay therapist offering mindfulness-based pottery classes and one-on-one therapy sessions in a calm and welcoming studio.
Before finding my way to clay, I spent several years in academia, completing a PhD in psychology and teaching at university. I began working with clay as a hobby, and over time, what started as a personal mindfulness practice evolved into a professional calling, leading me to train as a Clay Field® therapist.
I started Wheelfulness in 2019, and since then it has become known for its personalised approach that cultivates somatic mindfulness at the pottery wheel. Now, from my new studio in Matraville, I continue to offer small-group pottery classes alongside one-on-one clay therapy sessions.

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