Hand Building Workshop

Recent reviews of Hand Building Workshop

• 5/5 from Naz Savio, attended Oct 2026: Lovely session, my kids had a wonderful time and the teacher was kind and attentive.
• 5/5 from Maree Filopoulos, attended Oct 2026: I had such a wonderful time at Cone’s pottery lesson today! It was a fun, relaxing and enjoyable experience. Marie, our instructor, was so encouraging, knowledgeable and welcoming, making the whole experience enjoyable for everyone. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fun and creative activity! Thank you, Marie, for such a great experience!
• 5/5 from Verity Fisher, attended Jul 2026: We had such a fun time! Charlie was super helpful providing tips and guidance so we could make our items. Cones is a lovely studio with a fun vibe, it was great to see so many people there enjoying themselves and making art. We’re looking forward to picking up our pieces once they’re fired and would love to come back for another workshop!
• 5/5 from Sarah Lee, attended Jun 2026: Very enjoyable hoyr and a half to get back into the basics of hand building
• 5/5 from Jude Wilkins, attended Jun 2026: Marie was fantastic, very much enjoyed the class... So much so am thinking of doing a course
• 5/5 from Boyana Skoro, attended Jun 2026: This was a really fun activity, amazing instructor! Had a lot of fun and cant wait to see how the pieces turn out
• 5/5 from Sarah Jessup, attended May 2026: Marie taught me how to use the Fin pottery molds in a 2 hour 1 on 1 session on a Monday afternoon - it was brilliant - she was outstanding.
• 5/5 from Oormi Chakravarty, attended May 2026: Amazing experience at the hand-building workshop! The teacher was fun and attentive, and my boyfriend and I had a blast following along and chatting with the smaller class. There was a lot of freedom to make our pieces how we liked and the whole experience was very grounding. A lovely reason to wake up early on a Saturday morning :)
• 5/5 from Akane Brown, attended Mar 2026: We asked Cones Studio to offer a private lesson for my daughter and her friends. Charlie was really friendly and kind beforehand to organise the event. Marie, the teacher on the day was informative and helpful to teach several young girls to make some items e.g. cups, bowls. I like the fact that the studio offers casual one-off lessons, that is very easy for anyone to join. I look forward to giving it a go sometime toon.
• 5/5 from Gez O, attended Jan 2026: Charlie was fantastic, meeting everyone in the group at their own pace. The space is fantastic. The tuition is next level. Thoroughly recommend!!
• 5/5 from Frances McCaffrey, attended Jan 2026: I did the class with a few friends. We all had a different level of beginner skills. Charlie was a great teacher and it was the perfect balance of support and independence. We all had a great time and loved our class. It’s also in a great location for a feed afterwards. Highly recommend.
• 5/5 from Traecey Bremner, attended Dec 2025: Supportive class with Lauren with good technique explanation.
• 5/5 from Hannah Offen, attended Nov 2025: Great class with Marie today. It was well set up and organised, Good instructions and a wide variety of shapes and styles we could make.
• 5/5 from Leanne Peer, attended Nov 2025: My friend and I just had our first clay hand building workshop. Loved the whole experience. Lauren and Charlie were friendly and nothing was too much trouble. My friend and I both made 3 items each which I thought was amazing. Will definitely be going back.
• 5/5 from Jo Newsham, attended Nov 2025: Really enjoyed the class and appreciated that we were accommodated with the particular project we wanted to make. Lauren was a helpful and friendly instructor. I liked the small class size ensuring everyone could have support if needed.
• 5/5 from Hilly Pammer-Green, attended Nov 2025: This was an amazing class! In the 2 hours Lauren took use through basic hand building techniques and we got to make 2 pieces which will be fired and glazed. The studio was incredible and Lauren was a fantastic instructor!
• 5/5 from George Getman, attended Nov 2025: Lauren was very helpful and instructive. She gave everyone the time and assistance they needed for their projects. Come on time to get the most out of the experience.
• 5/5 from Rolyn Zhang, attended Nov 2025: Very nice BD party for my daughter. All her friends enjoyed the activities. Highly recommend.
• 5/5 from Ben Cheung, attended Oct 2025: It was such a lovely experience for the kids! It wasn’t tied to any special occasion — just a fun weekend playdate — but it turned out to be a really creative afternoon. Each child got to hand-build something they liked, which made the session feel personal and inspiring. Loraine was wonderful — patient, encouraging, and so good at guiding the kids. The space was calm and well-set-up, with plenty of materials for them to explore. It was the perfect mix of fun and learning, and we’d love to come back again!
• 5/5 from Tammy Mercieca, attended Oct 2025: The class was very fun and we loved being able to make our own creation - we felt very artistic!
• 5/5 from Shereene Jesurajah, attended Sep 2025: I had such a great time, lovely, low key vibe, was relaxing and felt very looked after by our instructor Marie. The finished product came out beautifully. Highly recommend!
• 5/5 from Adam Sivell, attended Sep 2025: Teacher had a lot of info and was very calm and polite and encouraging, learnt techniques and our class was great for beginners
• 5/5 from Ella McGovern, attended Aug 2025: We had a great time!! I made a boob mug and my boyfriend made a complicated bowl with dragons?!!?! (He’s talented like that). The place was really well looked after, welcoming and appealing; there’s lots of inspiration if you were unsure of what to make. Chelsea was gorgeous and very well informed when it comes to clay and making things! We both had a little experience but definitely learnt even more over our time there. Overall we are happy with our creations, had good chats and laughs and are eager to come back again very soon.
• 5/5 from Claire Douangmala, attended Aug 2025: I booked for my daughter’s birthday, and the girls had so much fun! They really enjoyed creating and painting their little pieces. They will come back for sure ;)
• 5/5 from Candice Mingo, attended Jul 2025: Loved doing this with my kids. Very therapeutic and allowed them to be creative in their own way.
• 5/5 from Jessica Buttriss, attended May 2025: Relaxing, no pressure morning. As always the Cones team are great. Not only do they teach you the techniques you need for the days activity but about the clay and firing process itself which is very cool. This is my second time there and will go again.
• 5/5 from Annette Wong, attended May 2025: I thoroughly enjoyed my workshop. Marie was wonderful and a good teacher; very helpful and patient.
• 5/5 from Niki Baras, attended Mar 2025: We really enjoyed the class and Chelsea was terrific in how she described the techniques, guided and encouraged us.
• 5/5 from Annette Binger, attended Feb 2025: Great teacher
• 5/5 from Carmen Habuda, attended Feb 2025: My partner and I attended this workshop and had a fantastic time! Our instructor was very thorough and helpful. We would definitely do this workshop again. Thank you so much!
• 5/5 from Daniela Anderson, attended Feb 2025: My daughter gave me the class as a Christmas gift. I absolutely enjoyed the 2 hour workshop. It was an introduction to hand building. The best part was that everyone was able to do their own thing with guidance from the tutor. Highly recommend
• 5/5 from Ida Zhou, attended Jan 2025: Our family came for the holiday hand building workshop and we all had fun. The staff were super nice and patient and it’s a nice vibe here.
• 4/5 from Sofia Diamantopoulos, attended Jan 2025: The session was good but we didn’t realize that children would be at it. I know it said school holidays special but maybe it needed to be specified. We still enjoyed hand building and enjoyed the tuition from our teachers.
• 4/5 from Terry Easton, attended Jan 2025: I joined some friends who were given this as a gift. I found it a great introduction to working with Clay. Our teacher was very helpful and explained things very well. I made a little fluted bowl which I’m looking forward to seeing when it’s been glazed and fired. I would be interested in trying the wheel next.
• 3/5 from Georgia Pike, attended Jan 2025: The class was very basic, no real techniques taught, teacher seemed unenthusiastic and didn’t provide class structure. I didn’t leave class with any great knowledge about ceramics, very uninspiring.
• 3/5 from Glynis Rowland, attended Jan 2025: Good easy to follow instructions. Enough time to learn a couple of beginner techniques and make up to 4 pieces
• 5/5 from Lina Wagner, attended Nov 2024: Wonderful course for handbuilding, I love their studio as well. Three courses were running at the same time, but you're so much in your own zone with your teacher, you barely notice there are 25 other people around. Thank you, Cones team, see you again soon! ️
• 5/5 from Danielle Huls, attended Nov 2024: My hubby & I (50+ yo) had a great time trying to create a pinch pot, guided by our teacher Marie. Can’t wait to pick up our works once fired and glazed. Such a great place for learning and having creative fun. All staff are professional, super efficient and very friendly. Will be back for more:)
• 5/5 from Danielle Richardson, attended Oct 2024: I had a wonderful hand building lesson with Rose, such a fantastic morning! Ironically I wanted to create a rose plate and Rose was a wealth of techniques & ideas. Thank you, I’m chuffed with the end product!
• 5/5 from Jing Wu, attended Sep 2024: My kids loved the hand building class, so much fun! So creative! I’d love to do my own craft next time.
• 5/5 from Deborah George, attended Aug 2024: The class was informative whilst creating a relaxed atmosphere. I was very happy with the outcome and what I learnt during the class. Our teacher was talented and passionate. Highly recommend!
• 5/5 from Hollie Bode, attended Jul 2024: I arranged a hand-building class for my staffing team of 8 Early Childhood Educators as a mid-year get together. A number of the educators going into were concerned about their skills and left feeling pleased with what they achieved. There was a lot of laughter and everyone said they had a lot of fun! Cones studio provided workable clay and fantastic glaze, that left the pieces looking bright and pretty. Really impressed, would do again and highly recommend!
• 5/5 from Sharon (Elly Kwok), attended Jul 2024: My daughter really loves this class, great setup with a very professional teacher, fun activities
• 5/5 from Lina Holman, attended Jul 2024: Loved the class and teacher! Olivia and Georgia learnt how to make animals and creative their own things. Look forward to booking sessions in the next school holidays! Thank you
• 5/5 from Sonya Penny, attended Jul 2024: We learned so much about the techniques used for hand building with clay. Enough to give us the confidence to give it a go at home. Our Instructor Rose was so lovely, encouraging and guided us through various stages.
• 5/5 from Leah Humphreys, attended Jul 2024: Fantastic on all accounts, lovely environment, new equipment, a fun school holiday class. We will be back next week.
• 5/5 from Sandra Guthrie, attended Jun 2024: Great we all had good time Thankyou. Jo our teacher was a delight. It was very special family time together can’t wait to see our finished pieces.
• 5/5 from Marnie Houghton, attended May 2024: Great value; everyone made many items, and the instructor helped everyone with their creations it was fab!
• 5/5 from Trudy Azoor, attended Apr 2024: Given a voucher for this class and absolutely loved it. Materials and apron all supplied with excellent guidance and encouragement. Looking forward to going again soon!
• 5/5 from Leah Boulton, attended Apr 2024: My niece and I loved this experience together! The teacher was very nice, warm and full of great tips for beginners. But even advanced people could make whatever they wanted! Loved painting glaze on our kooky pots