Courses
Six courses, in the order your hands learn.
67 short lessons, from setting up a wheel to reading a glaze fault. Every course has one free lesson, so you can see how Nico teaches before you pay anything.
Suggested routes
Not rules. Plenty of members jump around.
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If you'll throw on a wheel
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If you'll work at a table
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Everyone, sooner or later
The tile wall
Every course has its own glaze and a code, like the test tiles on Nico's studio wall. You'll see them across the library, the live schedule and the community.
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Wheel Foundations
Beginner
Wedging, centering, opening and pulling walls, in the order your hands actually learn them.
16 lessons · 2 h 35 min · pairs with Tuesday throw-along
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Kitchen-Table Handbuilding
Beginner, no wheel needed
Pinch, coil and slab pots you can make at a kitchen table. No wheel, no studio, no excuses.
11 lessons · 2 h · pairs with Sunday open studio
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Mugs Worth Holding
Some wheel experience
Mug bodies, lips you want to drink from, and handles that stay on and feel right.
10 lessons · 1 h 40 min · pairs with Tuesday throw-along
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Trimming and Feet
Some wheel experience
Reading leather hard, centering a dry pot, and trimming foot rings that match the rim.
10 lessons · 1 h 30 min · pairs with Sunday open studio
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Glaze Without Fear
All levels
Test tiles, dipping and layering, and what to do when a glaze crawls, pinholes or runs.
12 lessons · 1 h 50 min · pairs with Thursday glaze clinic
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Firing Without a Kiln
All levels
How to get your pots fired without owning a kiln, and what to know if you ever buy one.
8 lessons · 1 h 15 min · pairs with Monthly member Q&A
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How a course works, week to week.
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Step 1: Watch
One lesson, 5 to 18 minutes, one skill. Captions and a written transcript on every one.
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Step 2: Practise
Ten minutes at the wheel or table is enough. Cut a pot in half if the lesson says so.
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Step 3: Post
Share a photo in Wheel help or Show your pots. Add crit welcome if you want feedback.
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Step 4: Bring it live
Stuck? Bring it to a throw-along, the glaze clinic or Saturday crit, or catch the replay.
Free sampler
One lesson from every course, free.
No card, no trial that turns into a charge. Make a free account and watch these six whenever you like. They stay free.
Get the free lessons- Coning up and down Wheel Foundations · WF-01 12:30
- Pinch pots that aren't thick at the bottom Kitchen-Table Handbuilding · HB-02 10:20
- Lips you want to drink from Mugs Worth Holding · MH-03 8:45
- Reading leather hard by touch Trimming and Feet · TF-04 7:15
- Dust, silica and a respirator that fits Glaze Without Fear · GL-05 9:40
- Community studios and firing services Firing Without a Kiln · FK-06 9:30
Six lessons are free. The rest is $12 a month.
Start with the free sampler, no card needed. Join when you're ready, cancel in two clicks, and get your first payment back within 14 days if it isn't for you.