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The Pottery Shed The Pottery Shed, by Joe Darling, offers affordable pottery classes and studio sessions in Surry Hills NSW. Price per class is $35.

Lessons are designed to teach beginning & intermediate wheel thrown pottery. Hand tools, electric wheels, local earthenware & stoneware clays, glazes and use of the electric kiln are included in class tuition. Please book and pay in advance.

- Saturdays at 9:00am - 11:00pm & 11:00 -1:00pm
- Tuesdays at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Wednesdays at 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Contact Joe Darling for more information:
mobile: 0411 950 409 | email: [email protected]


Beginning Clay -
Basics in clay handling (recycling, wedging, slabbing) + Basic hand-building techniques (plaques, plates, bowls, cups and vases). Bisque and Glaze firing included. A selection of glazes will be provided. Beginning Wheel Pottery -
Clay handling & basics in throwing on a pottery wheel (wedging for the wheel, centering on the wheel & simple forms. Beginning Clay class is recommended. Beginning Glaze -
Clay handling (recycling) & basics in throwing on a pottery wheel. Beginning Clay class and Beginning Wheel class is recommended.

Tip jars are seen seldomly these days. If you’re in Surry Hills keep a lookout for these featuring a series of great ape...
10/10/2026

Tip jars are seen seldomly these days. If you’re in Surry Hills keep a lookout for these featuring a series of great apes 🦧. Made by Joe Darling

06/09/2026

happy father’s day to all the clay dads out there and all of the clay kids 🤎

The one kept from a recent coffee cup series using Walker Ceramics midfire white earthenware clay, glazed with midfire m...
31/07/2026

The one kept from a recent coffee cup series using Walker Ceramics midfire white earthenware clay, glazed with midfire matcha shino from AMACO. My coffee of choice is Suspension Coffee’s single origin, but today I’m grinding and pressing Harris Farm beans, which aren’t bad. Heading into The Pottery Shed soon to work on lampshades a my home kitchen.

Results of our recent Kurinuki Workshop. These are simple yet powerful expressions of creativity in clay. This workshop ...
26/07/2026

Results of our recent Kurinuki Workshop. These are simple yet powerful expressions of creativity in clay. This workshop is currently a corporate offering, but let us know if you’d like it added to the weekly schedule.

23/06/2026

Trimming funky mugs

Life’s good at The Pottery Shed! As we approach our second anniversary on Crown Street, I love watching the day unfold i...
01/05/2026

Life’s good at The Pottery Shed! As we approach our second anniversary on Crown Street, I love watching the day unfold into a peaceful evening. Thanks to everyone who’s visited and supported us - it means the world, especially to those who’ve joined us for pottery sessions.

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Surry Hills, NSW

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2:30pm
4:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 2:30pm
4:30pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 2:30pm
4:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
4:30pm - 9:30pm
Friday 9am - 2:30pm
4:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm
Sunday 9am - 4:30pm

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