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The Throwing Shed

A community pottery studio in Clunes, NSW. Master potter Samantha Robinson teaches you the wheel properly, then lets you have a ridiculous amount of fun with it.

New dates, studio news and 10% off.

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Jack and Issy laughing at their wheels inside The Throwing Shed

What's on at the shed

Pick a night, book your stool. Dates still being set? Join the waitlist and you'll hear first.

  1. Thursdays, 5:30–8 pmPottery & Pizza Locals' NightFour-week wheel class$330
  2. MonthlyDisco PotteryThree pieces, lights and music$115 launch price
  3. Flexible sessionsPaint & BakePaint a ready-made piece, we fire itFrom $65
  4. On requestPrivate Disco PotteryParties, celebrations and groupsQuoted
  5. Dates to comeFlowers in BloomFloral workshops, plus weddings and celebrationsTBA
  6. Dates to comeMasterclassesDeeper technique for keen makersTBA
  7. Dates to comeKids' workshopsPottery for kids, with an adultTBA
A local grinning at the camera while throwing on a Thursday night
A maker in a striped jumper laughing with clay-covered hands at the wheel

Pottery & Pizza
Locals' Night

Thursdays · 5:30–8 pm · Four weeks · $330

Four Thursday nights on the wheel, with tuition and demonstrations every week. You finish the block with a glazed, fired pot you made yourself.

Grab a woodfired pizza from Il Carretto, bring something to drink (locally made Jilly Wines, for one) and pot the evening away with the neighbours. Beginners and returning makers both welcome.

Each block includes

  • 2.5 hours of studio time each week, for four weeks
  • Clay, wheel and tools
  • Tuition and demonstrations
  • Glazing and firing of one finished piece
  • Tea and coffee

Extra finished pieces are $15 each. Spaces are limited.

Book Thursday nights
A crowd of makers in pink aprons posing under scattered disco lights in the studio

Disco
Pottery

Once a month the lights go down and the mirror ball comes out. Pull up to the bumper, baby, behind the little servo. You'll make three pieces while the music plays, and we glaze and fire all three.

$115 launch ticketsStandard price $125
  • 2.5 to 3 hours of guided making
  • Clay, tools and demonstrations
  • Glazing and firing of three finished pieces
  • Disco lights and music
  • Tea, coffee and light refreshments
Book Disco PotteryPlan a private party

Paint & Bake

Flexible sessions · From $65

No pottery experience needed, but there's plenty to learn. Paint a ready-made piece from our Signature Collection and find out how underglaze, colour and the kiln change what you put down.

  1. Choose a piece from the Signature Collection
  2. Pick your colours
  3. Paint it and make it yours
  4. Leave it with us to glaze and kiln-fire
  5. Collect it when we let you know it's ready

The price depends on the piece you choose. Paints, glazing and firing are included.

Book Paint & Bake
A table of people painting cups and bowls, with wine glasses and paint pots between them
Two friends at the wheels, one holding up a freshly painted pink bowl
Samantha Robinson throwing at her wheel in the dark studio

Taught by someone who really knows clay

The Throwing Shed is run by Samantha Robinson, a master potter whose own porcelain is sold under her name. You get the real techniques, explained plainly, and nobody expects you to take it as seriously as she does.

Come once for a fun night, or keep coming back and build a practice. Masterclasses for keen makers who want to go deeper are on the way.

See Samantha's porcelain Get masterclass dates
Hands adding small petals to a sculptural white porcelain form
Jack and Charlie grinning over their wheels, aprons covered in slip
A row of students in pink aprons centring clay at the wheels
Clay-covered hands pulling up the wall of a pot on the wheel
A full Thursday class smiling from behind a line of wheels
Two makers side by side at the wheel, one shaping a small bowl
A young maker concentrating on centring clay on the wheel
Painted cups and tall white vases filled with fresh garden flowers
The pink Samantha Robinson mural wall with shelves of porcelain and a table of watermelon bowls

The studio door

Come and see what's fresh from the kiln. The studio door opens onto shelves of handmade ceramics for sale. It's a working studio, so hours change week to week: email first and we'll make sure someone's in.

The Throwing Shed
Shed 2, 23 Main Street
Clunes NSW 2480
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Become a Clunatic

Join the list for new class dates, Disco nights, waitlist openings and the occasional wonky pot. Sign up and get 10% off.

Good to know

Do I need any pottery experience?

No. Beginners are welcome at every class and event, and returning makers can keep developing their skills.

What's included in the four-week Thursday class?

Four 2.5-hour sessions, all clay and materials, use of the wheels and tools, tuition, and glazing and firing of one finished piece. Extra finished pieces are $15 each.

What's included in Disco Pottery?

The guided session, clay, tools, glazing and firing of three finished pieces, the lights and music, and tea, coffee and light refreshments.

How much is Paint & Bake?

From $65. The price depends on the piece you choose; paints, glazing and firing are included.

Can I take my pot home on the day?

Not on the day. Pots need to dry, be bisque fired, glazed and fired again. We'll email you when yours is ready to collect.

Can I bring food and drink on Thursdays?

Yes. Grab a woodfired pizza from Il Carretto and bring your own drinks, like a bottle of locally made Jilly Wines.

Can children come?

Yes, with adult supervision. Age recommendations will be confirmed when bookings open; join the list and choose "Kids' workshops" to hear first.

Can I book the shed for a private group?

Yes. Private Disco Pottery works for parties, celebrations and group nights out. Email hello@thethrowingshed.com with your date and group size.