Pottery, permaculture and sustainable homesteading workshops near Raglan

Workshops and classes with a focus on one-to-one guidance and hands-on learning, enabling you to connect with your creative self and embrace a more mindful, sustainable way of living.

  • Craft | your own designs

  • Grow | your own food & wellbeing

  • Nourish | your body & mind

  • Preserve | your harvest

Slow down, reconnect with the land, and learn to craft the earth’s materials into beautiful ceramics

Tucked amongst the rolling hills and native bush of Waitetuna Valley near Raglan, Pot with Clare’s studio is a sanctuary for rediscovering a slower, more mindful pace of life.

Led by Clare and surrounded by the organic vegetable plots and nourishing forest gardens of her lifestyle block, a close-knit community is reconnecting with its creative inner selves.

In small, intimate, supportive workshops, discover the peaceful art of crafting beautiful ceramics while fostering a deeper connection with yourself, others, and the land around you.

Raglan pottery classes for every level

  • Ceramic handbuilding

    Learn the art of ceramic handbuilding, mastering the intricate techniques of drape-forming, traditional pinch methods and shaping clay into unique designs.

  • Pottery throwing

    Hone your skills on the wheel and master the art of pulling and shaping clay into beautiful vessels.

  • Glazing workshops

    Delve into the techniques of ceramic glazing to add color, texture, and depth to your pottery creations during hands-on workshops.

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Potting with Clare

Clare Wimmer is a studio potter and permaculture educator with over three decades of pottery production and teaching expertise. She has travelled worldwide, learning different pottery-making approaches from expert artisans, bringing a diverse and rich perspective to her work. Clare supports individuals in embracing more mindful, sustainable lifestyles through creative self-expression, emotional well-being, and community cohesion. She also actively implements the principles of Permaculture and Kai Oranga on her self-sufficient, one-hectare lifestyle block in the beautiful Waitetuna Valley, Raglan.

  • “Clare has guided me on a journey that has centered me, and given me the confidence to set up my own at home studio."

    Meg

  • "There are always some cool people in Clare's classes and it's great to see what they are up to, and share ideas and the mud fun."

    Karen

  • “Clare has a very hands on approach to teaching, spending time with you one on one and providing individualised feedback."

    Bridget