Potters have worked clay on the Kulla Peninsula for almost 200 years, and about 30 are still active. No experience is needed: a potter demonstrates, then you take over the wheel or build by hand. Pieces are fired afterward, so you collect them later.
Unfired clay bottles in a working pottery studio at Salthallarna, Höganäs
Photo: Carin Bäckström · CC BY-SA 4.0Mugs, jugs and bowls on shelves inside an old kiln at Salthallarna, Höganäs
Photo: Carin Bäckström · CC BY-SA 4.0Dark-glazed vases and ceramic fruit on display at Salthallarna, Höganäs
Photo: Carin Bäckström · CC BY-SA 4.0Where to try it
- KKAM Studio, Höganästhe ceramic center's workshop has 21 wheels. Book a taster with about 30 minutes at the wheel, a two-day intensive, a term course or a themed day workshop. Groups can book private sessions.
- Höganäs Drejerinear Salthallarna, potter Nickos Lemonis runs 1.5–3-hour wheel sessions and short tasters for groups of five or more. Children from 7 can join with an adult.
- Keramikverkstan, JonstorpYvonne Larsson's open studio has no wheels: you roll, coil and sculpt in 2.5-hour day or evening sessions, seven places each.
- Mölle Krukmakerinot a class, but you can book a time to press a child's hand- or footprint into a piece of pottery.
Booking and availability
Nothing is drop-in: book ahead by email, phone or online. KKAM's term courses run February–April and September–November, and its bookings are binding. Its courses are for adults (18+), except a parent-and-child course and school-holiday workshops. At KKAM, pieces are ready about a month later.
