Remember the best teacher you had at school? For whatever reason you remember them as outstanding, you probably remember every syllable they ever uttered to you, every minute they spent on or with you; you likely consider your life unequivocally better for the time you spent with them. Jane is that teacher for ceramics.I booked a morning of pottery for a friend's birthday. We all agreed it was an absolutely brilliant way to spend a Sunday morning. We arrived almost clueless and left having made something we were proud of, something we can't wait to see glazed and finished, something we can't wait to use and show people. It is a wondrous feeling to go from unable to having learned something.Jane's workshop is literally and figuratively warm. The majestic log burner belches out heat and Jane warmly welcomes you to the studio that is also her home. Effortlessly, Jane learns names, asks questions, remembers things about each attendee; everyone feels valued and accommodated.Within the time constraints we had, each plain slab of clay was transformed into a wildly different vessel. Each of us felt nurtured, encouraged and free to try whatever we liked. More than just turning a flap of clay into something you can quaff coffee from, you focus on nothing else.We all left feeling calmed, peaceful and happy. In focusing on, caring for and developing something so simple as a flat slab of clay into a usable vessel, you have no time or head-space for anything else. Phones? No. Work worries? No. The state of the world? No.If someone suggested you could go to Corsham for a couple of hours on a Sunday morning to make a cup and emerge feeling entirely better than you did, you'd doubt them at best and probably tell them where to go... You can!Jane is a person you feel lucky to have been taught by and wish all teachers were like. I'd go back and do the same again. I'd go back and do something else. I'd recommend it to anyone, even sceptics. Very little goes on your headstone and the really important things are those you remember. I'll remember making a cup with Jane very vividly. An added bonus is that I did it with friends and have something to show for it.I challenge you to find the time, spend the money, make the thing and regret it - you won't.