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Having been getting her hands dirty for 20 years, Abu Dhabi Pottery’s Homa Farley knows a thing or two about pots. Having been known to knock back up to seven cups of the stuff on a busy deadline day, Time Out Abu Dhabi’s David Clack knows a thing or two about coffee. Eager for a spangly new vessel for his favourite brew, our man cracked his knuckles, strapped on an apron and sat down for an hour-long lesson at Homa’s Khalidiyah workshop.

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Watching Homa Vafaie-Farley make a pot is a real treat; the Abu Dhabi potter, who has been in the business for 20 years, has transformed a blob of clay into a large, curvy work of art in no more than 10 minutes. “People always ask, ‘How long does it take you to make a pot?’ when they should be asking how long did it take me to get where I am in order to make a pot so fast?” she says. Vafaie-Farley’s workshop, located in the Khalidiya area, offers classes

We check out a pottery class in Abu Dhabi. More fun than we could ever have imagined

‘This is your body, your kidney and your rib,’ begins Homa Farley, the brains and talent behind Abu Dhabi Pottery. She stops and laughs out loud: ‘Anyone who overheard us in a pub would think we were up to no good!’ So begins our introduction into the world of pottery, a thoroughly rewarding and relaxing place to be.

Homa’s studio sits snugly among the shops along the side of Khalidiya Park, a gentle cove of