Course description
Pottery and Ceramics: Saturday Workshop
You will develop new skills and explore different making and decorating techniques suitable for both beginners and more experienced potters alike.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
Some experience of ceramics/pottery would be beneficial but not essential; you work at your own pace and level. All students are supported by the tutor throughout each project.
The cost is inclusive of tuition, clay, glazes, and kiln space for up to two firings necessary to complete the pieces created. Specialist materials and tools will be given out by the tutor if necessary.
Training Course Content
You will gain the knowledge to develop your ceramics/ pottery skills along with the confidence to work independently.
You will explore the properties of clay and learn techniques such as:
- making (throwing, coiling, slabbing)
- decoration (slap trailing, glazing, on-glaze painting and slip-decorating)
During the course, you will produce your own pieces of work for firing and glazing.
Course delivery details
Teaching methods include:
- formal instruction
- discussion
- individual tuition
- practical demonstration
Activate Learning
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