Intermediate course July-August

December- January course 2nd/9th/16th//13th/20th/27th/3rd

If you have completed a 4 week beginners throwing course with me or a similar course elsewhere I am now offering a 7 week intermediate course. If you have done a course elsewhere please note that you must know basic cylinders and bowls, I will be doing refresher sessions to start.

The general direction of the course will be as follows:

Week 1- refresher week, cylinder basics

Week 2- Mug making, scaling up a little (handles to be attached later)

Week 3- Bud vases, understand shaping techniques, explore how to move the clay in and out to create lots of new shapes

Week 4- spouted vessels and larger bowls (jugs and spouted bowls) this can incorpoate your new shaping techniques. Exploration and repetition! Wheel throwing is a lot of practice so taking what you have learnt and maybe new ideas you might have explore combining techniques with my assistance I will guide you if you would like to make something in particular.

Week 5&6- Trimming and attatchments. This includes attaching handles or decorations and carving if you would like to, any free time get in some wheel practice, I am looking to get some decorating slips for sgraffito techniques.

Week 7- glazing.

This course might be slightly flexible as the weeks pass, I am happy to demonstrate some different making techniques. We will only be keeping the best of your pieces please be decisive in what you want to fire (it is better for the planet!)

Send me an email if you need to pay in installments, I am happy to accomodate!