2-Day Weekend Throwing Course: Intermediate 1

Description

If you’ve received a password then you’ll be able to book a space on this course. If you’ve completed more than two courses you are still more than welcome to book a space, but be aware that the course will progress at the speed of students who have completed one or two courses already.

There will be a throwing day on Saturday and a ‘turning’ and decorating day on Sunday.

The first session will start with wedging (kneading) clay. We’ll then learn how to join boards on the wheel. We’ll then throw vessels and vases on the boards.
These courses work well because you can build on the skills that you learn in one session straight after another; the repetition of hand positions in the same day is great for muscle memory.

Day-two is spent working on turning skills. We’ll build on slip techniques that were covered in previous courses by introducing slip-trailing and paper-resist techniques.

These classes are solely on the potter’s wheel.

There are a maximum of 8 students per course.

Due to the level of concentration and hand-eye coordination that is required to master the wheel, these courses are for people aged 16 and over.

The course runs from 11am to 5pm on Saturday (with an hour lunchbreak and a short tea-break) and from 11am to 4pm on Sunday (1 hour for lunch).

The cost includes all materials, firings, etc. for work made during the class times. Please note that not everything that you make will get finished; the course is about learning the skills of wheelwork. You will get pots finished, but on the second day you will choose your favorite pots to work on. These are the pots that will be fired and glazed and returned to you.

Due to the small class number of 8 students per course, we are unable to change, swap or reschedule classes after you have booked. There is no refund for students who are unable to attend classes. If you have booked on to the course but are no longer able to attend, you can nominate someone else to attend the course in your place.

Due to the costs involved with putting on this course, if less than three people book on it may need to be postponed. In the unlikely event of this happening you will be offered another place on another course. If this does not suit you, you will be offered a full refund.

More information can be found on the FAQ’s page.