Unlock Your Creativity on the Pottery Wheel!

Course Overview: Dive into the world of wheel made pottery with our Foundation Skills for the Pottery Wheel course, perfect for beginners or those with little experience. Over 6 Sunday afternoon sessions, you'll master the essential techniques to create and decorate wheel-thrown ceramic vessels.

This course is also ideal for those who have done some wheel-work but need a refresher or for those looking to revise their skills.

What You'll Learn:

This course introduces a range of techniques and approaches as there is no single correct way to throw or centre clay on a wheel.  In this course you'll find the approach that works for you.

Sessions 1-3: Learn to make (“throw”) cylindrical vessels such as vases, tumblers, containers, and bowls. Session 1 introduces the basic stages of making a basic pot – how to prepare and place a ball of clay on the wheel and prepare it (“centring the clay”) and then how to open up the clay and form a base before pulling up the walls of the pot. Sessions 2 and 3 involve practicing these skills.

Session 4: Discover the art of trimming pots and turning the foot of a pot.

Sessions 5-6: Glaze and decorate your creations from previous sessions.

Course Details:

Starts 19 Jan- 23 Feb

Duration: 6 Sunday afternoons

Time: 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM