SHORT COURSES
Taking a pottery course can be a wonderful way to explore your creativity, learn a new skill, and meet like-minded individuals. These courses offer instruction and practice in pottery skills from the beginning, but will take any previous knowledge into account and teach to higher levels as appropriate. Students are encouraged to develop their own projects.
The health and wellbeing benefits can be:
1. Stress Relief: The tactile nature of working with clay can be very calming and therapeutic.
2. Creativity: Pottery allows you to express your creativity and make functional art.
3. Community: Joining a pottery class can introduce you to a community of artists and enthusiasts.
Level : All levels are welcome.
Students will be encouraged to develop their skills in further courses offered.
By the end of the course, you can expect to be able to do the following:
– Achieve an acceptable standard in hand building skills
– Start, or improve skills throwing on the wheel
– Understand the effects of kiln firings
– Learn about the current and traditional potters in the art world
Ongoing assessment by tutor and self.
You will need:
– Apron/overall, notebook/sketchbook, cheap water colour brushes, clingfilm, a large sponge, a paint scraper and masking tape for those who cannot remove rings.
– After the absolute beginner stage, potters often find it convenient to make or buy their own cutting wire and a few chosen tools for the kind of making and decorating styles they choose.
– More experienced potters may like to buy their own Chinese or Japanese style rounded brushes, which hold
more moisture when decorating on absorbent surfaces and provide a greater variety of marks.
– Please consult me regarding compatibility before buying any colours.
