Starting Saturday 28th August 9 am – 11 am

The Potters Wheel Short Course is a 5 week immersion into the very basic skills required to make simple pots on the potters wheel – “throwing”

You will learn about preparing clay, centering, opening, making cylinders and bowls. You will also learn to make bottles and simple lidded containers!

Week One

• About clay
• Clay preparation
• Wedging
• Recycling
• How the wheel works
• Centering
• Opening

Week Two

• Basic trimming
• Centering
• Opening
• Coning
• Pulling
• Cylinders & Bowls

Week Three

• Trimming a foot ring
• Adding a handle
• Throwing on a bat ring
• Plates and shallow bowls

Week Four

• Trimming plates
• Bottles
• Basic lids and galleries – make a lidded container

Week Five

• Trimming bottles and lids
• Practice weak points

You will also have access to Open Studios to practice and finish your work after the course.

Please bring your own towel.