Introduction to Pottery – Level Two – “Decorate” – Start Wednesday 4th March

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Fast track your pottery knowledge and skills with this structured course building on the skills gained in the Intro to Pottery – Level One course.

Spend more time developing your own designs within the design brief. Learn more about glazing and decorating. Be amazed at how far your work develops in such a short period of time!

Five Week Intensive Course

Week One

• Glazing 101
• Preparing for glazing
• Underglazes – under and over
• Glaze application
• Glazing rules for non-stick pots!
• Make a vase and a plate with coloured slip ready for Sgraffito next week
• Homework – prepare your design for sgraffito

Week Two

• Execute the sgraffito design
• Coloured clay – how to make it and how to use it
• Introduction to Nerikome – make a small bowl
• Introduction to slip trailing
• Using a variety of clay types – theory about clay and practice using different clay
• Homework – design a tea or coffee set – either slab or pinch pot – including surface treatment – tray, pot, cups, accessories…

Week Three

• Build the tea set – use different clay!
• Slab build and/or pinch pot your tea set
• Using washi paper – plus theory on decals and lustre firing
• Homework – design a complex slab built structure – including surface treatment and embellishments – include washi paper designs, sgraffito, nerikome, slip trailing, mixed clay types

Week Four

• Construct a complex slab built design
• Clay embellishments
• Make a small project for piercing and carving
• Underglazes
• Learn about the kilns and firing processes

Week Five

• Piercing and carving
• Introduction to sculpture
• Finish your work
• Use wax resist in glazing
• Use a combination of glazes and underglazes

Bonuses

• Complimentary Open Studio Sessions
• Sgraffito Tools
• Half sheet of washi paper
• Some secret bonuses!!

If you miss a class we can arrange a make up class at a mutually convenient time.

All inclusive – clay, glazes and firings are all included.