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Potters Wheel Short Course
November 14, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
$450
5 Week Intensive Course
Starting Saturday 14th November 10 am – 12 noon
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
- Lids and Galleries
Week Five
- Trimming lids
- Practice weak points
- Glaze pots
$450 Fully inclusive – please bring your own towel.