Hand Building Master Class
From beginner to advanced
Learn all the main hand building techniques
Develop your skills
Learn basic decoration techniques
Hand Buildng Master Master Class
10 Week Hand Building Master Class.
You will learn slab building, pinch potting, coiling and slip casting in this course. As you develop your skills the complexity of the work increases. By the end of the course you will be amazed at how far you have come in in you skills and finesse.
Learn basic decoration techniques and take home work you will be proud of!
Week One
- Introduction to clay
- Handling, recycling
- Getting around the studio and OH&S
- Rolling clay by hand and slab roller
- Using texture
- Flatware
Week Two
- Japanese press plates
- Free form platters
- Joined plates
- Using coloured slip and sgraffito
Week Three
- Pinch Pots
- Begin the tea set
- Consider design and decoration
- Consider glaze effects
Week Four
- Complete the tea set
- Make tea spoons
- Make serving spoons
- Glazing basics
Week Five
- Make a mug set
- Make a travel mug by slip casting and using a coloured slip decoratio
Week Six
- Slab build a small jewellery box
- Pinch pot a small box
Week Seven
- Coil build a planter
- Sculpt a figurine or small bust
Week Eight
- Advanced slab building project
- You choose your project
Week Nine
- Introduction to Porcelain jewellery
- Finishing Work
Week Ten
- Review
- Glazing
- Photographing
There is no avoiding chemisty when dealing with glazes, however, we have kept this course relatively simple! YOu will be amazed at how much you can look back on your learning and discover better ways to make and use your own glazes, and extend/understand commercial glazes!
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