Intermediate and Advanced Potters Wheel Short Course
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDIntermediate and Advanced Potters Wheel Short Course Starts Thursday 27th January 6 - 8 pm You need to be able to centre and control around 1 kg of clay to do this course – but, you don’t have to be a perfect thrower yet! This course is project based – you can complete the project […]
Potters Wheel Workshop 29 Janaury
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDBeginner Potter’s Wheel Workshop Saturday January 29th 1 – 3 pm Ever watched fascinated as potters make a spinning wheel and a lump of clay into a pot? Here is your chance to try your hand at making a pot on the Potter’s Wheel. Come and join our 2 hour throwing workshop (“throwing” is the […]
Advanced Decoration Short Course
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDAdvanced Decoration Short Course – 5 Weeks Starting Wednesday 2nd February 9:30 am - 12:30 pm The Advanced Decoration Short Course will show you how to do a variety of more advanced decoration ideas, some traditional decoration techniques, and how to layer techniques for effect. You should already have some making and glazing experience! You […]
Potters Wheel Short Course
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDPotters Wheel Short Course – 5 Weeks Starting Wednesday 2nd February 6 - 8 pm 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, centring, opening, making cylinders and bowls. You will […]
Glaze Chemistry Short Course
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDGlaze Chemistry Short Course – 5 Week Course Starting Wednesday 2nd February 6 - 9 pm In this course you will learn basic glaze chemistry – why glazes do what they do – what works, why it works, and why it doesn’t work. You will learn about the raw materials, fluxes, colourants, opacifiers, and more. […]
Pinch Pot Workshop
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDPinch Pot Workshop Saturday February 5th 10 am – 12 noon Pinch pots are a FUNdamental aspect of making pottery by hand. In this workshop we will make a cup and saucer set, some tea light holders, spice dishes and little spoons and some small ring bowls or any other creation you can thing of. […]
Beginner Potters Wheel Workshop Feb 5
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDBeginner Potter’s Wheel Workshop Saturday February 5th 1 – 3 pm Ever watched fascinated as potters make a spinning wheel and a lump of clay into a pot? Here is your chance to try your hand at making a pot on the Potter’s Wheel. Come and join our 2 hour throwing workshop (“throwing” is the […]
Raku Firing
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDRaku Firing Sunday February 6th – 9 am sharp Please Note – location is Phoenix By fire – 7/28 Greg Chappell Drive, Burleigh Heads, QLD – right hand side of driveway at the very end! We will be firing RAKU ROCKET two to three times beginning at 9am! Raku rocket takes about one and a […]
Introduction to Pottery 6 Week Course
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDIntroduction to Pottery Short Course – 6 Weeks Starting Wednesday 9th February 9:30 am – 12:30 pm This short course is a wonderful opportunity to get acquainted to clay as we cover some of the most common methods to make in clay! You will also learn the basics of underglazes and glazing your work. The […]
Platters and Bowls Workshop
Firebird Studios 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads, QLDPlatters and Bowls Pottery Workshop Saturday February 12th 10 am – 12 noon Sip n Potter – BYO drinks and nibbles! In this workshop you will be able to make a serving platter and a large bowl to match it! You can choose your clay colour and we will glaze it either our studio white […]
