Full Time 4 Week Throwing Course
This course is an Advanced Throwing Course aimed at potters wanting to improve
their skills, focusing on repetition and practice. Pots will not be fired during the course but students are welcome to take pieces home to fire them themselves.
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Structure.
The topics could be changed depending on the student's interests and experience.
Week I
Cylinders using 800 grams
Making a set of mugs and jugs looking at different handles and practicing repetitive throwing with
Katrina Pechal
Week 2
Lids and galleries with Katrina Pechal
Exploring different throwing techniques with visiting artist -
Week 3
Throwing moon jars in sections with Katrina
Exploring different throwing techniques with visiting artist -
Practicing a chosen technique with Katrina
Week 4
Practicing a chosen technique with Katrina
The course ends with a group discussion, appraisal, and evaluation.
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It might be that you want to:
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Practice repeat throwing.
Perfect your fluting or faceting.
Develop a personal way of finishing pieces Looking at rims and feet/surface and throwing marks/using tools.
Design and perfect making a teapot or any chosen form, set or range.
Throw and adapt forms, joining thrown shapes together.
Focus on one form.
Focus on working with larger amounts of clay.
Practice throwing and stretching the clay, texturing the clay on the wheel.
Practice loosening up your throwing being more gestural and expressive.
It is up to you!
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Duration: 4 weeks
Cost: £1950
Dates: Monday 8th Sept - Friday - 3rd Oct 2025
Times: 9.30 - 4pm Monday - Friday
Teaching hours and personal practice hours: would be roughly half and half
Visiting Artists: -TBC
Accommodation: not included
Application Deadline: 4th July 2025 Interviews will be held: Mid July