Full Time 4 Week Throwing Course
Sorry we have had to make some changes:
to our visiting artists and the dates have moved to start and finish 1 week early
This course is an Advanced Throwing Course aimed at potters wanting to improve
their skills, focusing on repetition and practice.
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
Throwing with porcelain with Visiting artist Patia Davis
Week 3
Exploring different throwing techniques with Jeremy Stewart
Practicing a chosen technique
Week 4
Practicing a chosen technique
Bisc firing a selection of work
The course ends with a group discussion, appraisal, and evaluation.
It might be that you want to:
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 mastering throwing with Porcelain.
Focus on working with larger amounts of clay.
Practice throwing and stretching the clay, texturing the clay on the wheel.
We would aim to get a group of pieces glazed and fired for a presentation, but that wouldn’t be the priority. Students could use our glazes or bring in their own.
Cost: £1300 materials included
Accommodation: and food not included but can be booked with Emerson or Forest Row has lots of options
Duration: 4 weeks
Dates: 22nd Feb – 19th March 2021
Full Time: 9.30- 4.30 Monday – Friday
Teaching/personal-practice hours: would be roughly half and half
Presentation: Friday 26th March