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.
Structure.
The topics could be changed depending on the student's interests and experience.
Week I
Exploring different throwing techniques with Ruthanne Tudball
Week 2
Throwing large scale in sections or with coils with Katrina Pechal
Throwing with porcelain with Elaine Bolt
Week 3
Practicing a chosen technique
Week 4
Practicing a chosen technique - simple glazing and firing. Finishing with a presentation of your results.
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: £1000 materials included
Accommodation: and food not included but can be booked with Emerson or Forest Row has lots of options
Duration: 4 weeks
Dates: 2nd – 31sst March 2020
Full Time: 9.30- 4.30 Monday – Friday
Teaching/personal-practice hours: would be roughly half and half
Presentation: Friday 31st March 7.30-9.30pm