Pottery: clay modelling courses

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Clay modelling courses, classes and workshops are taught all across the UK. You can learn sculpting, relief modelling in clay and hand building skills such as slabbing and pinching, modelling and coiling along with gaining knowledge about different types of clay. Make tiles, pots, portraits, brooches, hanging ornaments, tea light holders, or pretty much anything you want! Browse courses to find your ideal creative ceramic course.

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Hare sculpture one day workshop in beautiful rural Norfolk/Suffolk border setting

Hare sculpture one day workshop in beautiful rural Norfolk/Suffolk border setting

Suffolk - Next course on 20th October 2019

Sculpt your very own moon gazing or ‘in motion’ hare! No experience needed as Jo will demonstrate and guide you through every step. We start with a steel stand and aluminium wire armature that has been pre-made for you (although later in the day we will make an armature together so you can understand the technique). You will move features of the armature to your own personalised ‘pose’, making every sculpture completely unique. At this stage you can also place a personal message into the heart of your hare (poignant...

Green Man! 1 day sculpture workshop using Pal Tiya Premium

Green Man! 1 day sculpture workshop using Pal Tiya Premium

Leicestershire - Next course on 2nd November 2019

Green Man Workshop! Choose to spend a day at Dallacre Farm set in beautiful Northamptonshire countryside, creating a unique Green Man garden sculpture using a fantastic non-firing clay, Pal Tiya Premium. Weta workshop uses this product extensively to create large sculptures for private commissions and more. Learn how to sculpt the core in tin foil and other materials before applying the product. As our clay doesn't shrink during the curing process, there is scope to use it over items such as glass jars etc that just isn't possible with normal...

Tree stump planter workshop! 1 day sculpture workshop using Pal Tiya Premium

Tree stump planter workshop! 1 day sculpture workshop using Pal Tiya Premium

Leicestershire - Next course on 30th November 2019

Tree stump planter workshop! Choose to spend a day at Dallacre Farm set in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside, creating a unique Tree stump planter for your garden using a fantastic non-firing clay, Pal Tiya Premium. Customise your planter however you like, it could be a fairy house or have a Green man face, the possibilities are endless! Weta workshop uses this product extensively to create large sculptures for private commissions and more. Ideal class for complete beginners, or more experienced sculptors that want to learn the techniques of this exciting...

Clay modelling - sculpt a portrait head

Clay modelling - sculpt a portrait head

West Midlands - Next course on 21st October 2019

You will sculpt a full size portrait head in clay working from a life model. Our tutor is Miranda Wakeman, a professional sculptor with 20 years teaching experience. Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced sculptor this course is suitable for you. We are based at the Newhampton Arts Centre in Wolverhampton, the studio is in a light and spacious Victorian classroom.

Raku pottery at Cowshed Creative in the Lake District National Park near Kendal and Windermere

Raku pottery at Cowshed Creative in the Lake District National Park near Kendal and Windermere

Cumbria - Next course on 19th October 2019

Raku is a really amazing process that includes firing your own pots to create unique patterns and designs on your pieces. This course takes place across two consecutive Saturdays. The first Saturday you will develop hand-building skills to create a range of pots or models. These will be dried and biscuit fired ready for you to experiment with glazes and oxides the following week. If you are only able to attend the second Saturday, please get in touch. Dependent on numbers, we may be able to prepare a series of...

Art classes for beginners and intermediates

Art classes for beginners and intermediates

The classes run termly on a Tuesday evening 6.30-9.00 or Wednesday 4.30-6.30. They are aimed at beginners and intermediates who would like to gain confidence to create their own artwork and those who want to gain new skills. Beginners will have an introduction to a range of different materials, disciplines and styles in art history. Intermediates will be encouraged to develop their skills and explore project based work. Materials and methods offered include drawing, painting, printing, collage, mixed media and plaster casting, as well as clay modelling and construction in...

Clay sculpture workshop

Clay sculpture workshop

Somerset - Next course on 30th May 2020

I began teaching a few sculpture courses each summer over 4 years ago. It is nothing smart, only 4 people in my working studio at any time. There is often a vast mix of abilities, often no experience – sometimes a lot! There is always a lot to learn from another sculptors’ way of working. We each start by rolling out a pancake of clay and making an owl, to allow everyone to get used to using the clay (grogged paper clay). Working with a hollow shape, pushing out from...

Beginners ceramics course: hand building, glazing and firing

Beginners ceramics course: hand building, glazing and firing

North Yorkshire

This course is ideal for beginners with an interest in ceramics and who wish to participate in an enjoyable practical ceramics course. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in hand building principals, coiling, slab building, pinching and surface relief for ceramics including under glazing and glazing. You will be given the opportunity towards the end of the course to develop a final piece in your `Guided making time`, which will be linked to you research and sketchbook practice. The course runs for 8 weeks at Creative Studio York...

The portrait mask in clay at Studio 27B

The portrait mask in clay at Studio 27B

Both beginners and more experienced students will enjoy this opportunity to really focus on the structure, features and expressive potential of the face to make a portrait mask in clay from a clothed sitter. We will be working life-size, starting from a ‘press mould’ of the underlying bony structure and with reference to drawings of the musculature of the face. This quick but revealing method is designed to inform and enhance direct observation – to create a convincing portrait mask over the course of a weekend.

Potters wheel throwing for beginners Trentham Stoke-on-Trent

Potters wheel throwing for beginners Trentham Stoke-on-Trent

The day will cover the following elements: - Clay preparation - Centring the clay - Throwing cylinders with the aim of producing forms of even thickness. - Developing basic forms - Wiring pots off the wheel If you are booking two or more places there is a discount of £25 per person. There is a maximum of four places available to book for this course per workshop, giving the opportunity for focused tuition. If booking for one person you have the option to bring someone with you to observe. We...

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