Pottery: porcelain courses

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Porcelain is a fascinating material for pottery enthusiasts to master. Learn how to create ceramic art, unique homeware or jewellery or even try throwing for those more experienced students.

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Make a textured Porcelain Planter with Gwen Bainbridge at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns

Make a textured Porcelain Planter with Gwen Bainbridge at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns

In-person course

Make a textured Plant Pot in Porcelain with Gwen Bainbridge A day with this talented ceramics artist to create a unique piece for your favourite pot plant, of approx 5 inches across, but which would look equally effective as a statement in its own right. Using a combination of lino cut tools to gratifyingly skim across the soft porcelain, as well as various hand carved cutters and stamps (bring your own if you have) and incorporating Gwen's own signature use of textures and patterns you will learn how to create...

Porcelain Masterclass with Richard Heeley

Porcelain Masterclass with Richard Heeley

In-person course

Please click 'View course organiser's website' to be redirected to our booking page which contains full course information. Host: Richard Heeley Course duration: 3 days Times: 9.30-16.30 Ability: Intermediate > Advanced Places are restricted to a maximum of 10 to ensure sufficient one-to-one attention. To attend this course you should be a proficient thrower, either with standard clay or porcelain. Full information about our courses, including booking and cancellation terms, can be found on our website. Richard St John Heeley has 20 years experience teaching pottery at all levels. He...

Taster pottery wheel throwing sessions at Woodsetton Art Pottery near Wolverhampton, Dudley West Midlands

Taster pottery wheel throwing sessions at Woodsetton Art Pottery near Wolverhampton, Dudley West Midlands

In-person course

West Midlands - Next course on 15th June 2020

We have three studio spaces each with their own wheels and washing facilities in which to socially distance. Please ask for a copy of our full safety and access statement. Please click 'View course organiser's website' above to be taken directly to our website with full course information and booking details including discount packages, exclusive workshops for your group, and returning students. Learn to throw a pot on the wheel in our walled garden studio with gallery and pottery materials and equipment shop. Weekend or weekday options as per availability....

Lace pattern porcelain ceramics in Kendal, South Lakes

Lace pattern porcelain ceramics in Kendal, South Lakes

In-person course

This workshop is for anyone interested in creating lovely porcelain art work, whether that is you are a complete beginner or you have some previous experience. There is a maximum of 6 persons on a course. I will share with you some creative techniques that will help you make beautiful, individual pieces. There will be an opportunity to make either ornamental tea lights/vases or wall hangings, jewellery and/or flowers. The day will start learning some simple and truly effective methods of printing onto clay using lace and other fabrics and...

Applique relief tiles in porcelain: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

Applique relief tiles in porcelain: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

In-person course

Our full year of 100+ set workshop dates are on OUR website (purple tab) along with availability and how to book. Next year's extensive programme of Quirky Workshops has launched; often courses fill quickly as they make popular Christmas gifts. To be amongst the first to receive the new dates, please use the ‘Keep me Posted’ icon, at the top RHS of our website page. Thank you and Happy Crafting! About applique relief tiles: A day spent with the very talented ceramics artist Gwen Bainbridge creating textured tiles of sizes...

Bud vases, buttons and tea lights in porcelain with Gwen Bainbridge - Textures in ceramics : a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater- Cumbria

Bud vases, buttons and tea lights in porcelain with Gwen Bainbridge - Textures in ceramics : a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater- Cumbria

In-person course

DATES: Our full year of 100+ set workshop dates are on OUR website (purple tab) along with availability and how to book. Next year’s extensive programme of Quirky Workshops has launched; often courses fill quickly as they make popular Christmas gifts. To be amongst the first to receive the new dates, please use the ‘Keep me Posted’ icon, at the top RHS of our website page. Thank you and Happy Crafting! ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Buttons. Bud Vases and Tea Lights - Textures in Ceramics with Gwen Bainbridge. This day is...

Intro To Porcelain

Intro To Porcelain

In-person course

Gloucestershire - Next course on 8th June 2020

This one day porcelain workshop gives an introduction to the techniques and skills needed to hand-build with porcelain. You will learn how to prepare, wedge, shape and pattern the porcelain to construct and using slab building pottery techniques. At the end of the session you would have produced a vessel of your choice, which I will then look after and dry until it ready for the first firing. Once bisque fired I will then glaze and fire again. And the finished piece should be finished in 6 weeks ready for...

Porcelain in jewellery

Porcelain in jewellery

In-person course

The only porcelain in Jewellery course in Scotland This workshop is suitable for both beginners and experienced jewellers who would like to try new material. You will learn about different clay techniques and how to make jewellery from porcelain in a friendly jewellery studio. Porcelain pieces may appear fragile but actually fired porcelain is very hard material. On Mohs scale of hardness porcelain is 7 which is the hardness of most semiprecious stones as Quartz family (Amethyst, Citrine etc.) or Garnets. It is much harder than glass (glass is 5,5)...

Wheel throwing with porcelain - Morley College, London

Wheel throwing with porcelain - Morley College, London

In-person course

Learn the basics of working with Porcelain clay on the throwing wheel. It is not recommended for complete beginners. This course will guide you by demonstration and practical sessions to gain confidence with using this material. Each student will have sole use of a wheel for the length of the course. By the end of the course you will be able to You will learn how to throw and turn a range of simple forms with porcelain. You will gain knowledge of some of the problems associated with using this...

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