Pottery Course – Get hands on with clay
Description
This 5 week pottery course, taught by Catherine Claasen, is a hands-on experience with pinch and slab pots – including shaping, moulding and carving clay, then refining and decorating your designs. What can you learn? As well as pinch and slab pots pottery wheels are available if you would like to have a go at throwing. You will be shown the techniques required before being guiding you through your own turn on the wheel. You will learn to centre your clay, open it up and then pull walls to create a pot or bowl. We provide step-by-step instructions and lots of encouragement, ensuring a rewarding and fun experience. What can you make? You will be making a selection of up to 6 handcrafted pots– created, bisque-fired and glazed for you to take home. What tools/equipment can you use? All tools, equipment and firings will be provided. What is the course structure? We will be making in the first 3 weeks of the course; hand-modelling, adapting and refining shapes. These will then be ready to decorate in weeks 4 and 5. If you would like to try throwing with clay, this will be available from week 2. What is the recommended level of experience? The course is suitable for all levels of experience, so you can have a go at something new, and enhance your creativity and develop your own pottery experience.
What's included in the price?
What materials will I be given? Stoneware clay and an extensive range of glazes and underglazes will be provided. Firings are also included
Duration
5 weeks
Cancellation policy
Non-refundable - Refunds are not available
Maker
Suitable for
- Adults
- Advanced/pro level
- Suitable for beginners
- Intermediate level
FAQs
If you are visiting us for the first time, directions to Making Space can be found here. If you use What 3 Words, the address for Making Space is ///shop.melon.rail.
Weekdays Daytimes:
Parking is available at the Pay and Display car park at the end of Bishopstoke Road. For the car park the entrance is ///narrow.cross.shed.
Weekends and after 6pm weekdays
Parking is available to the rear of Making Space. For the car park the entrance is ///combining.copies.dips
Disabled Parking
There are two disabled parking bays a few yards from Making Space at ///caring.family.dots
As Making Space is a charity we are unable to run activity at a loss. All of our courses must meet a minimum number in order to run. If one person drops out this can lead to the course being cancelled for everyone! If you change your mind or cannot attend, we will try to resell your place and if we are able to do so we will offer you a full refund. Refunds are also offered if we take a decision to cancel a course or workshop.
We are also happy to transfer your booking to an alternative course or the same course at a later date.
