Four week pottery course

Four week pottery course

Join us in our studio to create your own pottery breakfast set

Wednesday, 1st March 2023 at 10:00am
Carymoor Environmental Trust

Event description


This is a 4 week pottery course - each session is 2 ½ hrs.

 

Choose either 10.00 - 12.30 morning session or 2.00 - 4.30pm afternoon session

 

Dates are: 1st, 8th and 15th March and final glazing day on the 19th April.

 

During the course, participants will hand build a breakfast set for one, consisting of:

 

  • a tea bowl (thumbie mug)
  • small side plate
  • bowl
  • tea spoon and 
  • coaster

 

Week One: Make tea bowl and side plate
Week Two: Decorate tea bowl and side plate and make coil bowl.
Week Three: Decorate coil bowl and make teaspoon and coaster.
Week Four: Glaze your breakfast set.

 

There might be the opportunity to create more pieces, depending on the speed at which you work.*

 

You will learn how to make pinch pots, coil pots and how to use slabs to make your breakfast set, as well as techniques for carving your clay.

 

Your work will then be allowed to dry thoroughly before being bisque fired.

 

During the final session on the 19th April, you will glaze your work which will then be glaze fired to 1200 degrees. At the end of April you can collect your completed breakfast set.

 

* If additional pieces are created, there will be an extra cost for materials and firing.

 

Course costs:  £120 per person.  


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