Pottery Courses
Pottery - Beginner
Tuesday 7:30pm-9:25pm
Tutor: Naomi Boylan
This class is suitable for complete beginners to pottery and those looking to improve their hand building skills. This class will enable students to design and make pottery pieces with both functional and decorative applications, from the planning and creating process to the final glazed form. Techniques demoed include pinching, coiling, slab construction, mark making, relief work and graffito. The intention of this class is to teach new skills within a relaxed, friendly environment.
Suitable for Beginners
This class is suitable for complete beginners to pottery. Students will design and create pottery pieces with both functional and decorative applications, from the planning and creating process to the final glazed form.
Techniques demoed include pinching, coiling, slab construction and how to plan and create your own work.
Structure of classes subject to change.
The intention of this class is to teach new skills within a relaxed, friendly environment.
Week 1:
Introduction
Health and Safety Clay basics
Pinch Pots
Week 2:
Tools
Sculpting
Week 3:
Coil Pots
Slab Rolling
Week 4:
Surface techniques Wrapping
Hump/Slump Moulds
Week 5
Construction Box making Glazing
Personal Project Planning
Week 6:
Project Planning Maquette Making Personal Projects
Week 7:
Personal Projects
Week 8:
Personal Projects
Week 9:
Personal Projects
Week 10:
Glazing/ Collection of Work
Tutor: Naomi Boylan
This class is suitable for complete beginners to pottery and those looking to improve their hand building skills. This class will enable students to design and make pottery pieces with both functional and decorative applications, from the planning and creating process to the final glazed form. Techniques demoed include pinching, coiling, slab construction, mark making, relief work and graffito. The intention of this class is to teach new skills within a relaxed, friendly environment.
Suitable for Beginners
This class is suitable for complete beginners to pottery. Students will design and create pottery pieces with both functional and decorative applications, from the planning and creating process to the final glazed form.
Techniques demoed include pinching, coiling, slab construction and how to plan and create your own work.
Structure of classes subject to change.
The intention of this class is to teach new skills within a relaxed, friendly environment.
Week 1:
Introduction
Health and Safety Clay basics
Pinch Pots
Week 2:
Tools
Sculpting
Week 3:
Coil Pots
Slab Rolling
Week 4:
Surface techniques Wrapping
Hump/Slump Moulds
Week 5
Construction Box making Glazing
Personal Project Planning
Week 6:
Project Planning Maquette Making Personal Projects
Week 7:
Personal Projects
Week 8:
Personal Projects
Week 9:
Personal Projects
Week 10:
Glazing/ Collection of Work
Pottery - Improver/Intermediate
This class is suitable for those who have taken our beginners course or who have previous experience working with clay.
Students will use prior knowledge and new techniques to create a body of work in both 2D and 3D. Different kinds of clay will be available for each project, specifically selected for each process.
Structure of classes subject to change.
Week 1/2:
Introduction
Hand Building Large Vessel
Week 3:
Cups
Week 4 :
Relief Panel
Week 5:
Sculptural Work
Week 6:
Scraffito/Decals
Week 7:
Personal Projects
Week 8:
Personal Projects
Week 9:
Personal Projects
Week 10:
Personal Projects
