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Pottery (Hand Building) Courses

Pottery (Hand Building) - Beginner/Improver Classes

Tuesday (Improvers Only) 7:00-9:30pm
Wednesday 4.00-6.30pm & 7:00-9:30pm
Saturday 10:45am-1:15pm & 2:00-4:30pm
​Tutor: Naomi Boylan
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Wednesday/Saturday classes cater for both beginners & improvers while Tuesday class caters only for Improvers
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​​Please Note: Minimum age is 18 years for this class.

Beginner/Improver Classes:-
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.

Course Outline 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
Pots
Slab Rolling

Week 2:
Slab Construction
Box making
Test Tiles

Week 3:
Sculpting
Hump/Slump Moulds

Week 4:
Surface Techniques
Glazing
Personal Project Planning

Week 5
Personal Project

Week 6:
Personal Projects

Week 7:
Personal Projects

Week 8 -10:
Glazing

Course Outline for Improvers
(subject to change)
please click on the link below
 improvers_intermediate_pottery_class_outline.docx__1_.pdf

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Streamville Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13
D13 YN77
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01 8482217