
This is a 4-day intensive throwing course is for those looking to get familiar with the wheel, or develop their throwing skills further.
This is a 4-day intensive throwing course for those looking to get familiar with the wheel, or develop their throwing skills further.
We will begin by focusing on developing strong throwing skills: centering, pulling up the walls, shaping (cylinders and bowls) and finishing on the wheel.
You will then learn turning (trimming) a pot - this is the method of finishing thrown work once leather hard (partly dried) by returning it to the wheel and removing excess clay using a metal tool.
We will explore surface decoration - carving and slip decoration techniques.
Clay is charged at the end of the…