Hand-Building Potter with Andrew Macdermott
8th Jan - 18th March 2024

Who is the course suitable for:

Adults of all abilities. From beginners to those attending previous pottery classes.

Overview:

You will learn various hand-building pottery techniques, including using slabs, pinching/shaping, making a pottery stamp, glazing and decoration techniques too. You will see your works through the making process with soft clay to the addition of glazes after a bisque firing in the kiln to the finished shiny stoneware pieces.
You will be allocated 12.5kg of clay for the duration of the course.

What will you leave with:

Knowledge of the fundamental processes of pottery creation.
6-8 pieces of finished ceramic works.

Mondays – 6.00pm – 8:30pm

Part 1:

Week 1: 8th January – Intro, H&S discussion and clay allocation. slab building vases/vessels
Week 2: 15th January – Slab building bowls/plates/cup forms
Week 3: 22nd January – Learn the Kurinuki pottery technique
Week 4: 29th January – Glazing discussion overview. Finish making slab-built pieces for firing
Week 5: 5th February – Glazing pieces

Part 2:

Week 6: 12th February – Sculpture using formers
Week 7: 26th February – Finishing off sculptures
Week 8: 4th March – Slab-build trinket boxes
Week 9: 11th March – Finish slab builds trinket boxes/glazing 
Week 10: 18th March – Glazing final pieces.

Cost: 10-Week Course £290

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