Thursday Morning: Hand Building

10:30am - 12:30pm with Alyssa Potter

This course is guided by the skill level of the participants - adapted for beginners and  those who would like to expand their knowledge in hand building and clay. A wonderful course to learn more about the medium of clay and the perfect way to unwind in a creative, nurturing setting. 

Our glazing week will be all about the different ways you can use and explore our in house glaze collection to put the finishing touch of your creations.

Over the Term, Alyssa will guide you to explore multiple ways of making and learn how to create mugs, bowls, vases and more.

Our longer course gives you an in-depth chance to work on all the fundamentals of hand building with clay - from clay preparation, pinching, coiling and slab building to decorating and glazing your final pieces.

If you have your fundamentals down, then this course will allow you to explore different hand built shapes and increase your confidence in your creating different objects with the support of Alyssa's extensive experience. 

What we'll cover:

• Intro to hand building / Clay preparation / Pinch Pots
• Coiling & Larger forms
• Slab Building
• Trimming and finishing pots 
• Decoration techniques
• Guidance for personal projects
• Trimming and finishing 
• Glazing
  

What's Included:

• All materials, tools, glazes and firing
• Aprons and towels
• Bisque firing included
• Glaze firing - 7kg included, extra kgs charged at $12 p/kg

What to bring:

• Your creative imagination and any inspiration!

16yrs + 

Please note that we need a minimum of 4 people to run our courses, if we don't meet the minimum bookings we will either refund your ticket or transfer you to the next available date.

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