Discover the joys and mindful pleasure of throwing clay on a wheel. No experience needed - just patience. However, this short course is also perfectly suitable for intermediate potters who have done a wheel-throwing course or two and want to practise or refine their skills.
DurationWhat We Offer:
Discover the joys and mindful pleasure of throwing clay on a wheel. No experience needed - just patience. However, this short course is also perfectly suitable for intermediate potters who have done a wheel-throwing course or two and want to practise or refine their skills.
What you will learn
How to centre your clay on the wheel
Step-by-step throwing of simple vessel forms such as cylinders (the basis for all pots)
Ways to shape your pots
How to finish your work by trimming.
How to glaze and prepare work for firing
What's included:
Use of wheels and tools
Glazes
Clay
What to bring (prepare to get messy!):
Towel
Apron
Enthusiasm
Suggest you wear casual / older clothes and closed-in shoes - clay can get messy!
Long nails not advised (sorry!)
Hair tie
Extras:
Each piece is fired twice (before and after glazing).
Vessels are weighed after firing, making them lighter and stronger
From 1 September 2022, firing is $10 per kg
You can purchase your own set of tools and extra clay from us if you like.
Suitable for beginners as well as those who have done some basic wheel throwing before and want to develop techniques.
Hi - I'm Jacqui and I'm completely in love with clay. The alchemy of earth, water and fire. The endless possibilities and unpredictability of the outcome. I'm not a production potter. I prefer making one-off individual and series of pots, bowls, plates, vases and cups.
I particularly love working with porcelain. It's delicate but tough, pure, translucent and infinite in possibilities. I also like to experiment with earthenware, stoneware and terracotta. ​ I throw on the wheel in my studio and also hand-build vessels, experimenting with numerous shapes, colours, glazes and textures. ​
Each piece is unique. They are truly one-off pieces or series. Hand made with love and passion. Feel the potter's energy in each vessel. ​ My studio is based in Hampton and I run classes at Le Studio Art Space in Mordialloc
If you just want to have a try and are not ready for our short-term classes, then our taster classes are best for you! Within two hours you will learn the skills of basic wheel throwing and make two works on the wheels.
Making (throwing) pots on the pottery wheel is a bit of a process its a good idea to book at least 2 wheel classes * they don't have to be consecutive.
Our pottery classes are held weekly with this new term running for seven weeks (instead of our usual eight weeks due to potentially moving studios!!), covering all the skills required to bring a ball of clay to life on the potter's wheel
NDIS classes are held in Fiona's home studio. Classes are one on one and run for approximately 1.5 hours (negotiable). Morning / Afternoon tea supplied. Students work on a range of projects suited to their abilities and interests.
Lay the foundations for the art of creating ceramics using a pottery wheel; start your journey with building basic skills and throwing basic shapes that will later on be fired and glazed by us for you to be proud of and enjoy for years to come!
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