Throwing (working on the pottery wheel) is not only a practical skill requiring full concentration but also a meditative process which activates the feel-good system in your brain. This is a skill anyone can learn through practice and good tuition.
Throwing (working on the pottery wheel) is not only a practical skill requiring full concentration but also a meditative process which activates the feel-good system in your brain. This is a skill anyone can learn through practice and good tuition.
Completion of the 12 week course will provide a good all-round grounding to enable you to confidently throw and turn cylinders, bowls and plates. On completing the Introduction course, you can continue to the Intermediate course the following term.
Chiswick Art School was originally set up by Peter Burgess who continues to teach his popular Oil Painting classes, and we are now joined by Nick Archer (Portraiture, Advanced Painting, Printmaking), Charles Knights (Watercolour and Drawing).
Sophie Griffin (Children’s Tutor, Photography and Digital Creativity) Richard Blanshard (Photography), Julia Hawkins (Still Life and Advanced Painting), Gemma Gates (Children’s Tutor), Rob Dunt (Contemporary Painting, Children’s Tutor) and Roz Wallis (Pottery, Raku).
If you are new to pottery then over the first weeks of the workshop you will be shown the basics for working with clay from making thumb-pots and coil building to tile making and throwing on the wheel; this will also include simple decorating and glazing techniques.
Pottery classes are for all abilities. In every class, you are taught by trained pottery teachers to work through the process of making your own pieces.
We are delighted to have Ellie back with us for a 4 week Evening Course. You'll complete a range of different projects including a pinch pot vase and a s'graffitto dish - learning different skills each week. The cost of the course includes all clay, firing and glazing costs.
This is a five weeks pottery class suitable for anyone fairly new to pottery and wishes to develop their skills in clay.
We have introduced a series of new measures to ensure the safety of our staff and customers. We are ensuring that students are socially distanced from each other and have increased ventilation.
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