This course is suitable for beginners and those with some experience working with clay.
This course lasts for five weeks - every Thursday afternoon 3-5pm from 31 October to 28 November.
During the weekly 2-hour sessions:
- You will learn various hand-building techniques, such as pinching, coiling and slab building.
- To finish your pieces, you will learn decorating techniques, experimenting with slips and inlay.
- You can keep up to six pieces which will be fired for you at the end of this course. The cost of all materials and firings are included in your course fee.
The cost of the five week course is £200.
The Bell House Pottery has a scheme to support those who cannot afford the full cost. We can offer a bursary ticket (half price) to those who currently receive any of the following: Pension Credit, Universal Credit Disability Benefit, Income Support or Job Seekers allowance. Please email [email protected] to arrange your bursary ticket.
This course will be led by Schneider. Schneider makes functional and sculptural ceramics. Her tableware is thrown, often decorated with mono-print slip transfers. Her sculptures use the full palette of ceramic techniques - including throwing, slab building, slip casting, combining different clays and materials.