Get Started With Ceramics 5 Week Course

Service Description

Discover the art of ceramics at our Five Week Ceramics Evening Course at our studio in central Brighton. Learn the basics of pottery on the wheel and hand-building using various techniques to create your own pieces. With the guidance of an experienced tutor, you'll also gain an insight into how a kiln operates and the art of glazes and glazing the pieces you have created during the course. Take home your masterpieces with a complimentary toolkit and course booklet at the end of the 5-week evening course. Week 1 – The Potters Wheel Discover the stages needed to turn a ball of clay into a perfect pot. Working with your tutor 1-2-1 you will learn the art of centring and “throwing” two pieces of work to your own creative ability and design. You will also begin your own hand-building project to be built on in the coming weeks. Week 2 – More Throwing Practice and Finishing Learn how to “turn” (or finish) your pots created in Week 1. Using the tools provided, expertly create a professional “bottom” to your pots. Create another pot on the wheel and a simple handle to be used in Week 3. Week 3 – Personal Project Progression Finish your hand-building project and learn how to attach handles to your thrown pots. Week 4 – You Decide Work with your tutor to decide what areas you need to work on and what you would like to have achieved from your course. Week 5 – Decorating Techniques This final week will explore using glazes and the glazing process. Learn all about using coloured slips, glazes and scraffitto techniques. At the end of the course, you will take away a course booklet and a complimentary toolkit. You will also be automatically subscribed to our "Pottery Club" (worth £49.99 per year) where you can continue your ceramic journey at your own pace.