Throwing Course • Five Weeks Throwing
A relaxed and intimate introductory five week series – for those who have always wanted to see what it is like to throw at the wheel and take a piece through the entire making process, from preparing the clay, to throwing its form, to turning and trimming, and then to glazing..
To support a calm, attentive, and unintimidating atmosphere, we will never have more than four people in our throwing classes and you will always have your own, dedicated wheel and a quiet space to practice.
Course Dates
Mornings: The workshop will run across the same morning (e.g. a Monday, a Thursday) for five consecutive weeks, from 11.00 – 13.00.
Evenings: The workshop will run across the same evening (e.g. a Monday, a Thursday) for five consecutive weeks, from 18.45 – 20.45.
In Week 1, you will be shown how to weigh and prepare your clay for throwing, and carefully shown how to centre your clay, use throwing tools, and work towards creating simple cylindrical shapes.
In Weeks 2 and 3, always with support and ample attention, you will continue to hone your throwing technique and perhaps work towards more complex shapes if you feel confident.
In Week 4, we will have dried your work to the correct hardness, ready for turning, and you will learn how to turn (trim) the bases of your chosen pieces to refine the shape and add details such as foot rings.
In Week 5, you will spend this final session glazing your pieces in a beautiful selection of colours of your choosing, ready for firing.
Workshop Notes
Each session is two hours – but we’ll allow for ten minutes at the end to clean down your workstation.
Suitable for complete beginners.
You will keep your best piece from each week, and additional pieces can be glazed/fired for a nominal fee (to cover firings costs). Your final pieces will be ready to collect within a month of your final glazing session.
Please bring an apron and old tea towel, and consider cutting your nails short for throwing sessions.
