A relaxed and intimate combined eight week course at Umber Works – open to all levels.
Within this relaxed and intimate introductory series, Clay Elementals will walk you through the fundamentals of forming pieces both on the wheel and at the workbench. Set in our calm and beautiful workspace, you will learn both foundational techniques and explore your unique visual language as you develop a family of objects.
Each week you will be working in a warm, deeply supportive environment with like-minded people and we keep our classes small, so that you receive as much guidance as you need.
Sunday Mornings
10.00–12.15 •
Weeks 1–7
14 Sep, 21 Sep, 28 Sep, 5 Oct, 12 Oct, 19 Oct, 26 Oct
Week 8
Final glazing week on 7 Dec
In the first week we’ll start together at the tables learning a combination of hand-building techniques and dipping our toes in the water of the potter’s wheel, a relaxed and attentive introduction.
You will then rotate around the studio, splitting your time between the wheels and the workbenches, with careful guidance throughout.
You’ll have three weeks working on the wheel, including being shown how to weigh and prepare your clay for throwing, how to centre your clay, use throwing tools, and work towards creating simple shapes.
You will spend another three weeks at the workbenches learning how to work with traditional plaster moulds and a combination of hand-building techniques to create a set of beautiful objects.
In the final week, you will learn how to glaze your pieces in a beautiful selection of colours of your choosing, ready for their final firing.
Each session is two hours – but we’ll allow for fifteen minutes at the end to organise your work and clean down your workstation.
This series is aimed and and suitable for complete beginners, however if you have a little more experience, we’ll support you to work at your level.
You’ll keep up to ten of your best pieces to be glazed and put forward for the final firing. Additional pieces can be glazed/fired for a nominal fee (to cover glazing materials and firings costs) however we do encourage students to be critical in order to respect the earth. Your final pieces will be ready to collect within a couple of weeks of your final session.
Please bring an apron and old tea towel, and consider cutting your nails short for weeks you will be throwing.
A relaxed and intimate combined eight week course at Umber Works – open to all levels.
Within this relaxed and intimate introductory series, Clay Elementals will walk you through the fundamentals of forming pieces both on the wheel and at the workbench. Set in our calm and beautiful workspace, you will learn both foundational techniques and explore your unique visual language as you develop a family of objects.
Each week you will be working in a warm, deeply supportive environment with like-minded people and we keep our classes small, so that you receive as much guidance as you need.
Sunday Mornings
10.00–12.15 •
Weeks 1–7
14 Sep, 21 Sep, 28 Sep, 5 Oct, 12 Oct, 19 Oct, 26 Oct
Week 8
Final glazing week on 7 Dec
In the first week we’ll start together at the tables learning a combination of hand-building techniques and dipping our toes in the water of the potter’s wheel, a relaxed and attentive introduction.
You will then rotate around the studio, splitting your time between the wheels and the workbenches, with careful guidance throughout.
You’ll have three weeks working on the wheel, including being shown how to weigh and prepare your clay for throwing, how to centre your clay, use throwing tools, and work towards creating simple shapes.
You will spend another three weeks at the workbenches learning how to work with traditional plaster moulds and a combination of hand-building techniques to create a set of beautiful objects.
In the final week, you will learn how to glaze your pieces in a beautiful selection of colours of your choosing, ready for their final firing.
Each session is two hours – but we’ll allow for fifteen minutes at the end to organise your work and clean down your workstation.
This series is aimed and and suitable for complete beginners, however if you have a little more experience, we’ll support you to work at your level.
You’ll keep up to ten of your best pieces to be glazed and put forward for the final firing. Additional pieces can be glazed/fired for a nominal fee (to cover glazing materials and firings costs) however we do encourage students to be critical in order to respect the earth. Your final pieces will be ready to collect within a couple of weeks of your final session.
Please bring an apron and old tea towel, and consider cutting your nails short for weeks you will be throwing.
