26th September – Wheel work and hand building
Tuesday, 02 October 2018
A very lively first session in the new block of 5, began by understanding our material, holding, kneading and really focusing on the texture of the medium. We had a session filled with a combo of wheel work and hand-building techniques. Normally it is only until week 3 when as a class to we begin
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7th August – Throwing on the potter’s wheel
Thursday, 13 September 2018
This session was full of excitement and energy, I could tell that everyone in the class was looking forward to their chance at throwing their very own pot. I began by explaining that they should forget everything they had ever seen before on any game show, about throwing. The only time they needed the wheel
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31st July – Coil pots
Friday, 03 August 2018
This evening the class were introduced to the wonders of coil pot making. I had informed the students last session that we would be beating our pots with sticks; this became quite the topic of interest in that session. Ideas began to form and develop; questions were asked: how do we form? How do we
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24th July – Slab pots and Pinch pots
Monday, 30 July 2018
On Tuesday 24th July we held the first session in our new Ceramic Course. These new sessions are paid evening classes led by Jane Smith, they run from 6-8pm and cost £20 per session. During the course of the session we will cover slab pots, pinch pots, thumb pots, coil pots, throwing on the potter’s
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