Age Requirement: 14+

Duration: 5 consecutive weeks / 2hrs per session.

Price: £230

Course Description:

Tailored for those with some prior experience on the pottery wheel, this five-week Level 2 course offers an in-depth introduction to crafting small to medium-sized bottles and vases. Under the guidance of an experienced tutor, you’ll learn essential techniques for shaping, trimming, and finishing a cohesive collection of pieces. Discover new skills like using a chuck for precise trimming and enhancing surfaces with slip inlay decoration. This course emphasises foundational skill-building, enabling you to create 4–8 unique vases, each featuring its own distinct design and finish..

Course Outline:

• Week 1: Introduction to Throwing small vase forms. Learn how to collar in the necks of your cylinders and create bellies for your bottles.

• Week 2: Introduction to trimming vase forms thrown in the weeks prior. Get to grips with new trimming techniques such as suction and the use of a chuck.

• Week 3: Development throwing vase forms. Learn how to work on a larger scale, gain tips on extending bottle necks and introduce tools to create angles in your form whilst throwing.

• Week 4: Development in trimming vase forms. Trim your works in the weeks prior and opt to include slip inlay design onto the surface of your pieces.

• Week 5: Glazing. The course concludes with a session on glazing techniques, enhancing the look of your finished vases with an emphasis on masking techniques and wax resist whilst glazing.

Whats Included:

• All materials, including clay, tools, and glazes.

• Expert guidance from experienced tutors.

• Firing of your completed pieces.

• By the end of the course, you’ll have a selection of handmade pottery to take home and the basic skills needed to continue your pottery journey.

Suggested Follow up Courses:

• Pottery Wheel: 2 Week Practice Block

• Pottery Wheel: 7 Week Course - Level 2 (Clay)

• Pottery Wheel: 5 Week Course - Level 2 (Jars)

• Hand-Building: 5 Week Course - Level 1 (The Basics)