Continuing Clay: Tableware - Tuesday 6:30pm

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Continuing Clay: Tableware – Tuesday 6:30pm

$515.00

Continue your clay journey in these supportive, hands-on classes, tailored to your individual interests and creative goals. This term’s focus is on creating tableware on the pottery wheel, so whether you’re refining your techniques or exploring new projects, our skilled potters and well-resourced studios will help you bring your ideas to life. Bring your toolkit and join us for nine weeks of inspiration and creativity! Clay and firing are an additional cost.

Date:	Tuesday 21 April 2026
Time:	6.30pm - 9.30pm
Teacher(s):	Chris Harford
Location:	Workshop One

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Description

Nine-week course for intermediate and advanced students

Refine your throwing skills and develop your own range of functional ware in this focused nine-week course with Canberra ceramicist Chris Harford.

Known for his beautifully resolved, high-fired porcelain and stoneware, Chris brings over 40 years of studio and teaching experience to this course. Students will work through the process of designing and producing a cohesive suite of wheel-thrown tableware—mugs, bowls, plates, jugs and serving pieces—with a strong emphasis on form, proportion, functionality and finish.

Throughout the term, Chris will guide participants through techniques for achieving consistency across sets, managing weight and scale, and considering surface treatment in relation to function and aesthetics. The course also includes discussion of production strategies, throwing efficiency, and thoughtful refinement of form at each stage of making.

This class is ideal for intermediate to advanced students who are confident centring and pulling up clay on the wheel and who are ready to build skill, confidence, and coherence in their ceramic practice.

Join pottery teacher and ceramicist Chris Harford for a focused nine-week course exploring the art of wheel-thrown tableware. Drawing on over four decades of studio experience, Chris brings a deep understanding of form, function, and glaze to this practical and engaging class.

Participants will refine their throwing skills while developing a cohesive range of functional forms—mugs, bowls, plates, and serving pieces—designed for everyday use. With an emphasis on technique, consistency, and personal design sensibility, this course is ideal for intermediate to advanced potters looking to expand their throwing practice with guidance from one of Canberra’s most respected potters.

Learn more about Chris.

https://www.chrisharfordtableware.com/

Important Information

Duration: Three hours per week for a nine-week term.
Fees: Includes tuition and studio access. Clay and firing are additional and are charged separately.
What to Bring: Please bring your toolkit or purchase one from our shop. Wear sturdy, covered shoes, tie back long hair, and leave any precious jewellery at home for safety. Bring an old towel and an apron.
Studio Clean-Up: To maintain a safe and healthy environment, it is a requirement of class attendance that participants clean their workspaces and assist with the general clean-up of the workshop at the end of each class.

Terms and Conditions

Refund Policy – Classes & Short Courses:

Class fees will be refunded, less a 10% admin fee, if cancellation is notified more than 10 business days before the first class date.
If less than 10 business days’ notice is given then a refund, less 10%, will only be given if the place can be taken by another student otherwise the full fee is forfeited.
Please view your booking as a commitment to attend.
Classes cannot be transferred from one term to another or one year to another.
If a class is cancelled due to lack of enrolments, 100% of your class fee will be refunded.
All changes to bookings and refunds incur a 10% administration fee.
Canberra Potters will not issue refunds for missed classes or missed emails. Please ensure you have saved the following Canberra Potters emails to your contact list.
Canberra Potters is a teaching facility and students attend our classes to learn about pottery. Imperfect, broken and cracked items are part of the learning process. We do not provide refunds for work that cracks or breaks while drying, during firing or in general class activities.