Introduction to Hand Building

This course is perfect for those wanting to learn how to make beautiful handmade clay items.

• Session 1 - Get a feel for clay and its properties through a focus on hand building. This session will explore making pinch pots to build open and closed forms such as a bud vase, simple cup, small planter or organic shape.
• Session 2 – Learn how to make vessels using the ancient technique of coiling.
• Session 3 –Learn how to join clay slabs together to make simple dishes and box shapes or drape slabs over a plaster mould to make a dish or bowl.
• Session 4 - Learn how to prepare your bisqued fired pots for glazing and glaze your work in preparation for a final firing in the kiln.

Fired work can be collected three weeks after your final class.