Introduction to Hand Building
Date: |
19 to 21 January & 27 January (4 evenings) |
Time: |
6.00pm to 9.00pm each session |
Teacher(s): |
Katrina Leske |
Location: |
Workshop One |
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.
Beginner. No experience necessary.