Introduction to Clay Intensive
Course overview
Suitable for beginners (clay and firing included—same curriculum as weekly but packed into 4 days).
START DATE
Saturday
11 January 2020
DURATION
4 days over 2 weeks
TIMES
9.00am–4.30pm
Where
Workshop 1
CLASS SIZE
Max 14 students
PRICE
$390
Adults
PREFER A WEEKLY COURSE?
The same curriculum spread over 3 hour classes – per week – for a 9 week period.
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This progressive course takes students through a range of techniques for working with clay.
This INTENSIVE COURSE is the same curriculum as the Weekly Course packed into 4 days.
This course takes students through a range of techniques for working with clay.
This course takes students through a range of techniques for working with clay.
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Sessions 1 to 3 students get a feel for clay and its properties through various handbuilding techniques and projects
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Session 4 introduction to glazing
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Sessions 5 to 7 focus on the potter’s wheel, learning to centre clay (the basis for all wheelthrowing) and form cylinders and other shapes
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Session 8 work produced during weeks so far is glazed ready for final firing.
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Session 9 a raku firing takes place when students will see some of their pots go through the raku rapid firing process. This is weather dependant and may not happen in very hot or high fire danger conditions.
Health and safety aspects of working with clay and pottery materials are covered during the course.
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