by Canberra Potters | 6, Jul, 2020
Course overview with Alex De Vos
WEEKLY
This Term Three class is held on Monday mornings from 10.00am to 11.30am for nine weeks.
Starts Monday 20 July and finishes on Monday 14 September 2020.
For this class your child will need:
An apron, an old towel, a handtowel, and a sponge. Clay, firing and tools are provided.
Course Information
In a term, students will explore a range of hand building and wheel thrown projects. They will learn to refine their work, make a range of different sculptural and functional items and be supported to develop their own ideas.
Parents are welcome to enrol as students, but parents attending as observers in the classroom will be at the discretion of Canberra Potters and is subject to the provision of a current Working with Vulnerable People card.
About the teacher
Alex de Vos is a long-time member and teacher at Canberra Potters. After completing an Associate Diploma in Visual Arts in Ceramics at the Canberra School of Art in 1987, he started as a children’s teacher with the Canberra Potters Society in 1988. He has held various positions within the society since then.
Alex has a strong interest in medieval history, which is reflected in the forms and decorative techniques that he employs in his work. He uses sgraffito to decorate forms based on Byzantine pottery, although he uses ‘nontraditional’ stoneware clays for their strength, a result of working in Canada for a year. The other main technique that he uses is salt-firing where a glaze is formed by adding salt to a kiln at high (stoneware) temperatures. His liking for fantasy creatures is also reflected in the dragons and gargoyles that frequently form decorative or design elements of his work. Â
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
General Enquiries
02 6241 1670
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Class Enquiries
02 6241 7800
by Canberra Potters | 6, Jul, 2020
Course overview with Erin Kocaj
WEEKLY
This Term Three class is held on Tuesday afternoons from 4.00pm to 5.30pm for nine weeks.
Starts Tuesday 21 July and finishes on Tuesday 15 September 2020.
For this class your child will need:
An apron, an old towel, a handtowel, and a sponge. Clay, firing and tools are provided.
Course Information
In a term, students will explore a range of hand building and wheel thrown projects. They will learn to refine their work, make a range of different sculptural and functional items and be supported to develop their own ideas.
Parents are welcome to enrol as students, but parents attending as observers in the classroom will be at the discretion of Canberra Potters and is subject to the provision of a current Working with Vulnerable People card.
About the teacher
Erin Kocaj was first involved with Canberra Potters in her school years, taking classes during college with the aim of getting into art school. After graduating with Honours in Ceramics from the ANU School of Art in 2011, she joined the Canberra Potters teaching staff in 2016. During this time, she also initiated ‘Claybodies’- a group of local ceramic artists who support, showcase and celebrate ceramics in the community through discussion groups, exhibitions and workshops.
As an artist she likes to make highly patterned objects, both functional and non-functional. Her works are recognisable by their linear pattern and references to nature that she employs. The quality of the linear pattern can be organic or constructed; often she places the two alongside each other in a contrastive display of balance and tension.
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
General Enquiries
02 6241 1670
—
Class Enquiries
02 6241 7800
by Canberra Potters | 5, Jul, 2020
Course overview with Tony Steel
WEEKLY
This Term Three class is held on Saturday afternoons from 12.30pm to 2.00pm for nine weeks.
Starts Saturday 25 July and finishes on Saturday 19 September 2020.
For this class your child will need:
An apron, an old towel, a handtowel, and a sponge. Clay, firing and tools are provided.
Course Information
In a term, students will explore a range of hand building and wheel thrown projects. They will learn to refine their work, make a range of different sculptural and functional items and be supported to develop their own ideas.
Parents are welcome to enrol as students, but parents attending as observers in the classroom will be at the discretion of Canberra Potters and is subject to the provision of a current Working with Vulnerable People card.
About the teacher
Tony Steel has worked with clay since he was a child, loving the tactility and earthiness of the material. He graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Arts (Sculpture), Canberra School of Art (now ANU School of Art and Design) in 1995. His involvement with the Canberra Potters dates back to 2014 when he taught a special needs group of students from Belconnen Community Services. During these classes he championed the positive effect working with clay can have on those with disabilities. Tony has since been regularly engaged to teach during our popular school holiday program.
Since graduating from the ANU, Tony has had numerous exhibitions and commissions. In the public domain he has collaborated on large ceramic sculptural and mosaic works with school children and community. Tony enjoys people and is passionate about the role of art to help enhance community and improve people’s lives.
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
General Enquiries
02 6241 1670
—
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02 6241 7800
by Canberra Potters | 5, Jul, 2020
Course overview with Alex De Vos
WEEKLY
This Term Three class is held on Saturday mornings from 10.45am to 12.15pm for nine weeks.
Starts Saturday 25 July and finishes on Saturday 19 September 2020.
For this class your child will need:
An apron, an old towel, a handtowel, and a sponge. Clay, firing and tools are provided.
Course Information
In a term, students will explore a range of hand building and wheel thrown projects. They will learn to refine their work, make a range of different sculptural and functional items and be supported to develop their own ideas.
Parents are welcome to enrol as students, but parents attending as observers in the classroom will be at the discretion of Canberra Potters and is subject to the provision of a current Working with Vulnerable People card.
About the teacher
Alex de Vos is a long-time member and teacher at Canberra Potters. After completing an Associate Diploma in Visual Arts in Ceramics at the Canberra School of Art in 1987, he started as a children’s teacher with the Canberra Potters Society in 1988. He has held various positions within the society since then.
Alex has a strong interest in medieval history, which is reflected in the forms and decorative techniques that he employs in his work. He uses sgraffito to decorate forms based on Byzantine pottery, although he uses ‘nontraditional’ stoneware clays for their strength, a result of working in Canada for a year. The other main technique that he uses is salt-firing where a glaze is formed by adding salt to a kiln at high (stoneware) temperatures. His liking for fantasy creatures is also reflected in the dragons and gargoyles that frequently form decorative or design elements of his work. Â
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
General Enquiries
02 6241 1670
—
Class Enquiries
02 6241 7800
by Canberra Potters | 5, Jul, 2020
Course overview with Alex De Vos
WEEKLY
This Term Three class is held on Saturday mornings from 9.00am to 10.30am for nine weeks.
Starts Saturday 25 July and finishes on Saturday 19 September 2020.
For this class your child will need:
An apron, an old towel, a handtowel, and a sponge. Clay, firing and tools are provided.
Course Information
In a term, students will explore a range of hand building and wheel thrown projects. They will learn to refine their work, make a range of different sculptural and functional items and be supported to develop their own ideas.
Parents are welcome to enrol as students, but parents attending as observers in the classroom will be at the discretion of Canberra Potters and is subject to the provision of a current Working with Vulnerable People card.
About the teacher
Alex de Vos is a long-time member and teacher at Canberra Potters. After completing an Associate Diploma in Visual Arts in Ceramics at the Canberra School of Art in 1987, he started as a children’s teacher with the Canberra Potters Society in 1988. He has held various positions within the society since then.
Alex has a strong interest in medieval history, which is reflected in the forms and decorative techniques that he employs in his work. He uses sgraffito to decorate forms based on Byzantine pottery, although he uses ‘nontraditional’ stoneware clays for their strength, a result of working in Canada for a year. The other main technique that he uses is salt-firing where a glaze is formed by adding salt to a kiln at high (stoneware) temperatures. His liking for fantasy creatures is also reflected in the dragons and gargoyles that frequently form decorative or design elements of his work. Â
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
General Enquiries
02 6241 1670
—
Class Enquiries
02 6241 7800
