You will be taught the basic skills of working with clay including throwing (working on the pottery
You will be taught the basic skills of working with clay including throwing (working on the pottery
wheel), pinching, coiling, slab building and working with slump moulds. You’ll be introduced to a
variety of materials including stoneware clays, underglazes and coloured slips, and later in the term
decorating with oxides and glazing is introduced. For each new project, you’ll have demos,
handouts or see examples of artist’s work to inspire you. The course is designed to be taken a term
at a time, or complete all 3 terms to gain confidence and a good understanding of working with
clay. Each term the balance of hand building to throwing varies, with focus on different hand
building and decorating techniques.