This course is designed for the hobby potter who has mastered basic skills, feels confident with clay but wants to gain experience working on a structured, challenging project.
Past projects include hand-building a pinched teapot, slab building abstract vessels with bespoke slump moulds, coiling large pots, building slab vessels with nested lids, and using moulds to make herds of sculptural animals.
Course Overview
Course Code
XEZZCRA1W0
Course Fee
£220.00
Start Time
18:30
End Time
21:00
End Date
Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Entry Requirements
This class is aimed at students who have already gained three term’s experience on the beginner’s pottery course (or the equivalent). You should be ...
This class is aimed at students who have already gained three term’s experience on the beginner’s pottery course (or the equivalent). You should be confident in basic pottery skills.
You will need a reasonable level of fitness, as wedging clay is done standing up and requires reasonable upper body strength,
You will need an apron, and old clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
Homework is voluntary but students who have the time often find that working on ideas during the week provides continuity and a time for reflection in order to progress their project. It is useful to keep a sketchbook for creative ideas, photographs of work and for notes of working methods.
This course is for over 18 year olds.
Course Code
XEZZCRA1W0
Course Fee
£220.00
Start Time
18:30
End Time
21:00
End Date
Wed, 25 Jun 2025
Entry Requirements
This class is aimed at students who have already gained three term’s experience on the beginner’s pottery course (or the equivalent). You should be ...
This class is aimed at students who have already gained three term’s experience on the beginner’s pottery course (or the equivalent). You should be confident in basic pottery skills.
You will need a reasonable level of fitness, as wedging clay is done standing up and requires reasonable upper body strength,
You will need an apron, and old clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
Homework is voluntary but students who have the time often find that working on ideas during the week provides continuity and a time for reflection in order to progress their project. It is useful to keep a sketchbook for creative ideas, photographs of work and for notes of working methods.
This course is for over 18 year olds.
Course information
The choice of project is selected by consensus, and could use any of these appropriate techniques: slab rolling, pinching, press-moulding, coiling, and/or modelling.
There will be opportunity to practise on the wheel and you will be given instruction on application processes of glaze.
20 hours, one evening a week for 8 weeks.
Classbased
This is not an accredited course – it does not lead to a formal qualification.
Each student’s progression is rewarded through teacher assessment
Various Art and Craft classes both at Strode’s and Windsor Colleges
The size and number of items created will be limited, in order for them to be completed to a high standard and fired. Please note you may need to collect items after the course has finished.
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