Our 'weekend intensive' wheel throwing courses are similar to our 6-week throwing courses, but designer for those who find it difficult to commit to a regular class every week. Perfect for complete beginners or those who have done a one-off session or two before, over the 3 sessions you'll cover the entire process of making pottery on the wheel. The course will consist of: 1 x 5 hour session, held on a Saturday, 11am - 4pm 1 x 3 hour session, held the next day, Sunday, 11am - 2pm 1 x glazing session whereby the date/time is flexible but please note this needs to be at least 1 week after the Sunday session as we need to air dry, then bisque fire your work before glazing Our classes are adaptable, but we'll roughly follow a structure of: Saturday: Throwing We'll start on Saturday morning with the fundamental preparation steps of wedging and centering the clay. We'll then focus on making cylinders, which form the basis for most functional pottery. After a break for lunch we'll return to the wheels to develop those skills and ideas a little more - aim for the perfect mug, a nice ramen bowl, a matcha set or whatever takes your fancy. Sunday: Trimming Sunday is about finishing everything off, ready to start drying - turn your pieces on the wheels, add handles, decorate with slips or carve in texture. Flexible Date : GlazingAfter your pieces have been bisque fired you'll be able to book a studio session to come in and glaze your work. This is really flexible and options will be given for during the week, evenings and weekends. Don't worry if you haven't done glazing before, we will explain everything you need to know! All use of clay, tools, equipment and firing is included in your booking price. It's difficult to say exactly how many pieces can be made within the course, but most students have 5-10 pieces to come back and pick up, 2 weeks after the course ends. Various 6-week & weekend intensive courses run throughout the year
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