Beginners Pottery Course (Tues 7-9.30pm)

Service Description

The aim is to create a friendly, relaxed group of like-minded people to get together once a week and explore working with clay, creating a variety of projects from start to finish. Wk 1 - Lead by Nathalie, we'll all make the same item (Mugs/bowls/decorative item) learning a variety of techniques to be used on our individual projects later. We will also discuss ideas of what you'd like to make throughout the rest of the course, offering suggestions if you need some inspiration but often we get ideas from each other. Wk 2 to 6 - Everyone will work on their own projects with Nathalie's support but working a little more independently and learning from each other along the way. We will cover building, preparing for glazing, glazing and firing in the kiln. There will be a mixture of hand-building (working at the worktop), and learning how to throw on a potter's wheel if you'd like to. Final Celebration week - light refreshments while everyone comes together to celebrate their finished pieces, look at what everyone else has worked on, plan next projects and collect your pottery! To start with I will be offering 4 groups: Monday morning (9.30am-12) Monday evening (7 - 9.30pm) Tuesday evening (7 - 9.30pm) Wednesday morning (9.30am - 12) Up to five people in a group - a minimum of 4 people required to run each course. If I don't get 4 people sign up to your course I will let you know the week before it's due to start and see if you can switch. If you cannot make one week, you can try to join another class to make it up. Unfortunately, no refunds will be given for missed workshops. Dates: 6 weeks starting from Monday 2nd June - Wednesday 9th July Cost for the 6 week course - £230 including all materials, glazing and firing for up to 4kg of glaze-fired pottery (equivalent of about 4 bowls, 2 mugs and a small vase). If you make more items, there will be an additional charge of £8 per Kg of glazed pottery (e.g. a mug would be about £4). I pride myself on creating a relaxed and social class, so please don't worry if you've never done pottery before, are coming alone, or perhaps you don't feel you're particularly creative. Everyone will be supported to learn about working with clay and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. If you would like to speak to any of the people that did the last course, I'm sure they wouldn't mind telling you about it and how they found it. Please just ask with any questions. Nathalie