NORTH WARRANDYTE POTTERY STUDIO
WEEKEND AFTERNOONS 2 hours $100
Indulge in the creative muddy escape of wheel throwing or hand-building this weekend.
No experience needed.
Saturdays Sundays
2pm - 4pm 2pm - 4pm
Weekend wheel and hand-building sessions are run with a minimum of 3 people and a maximum of 9.
In this 2-hour class, you will be introduced to the ancient art of throwing on the potter’s wheel, or alternatively to hand-building. The session is a creative and fun way to spend a couple of hours in Warrandyte, on a weekend afternoon.
Your creations will be twice fired and glazed by our experienced staff and ready for collection 2 to 4 weeks after the workshop.
What you will learn:
How to prepare clay, centre it on the wheel, and step by step wheel throwing skills for making simple vessel forms such as cylinders and bowls.
In our hand-building sessions you will learn pinch, coil and slab.
Course Includes:
Expert tuition
Stoneware clay
Use of basic tools
Use of pottery wheel
Up to 3 of your pots fired and glazed.
Gather your closest friends and embark on a delightful tradition - regular, weekend lunches in the picturesque town of Warrandyte. After savouring delicious meals at one of the charming cafes, let your creativity flourish during an inspiring pottery wheel or hand-building class. As you shape clay into unique forms, laughter and inspiration will bloom, making each gathering a cherished memory.
WEEKLY CLASSES
8 weeks 2.5 hours per week $570
Suitable for beginners or those with more experience who wish to learn a range of hand-building techniques such as slab, pinch and coil as well as an introduction to wheel throwing.
Monday and Wednesday Nights 6pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday Afternoon 1pm - 3:30pm
Class sizes are kept small, with a maximum of 8 people to ensure each person has ample individual tutor time, access to their own pottery wheel and can develop skills at their own pace.
Course includes:
Expert tuition
10kg of clay to start you off
Use of basic tools
Use of wheels and all other studio equipment
Use of studio glazes
Course fee $570 - does not include firing or extra clay.
Firing costs $10 per kg
WEEKLY CLASSES
8 week course 2.5 hours per session $570
Class sizes are kept small to ensure each person has access to a pottery wheel and can develop skills at their own pace. No experience necessary.
Monday and Wednesday Nights 6pm - 8:30pm
Monday Afternoon 12:30pm - 3pm
Classes are structured so students progressively learn new techniques every session. Initially you will learn the basic methods of clay preparation then move on to the pottery wheel where you will learn effective methods of centering the clay and creating your desired forms. Step by step methods for throwing various forms will be followed by learning how to trim the forms in preparation for bisque firing.
Course includes:
Expert tuition
10kg of clay to start you off
Use of basic tools
Use of wheels and studio equipment
Use of studio glazes
Course fee does not include firing or extra clay
Firing costs $10 per kg Clay can be purchased from various shops.
Advanced Wheel & Sculpture
Weekly Classes
8 week course 2.5 hours per session $570
Students will have completed our beginner courses as a prerequisite.
WEEKLY CLASSES
5 week course By Request 2.5 hours per session $370
This course is suitable for those with more experience who wish to learn how to make and alter their own glazes safely and effectively.
Class sizes are kept small with a maximum of 12 people to ensure each person has ample individual tutor time.
Safety is imperative when making glazes and is therefore an important part of any glaze course. You will also learn the components needed in a glaze recipe, how to alter a base glaze colour, change it from gloss to matte and alter texture. Each person will make their own test tiles and have an opportunity to alter and test glaze samples.
What you will learn:
How to make test tiles
Basic nature of glazes
Safety when making glazes
Components needed in a stable, functional, glaze
How to alter gloss in a glaze
How to alter colour in a glaze
Glaze fit
Methods of applying glazes
Course includes:
Expert tuition
Clay to make test tiles
Use of basic tools to make tiles
Base glaze recipe
Test tiles bisque & glaze fired
Use of studio base glaze for testing