Beginners Pottery

Thistle Design

This 5 session introductory pottery course will get you started with basic hand building techniques and methods required in order to create you own ceramic piece. The course will cover different methods (pinch/ coil/ slab technique) in which you can choose to work. You will also be introduced to aesthetic qualities such as surface design, decoration and basic glazing techniques to make your work stand out from the rest.
No experience needed ages 7+. A dontation of 20% of the fees will be donated to the Birkdale Beach Haven Community Project Inc for letting us use the facilities. 
• Week 1 [18th Feb] Introduction to clay techniques • Week 2 [25th Feb] Making and building • Week 3 [4th March] Surface design and decoration • Week 4 [11th March] Underglazing and bisqueware • Week 5 [18th March] Firing process and glazing techniques
Please note final date may be delayed one week due to amounts fo firings required 
Please note: Due to the nature of ceramics there may be an additional cost for firing as an offsite kiln has to be used price depends on size and time needed per item.

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