Beginners Pottery Course - Handbuilding

4 week course

Sunday 7th June to Sunday 28th June
10am - 12pm
An introduction to stoneware clay and making functional pottery using hand-building techniques. Relax and get creative in this small group course for beginners.

Over the course of the first three weeks you will explore slab building, coiling and pinch pots to make your own collection of ceramics. You could be making cups, vases, bowls, plates, wall hangings. Our experienced tutor will demonstrate techniques and suggest some beginner projects with templates but you'll be encouraged to explore your own ideas and bring them to life through the course.

At the end of week 3 you will have chosen your favourite pieces to be bisque fired and week 4 is a glazing lesson where you will learn how best to apply underglazes and glazes to finish your pieces.

Your finished pieces will then be fired again in the studio, ready to collect approx 1 week after the end of the course!

Please note:

This course does not involve any use of the pottery wheel. Each week there is 10mins reserved for tool clean up at the end of sessions. This will help set you up for using a studio independently by the end of the course.

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The tutor: Addison (she/they) has 15+ years experience teaching workshops and creates jewellery collections & homewares under the brand Planet Peach.

The Venue: Creative Bloc Glasgow is a new arts collective and creative studio in Glasgow North-West. 814 Garscube Road, G20 7ET.

Public transport:First busses 60, 60A, 61 - Bluebird X10, X10A and West Coast Motors 17 all stop on Maryhill Road just 2 minutes walk away.Kelvinbridge and St Georges Cross underground are approx 17mins walk.

Entrance to the studio is via one small step at the front door on Garscube road and there is level access from the car park at the back. Please email [email protected] for more accessibility information.

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