Hand Build a Vase with Andrew Macdermott

Name: Hand Build a Vase with Andrew Macdermott
Start: 2024-11-10T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-11-10T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Milton Keynes Arts Centre

Schedule

Sun Nov 10 2024 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Milton Keynes Arts Centre | Milton Keynes, EN

📌Who is this class suitable for?
Ages 16+
Experience is not necessary, it is for all abilities.
📌What will be covered:
Join ceramicist Andrew Macdermott as he guides you through the process of creating your own hand built vase out of clay.
You will be taught the fundamental techniques used when hand building in clay and be guided through the build process, before decorating your vase using coloured slips.
Your vase will need to dry completely before being bisque fired. A transparent glaze will be applied before they are fired again resulting in your finished piece which will be ready to collect approx. 4 weeks after the workshop.
📌What will students leave with?
Students will leave with a unique hand built and decorated vase, transparent glazed, ready to collect 4 weeks after the workshop.
📌What will I need to bring?
Materials and aprons are provided.
📌Location
The Barn at Milton Keynes Arts Centre, Great Linford, Parklands MK145DZ
Tools are all light and accessible. Work benches are not currently height adjustable.
📌Tutor
Andy Macdermott is highly skilled potter, an artist who combines a love of texture and form with real passion about the therapeutic benefits of working with clay; this combined with a background in community development means it is no surprise that Andy's patience and kindness makes him one of the most popular tutors teaching ceramics in and around Milton Keynes.
www.andrewmacdermott.com