IMMERSIVE 12 WEEKS POTTERY WHEEL/CREATIVE HANDBUILDING/GLAZING COURSE

8 15 22 29 January 5 12 19 26 February 4 11 18 25 March (Mondays) 6-8pm

6 10 20 27 March 3 10 17 24 April 1 8 15 22 May (Wednesdays) 6-8pm

We are really happy to offer our NEW 12 weeks immersive Pottery wheel, Handbuilding and Glazing course in Dublin and hope you will learn loads of clay skills and have some fun over 12 evenings during the Winter months.

At the end of the course you will take home 7 pieces made and glazed by you!

The course has three complementary areas of learning:

1. pottery wheel throwing

2. creative handbuilding

3. glaze decoration

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Pottery Wheel Throwing:

You will work on your individual pottery wheel to shape clay, learning throwing, centering, and pulling techniques and making pottery pieces.

- Demonstrations by one of our excellent teachers of how to throw clay on a wheel, and tutoring you on your own wheel as you learn.

- Practice on your own wheel with clay and your own wareboard.

You will develop the skills you need to throw pots including making a mug and bowl on a pottery wheel, involving:

- handling your clay and pottery tools=

- centering and pulling your pieces on your wheel

- shaping techniques

- taking your pot off your wheel

- taking care of your wheel station

2. Creative Handbuilding:

You will learn to make different pottery items using a slab roller, cutting and shaping tools.

- coiling, slabbing, pinching, building, and sculpting techniques to make coiled bowls and pinch pots

- carving out of a block of clay forming decorative house/sculpture

- handling clay and understanding your pottery tools

- taking care of your work station

3. Glaze Decoration:

You will learn decorative techniques including:

Slip decoration - Slip is a coloured or uncoloured liquified clay which can be treated like paint to decorate clay pieces. You will be taught how to use slip, opening up methods of decoration beyond traditional glazing. Slip can be used to create broad abstract textured images or flat precise detailed work.

Sgraffitto - You will be taught how to use the sgraffitto method of decoration, which is technically a form of slip decoration. Contrasting colours of slip are layered onto your unfired clay. Your design or pattern is then scratched or carved into the dried slip to reveal the different colours beneath.

WHERE AND WHAT TIME?: This workshop runs for 12 weeks in our light-filled Arran Street East studio in the heart of the Dublin Fruit and Vegetable Markets area.

Time: Mondays 6pm - 8pm

FAQs

What should I wear/bring? Your clothes and shoes will get wet and dirty from clay splashes so please wear comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting messy. Please bring your own apron and a hand towel.

Who is this course for? This pottery workshop will suit beginners and improvers.

Is there an age limit for the Workshop? This course is generally for people aged 18 and above.

What's the course like? You will be welcomed by your teacher and brought to one of our classrooms (please let us know if you have mobility issues so we can accommodate you in the downstairs classroom, as some classrooms are accessible by stairs only). Each participant will have access to their individual pottery wheel/workstation and tools for the duration of the workshop. We supply all the materials you need, but please bring your own apron and towel so as not to get your clothes wet with clay. Each class ends with a class and equipment tidy up - another important part of the potter's training!

What are my transport/parking options getting to the workshop? The nearest Luas Red Line stop is 'Four Courts', (a five minute walk away) and many bus routes service Stop 1479 on Ormond Quay, at the junction with Capel Street. You'll also find a Dublin Bikes stand at each of these locations. Due to our City Centre location, on-street parking immediately outside the building is limited, but there is pay and display in the general area, and there are large car parks nearby at Jervis Shopping Centre and beside the Fruit and Vegetable Markets.

Is my booking transferrable and what is the ? If you request to reschedule less than 3 weeks before the workshop starting date we will not be in a position to change the date. You can give the workshop to someone else if you cannot attend yourself.

Are there any Health and Safety issues? Please note when you are working on a pottery wheel in a bent position this might put some strain on your neck or back or wrists. Please first consult your doctor if you have had back, neck, wrist or any other injuries.

Please keep your hair tied up and your nails short.

Where can I contact you with any questions? You can email us at [email protected].

If you would like to give this Workshop as a gift please look at our Gift Cards options here.

Thank you!

Host or Publisher Arran Street East