Further Detail
Debbie will guide you through the designing of your pots- showing you examples and images by potters, ancient and modern. She will demonstrate how to form the coils and how to join them together. Once your pots have been taken shape, Debbie will show you ways to use texture to decorate the clay surface, by using an array of tools, stamps, fabrics and plant material. The aim will be to make 2 medium size vessels.
Debbie will fire and glaze your work with a glaze of your choice, and return completed work to Ardington for collection, in approximately 5-6 weeks.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Level
This course is designed for a range of abilities including beginners
Materials
Materials and firings are not included in your course fee.
All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £25 payable to the tutor during the course. Debbie does have a card machine, however she can also take a cheque or cash.
Please Bring With You
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
Debbie will guide you through the designing of your pots- showing you examples and images by potters, ancient and modern. She will demonstrate how to form the coils and how to join them together. Once your pots have been taken shape, Debbie will show you ways to use texture to decorate the clay surface, by using an array of tools, stamps, fabrics and plant material. The aim will be to make 2 medium size vessels.
Debbie will fire and glaze your work with a glaze of your choice, and return completed work to Ardington for collection, in approximately 5-6 weeks.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- Forming coils of clay
- Joining coils of clay
- Designing a form (shape) and then using a template to work to
- A range of texturing techniques, including tools, stamps, fingers, fabric, appliqué, impressing and carving
Level
This course is designed for a range of abilities including beginners
Materials
Materials and firings are not included in your course fee.
All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £25 payable to the tutor during the course. Debbie does have a card machine, however she can also take a cheque or cash.
Please Bring With You
- Apron, sketch book and pencils, any items with textures which can be used on clay, eg fabric, wooden stamps, shells, bark, belt buckles, fashion jeweller
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.