Pottery - Hand Building

This is part of a series of Courses and Workshops led by Helen d Evans.

Come and explore hand building with clay.

This course is for people with all abilities, whether you want to come and give Pottery a try or if you already have some experience of working with clay, The course is for Beginners and Improvers.

If you are new to clay you will be given the opportunity to try different techniques such as; slab building, using press moulds, coiling and sculpting. Helen will give you suggestions to suit your level of ability / experience and guide you through the process. The skills covered on the course will depend on what you decide to make after an initial discussion.

More experienced learners can use the time to work on their own projects.

The intention of this course is to explore / build on different hand building techniques. At the penultimate week of the course, your work will then be bisque fired off-site, ready for glazing in the final week. It will then be re-fired and ready to collect from Norden Farm at a later date.

Suitable for ages 18+ years.

The price includes: Clay, use of tools, underglazes, decorating slips, glazes and 2 x firing of your work.

Please bring with you: Sketchbook for ideas
Pens / Pencils
A cloth to wipe your hands on
An apron
Any clay tools you may have.
A plastic bag to store your work

After the course
Helen will notify you and arrange a date regarding the collection of your work which usually takes between 4-6 weeks.

Please note that cut-off for booking is on Wed 23 Sept at 6.30pm.

Autumn
Fri 25 Sept - 23 Oct
11am - 1.30pm (The last session will be 11am-2pm)

£150 for 5 week course

All ticket transactions are subject to a £1.90 booking fee. As part of their benefits, Norden Farm Silver and Gold Members do not pay this fee. Find out more about Membership here.