Intermediate hand building in ceramics (8 weeks)

Explore specific techniques and materials that will help you realise your ceramic projects!

This intermediate class in ceramics are for those whose know the basics of hand building ceramics and have made a dozen pieces or so of work. We will begin the first class talking and brainstorming about possible projects-preferably the student will come in with pictures or drawings of inspiration or influences they would like to draw upon however we can work through this in class also or the student may have a preference to see what the medium has in store for them depending on how they wish to work- all is welcome! From this we will begin to explore more specific techniques and materials that may help the individual student to realise their project. Things that will be possibly covered depending on students:

Basic slip casting (one part mold making with plaster), decorating with slips, underglaze, oxide and glazes, mark making and creating texture, decorative coil building, soft slab work as well as slump and hump moulds, making your own stamps and mark making tools, creating coloured clays and marbling coloured clays, combining different clay bodies, embedding grog into clay for effect, using commercial underglaze transfers, monoprinting onto clay surfaces, making tiles, mixing hand building with rudimentary wheel throwing, the design elements and necessary basics for making functional ceramics (things you use every day and things you eat off).

Tutor: Bella Taylor

Class size: 8 students maximum

Tickets: Members $335, non-members $365
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Material fees: Clay for sale at an extra cost. Firing at an extra cost calculated by weight.

Class structure: 8 weeks, Saturday afternoons.

Please note the start time is 30 mins later on Saturday 24th May 5pm-7.30pm (due to an other workshop finishing at 4:30pm). Also, there will be a 2 week break for the BArtS Barchibold Exhibition and the King's Birthday long weekend.

Class dates and times:

Week 1: Saturday 3rd May 4.30pm-7pm
Week 2: Saturday 10th May 4.30pm-7pm
Week 3: Saturday 17th May 4.30pm-7pm
* Week 4: Saturday 24th May 5pm-7.30pm *
2 week break for Barchibold Exhibition + King's Birthday long weekend
Week 5: Saturday 14th June 4.30pm-7pm
Week 6: Saturday 21st June 4.30pm-7pm
Week 7: Saturday 28th June 4.30pm-7pm
Week 8: Saturday 5th July 4.30pm-7pm

Level: designed for intermediate students who know the basics of hand building ceramics (for eg: have made a dozen pieces or so of work).

Wear: comfortable work clothes and enclosed shoes

Please bring: your pottery tools. The studio also has some communal tools available to use.