T2 Clive Eger - Mugs and bowls - Introduction to Wheelwork

from A$230.00

4 weeks: Monday 1 pm - 4pm - 11 May - 8 June

SORPC Members $230/ Non-members $255

Level: Adults: Beginner - Intermediate Clay, firing and glazes included

The early stages of learning to work on the potters’ wheel can be challenging and frustrating but there is a tremendous sense of achievement when you master it. And that’s where the joy of the creative process really begins!

In this introductory course you will learn to prepare clay, centre clay on the wheel and throw basic shapes so that you can create a mug (or a set) and learn how to create and attach handles to complete the project. If you have time you may wish to add a bowl or an egg cup with matching glazes to complement the mug for your breakfast set. After the pots have had their first firing, we will learn a bit about glazing and glaze your pots for their final firing.

Includes clay and glaze and two firings

·        Week 1 -- Throw

·        Week 2 -- Throw

·        Week 3 -- Trim (and throw)

(1 week break for Monday public holiday - pots will be bisque fired ready for glazing)

·        Week 4 -- Glaze

What to bring:

Functional clothing, apron, enclosed shoes, towel, plastic bags for covering work and any pottery tools that you have. A plastic storage box would be very useful for storing work between weekly classes. Your unused clay will be taken home after each class as storage in the studio is limited.

You will become familiar with the potter’s basic material – clay – and how it behaves and changes during the various stages of the process towards the final fired article. You will also learn about health and safety in the pottery studio including the potential hazards of silica.

What to bring:

Functional clothing, apron, enclosed shoes, towel, plastic bags for covering work and any pottery tools that you have. A plastic storage box would be very useful for storing work between weekly classes.

Option:

4 weeks: Monday 1 pm - 4pm - 11 May - 8 June

SORPC Members $230/ Non-members $255

Level: Adults: Beginner - Intermediate Clay, firing and glazes included

The early stages of learning to work on the potters’ wheel can be challenging and frustrating but there is a tremendous sense of achievement when you master it. And that’s where the joy of the creative process really begins!

In this introductory course you will learn to prepare clay, centre clay on the wheel and throw basic shapes so that you can create a mug (or a set) and learn how to create and attach handles to complete the project. If you have time you may wish to add a bowl or an egg cup with matching glazes to complement the mug for your breakfast set. After the pots have had their first firing, we will learn a bit about glazing and glaze your pots for their final firing.

Includes clay and glaze and two firings

·        Week 1 -- Throw

·        Week 2 -- Throw

·        Week 3 -- Trim (and throw)

(1 week break for Monday public holiday - pots will be bisque fired ready for glazing)

·        Week 4 -- Glaze

What to bring:

Functional clothing, apron, enclosed shoes, towel, plastic bags for covering work and any pottery tools that you have. A plastic storage box would be very useful for storing work between weekly classes. Your unused clay will be taken home after each class as storage in the studio is limited.

You will become familiar with the potter’s basic material – clay – and how it behaves and changes during the various stages of the process towards the final fired article. You will also learn about health and safety in the pottery studio including the potential hazards of silica.

What to bring:

Functional clothing, apron, enclosed shoes, towel, plastic bags for covering work and any pottery tools that you have. A plastic storage box would be very useful for storing work between weekly classes.

Clive Eger has been working with clay for many years as a productive hobby and has always had a fascination with the achievement of harmonious form and function in basic functional pots such as bowls, mugs and jugs. Retirement has allowed more time and he has spent time at the Gaya ceramics studio in Ubud, Bali, and more recently undertook a 5 week residency at the C.R.E.T.A. ceramics studio in Rome which has led to his current interest in highly decorative pottery which has recently become somewhat of a trademark. Web: cliveegerceramics.com