Throwing for Improvers

In this six session throwing course, tutor Rosie will demonstrate throwing vessels with lids. There will be plenty of hands-on practice in throwing on the wheel, focusing on improving height and evenness, whilst learning techniques for making lidded pots with well-fitting lids.

There will be a smaller and a larger pot project. Rosie will start out introducing one style of lid to make smaller pots (500-600g). Then you can move onto a larger pot in a different style, with the opportunity to have a go working with 800g - 1kg of clay. Rosie will cover different techniques for working with more clay. 

Techniques covered across the three-hour sessions include:

experimenting with forms
various methods used to make different lid shapes
how to make a gallery
throwing off the hump
how to glaze a lidded pot
add resist effects using wax and tape when glazing

This course is ideal for anyone who has learnt the basics of centering and throwing a cylinder and who wishes to broaden their skills and improve. Particularly suitable as a follow-up for anyone who has attended one of our Beginner's Throwing courses.

This course can act as a bridge towards our "Throwing Large" course.

Further details

The course is open to adults (18+). Cost includes instruction, refreshments and five pots* to keep. These will be fired after the course and ready to pick up a few weeks later. We recycle any extra pots at greenware stage.

As this is a structured course that builds on the previous week, absences cannot be made up. Therefore please ensure you can attend every session.

*Additional pots: If you would like to keep any more than five pots, these will be weighed and charged for per 100g to cover material and firing costs.