Intro To Clay And Ceramics Class

Workshōpp ceramics is located in newcastle nsw in an inner city warehouse with high ceilings and lots of natural light.

Intro to clay and ceramics class.

You can book yourself into the hands on intro to ceramics an experimental mixed business class a technique focused course and even a training wheels eight week workshop where you ll learn how to throw basic shapes of cylinders and bowls as well as techniques like centring turning throwing off the hump joining using bats and glazing. Once equipped with the basic skills of throwing you will be able to join our studio in our open studio sessions or weekend byo throwing classes. This class is designed for all skill levels and a great intro to ceramic fundamentals. Workshōpp was founded by simone madigan in 2015.

The workshop includes all materials clay tea coffee and a delicious catered lunch. Vegan dairy free gluten free options available. The studio is laid out in four sections with a wheel throwing area hand building benches glaze station and clay reclaiming and recycling space. Workshop runs from 9am 2pm on either a saturday or sunday.

Hand building involves moulding clay into the desired shapes image credit. This course is intended for those studying ceramics for the first time and is a comprehensive introduction to the craft of clay working. Goodman ceramic studio if you re looking for something more in depth you can opt to go for the trial wheel throwing 58 pax or trial hand building 55 pax classes. They are 1 5 hours and 2 hours long respectively and offer a good introduction to pottery for.

The primary emphasis is on studio work leading to a portfolio of finished pieces by the end of the semester. Wheel throwing hand building glazing firing surface decoration and more. Learn to make pottery forms of all kinds like mugs cups vases plates and platters pitchers teapots and decorative ceramic sculpture. Students will demonstrate a grasp of the fundamental properties of clay and glaze process.

Students will learn the basics of ceramic forming techniques and design considerations. The 1st 4 weeks our instructor will teach hand building techniques with a variety of methods to build decorate and glaze your ceramic projects. You can also request things like research papers or dissertations. We have hundreds of classes to help you learn all aspects of pottery and ceramics.

Students will learn applicable vocabulary to discuss surface options and issues they encounter in the formation of ceramic art.