Pottery for Beginners

Course

In Southport

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Southport

  • Duration

    30 Weeks

To introduce students to the versatile nature and working properties of clay as a creative medium and to gain an understanding of appropriate material and processes through practical experience of the making and glazing of handmade Pottery objects.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Southport (Merseyside)
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Mornington Road, PR9 0TT

Start date

On request

About this course

No previous experience required just an enthusiasm for the subject.

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Course programme

Pottery for Beginners

Course Aims:
To introduce students to the versatile nature and working properties of clay as a creative medium and to gain an understanding of appropriate material and processes through practical experience of the making and glazing of handmade Pottery objects.

Course Content:
Practical demonstrations and assignments provide and introduction to handbuilding, coiling, slab-building, press-moulding, throwing, modelling, surface decoration, colouring techniques and glaze application.

Progression:
The College offers a range of Art and Design courses, including NCFE Level 2 Creative Craft (Pottery).

Awarding Body:
NCFE

Exam:
Assessment is informal and ongoing. Students will produce a portfolio of work showing completion/evidence of three mandatory units which are assessed by the tutor and verified by an external NCFE moderator. As an integral part of the course all students will be expected to complete a workbook evidencing competence in the assessment criteria.

Qualification:
NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Creative Craft

Level:
Level 1 Beginners

Other Costs:
There is a 20 materials fee for this course

Duration:
30 weeks for 2 hours per week

Please Note:
Courses are offered subject to viability of group size as defined by Southport College. The information in this leaflet is accurate at the date of printing only. Please refer to Southport College for confirmation.

Pottery for Beginners

Price on request