Four-day taster course in ceramics

City Lit

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In London

£ 349 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This enjoyable course is for beginners who would like to experience and explore the major ways of making pottery –throwing, pinching, coiling, and slab building. Pots will be decorated, glazed and fired during the course. Kiln firing will be briefly explained and all work will be fired.What students liked most about this course run in 2015/16:"The course was actioned packed but very well paced and highly enjoyable.""Teaching was excellent. I appreciated how quickly we got into practical work and how well the four sessions tied in / progressed."

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Location

Start date

London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Make simple forms using the techniques of:
- Pinching
- Coiling
- Slab building
- Throwing
- Decorate the forms with coloured slips
- Glaze your work using department glazes.

There is a charge of £2.00 per 500g for clay before firing, the porcelain charge is £17.50 per bag/ £8.75 per half bag.

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Subjects

  • Ceramics
  • Sculpture
  • Art
  • Pottery

Course programme

The aim of this course is to introduce basic pottery techniques. You will learn to make pinch and coiled forms, slab
built forms and simple thrown forms. You will be shown simple surface decoration techniques and apply them to the
forms you make. Work will be glazed and fired. A slide talk will be given on contemporary ceramics.

Through practical demonstration, group and individual tuition.

Additional information

Pottery for beginners and improvers- VR794. At the end of the course you will be given information about further courses available for those who wish to continue. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Four-day taster course in ceramics

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