Pottery - Term 3 (Norden)

Course Details Pottery - Term 3 (Norden)

CLPOT3

Qualification

Awarding Body: NONE

Award: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Crafts, Creative Arts and Design

Course Content

Within a friendly relaxed no-pressure atmosphere this Pottery/Ceramics course combines learning the Traditional Hand building techniques of pinch, slab and coil, which includes modelling/sculpting, with pot decoration. This enables students to make a broad variety of hand-built forms, alongside applying different complimentary decorating techniques.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Develop a creative and personal approach to working with clay.
• You can expect to gain good knowledge and experience of hand-built construction techniques.
• Develop knowledge of decorative techniques. For example: how to use slips, oxides and other colourant with glaze to achieve and create a variety of effects, surface treatments and finishes.
• Understand and observe correct studio practice and follow Health and Safety rules.

For further details or to apply, please contact our student advisors on 0161 643 7560 or email enquiries@hopwood.ac.uk.

Entry Requirements

refine skills and techniques in greater depth while pursuing either an agreed personal line of study or following the tutor offered projects.