Pottery - Intensive throwing workshop

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Course Description

Course Description

This one off intensive throwing workshop is a mixed ability course for complete beginners to experienced potters. It aims to improve learners’ throwing skill.

Beginners will focus on throwing cylinder shapes practising centring, opening and pulling, followed by other shapes. Advanced learners will continue to develop their own creativity and innovative abilities exploring more difficult shapes such as vases.

The course aims to develop your confidence and creativity through throwing techniques. There will be limited time for trimming due to the time needed for the pieces to dry to leather hard, instead, a “no turning” method will be introduced to ensure all pieces can be finished on the wheel and can be fired and glazed by Dan the technician. Learners could also finish turning and refining their works in their regular pottery class.

You can expect, during course to improve and further your skills on throwing to enable you to develop your own personal projects whilst working with different clays and types of finishes.
Prosp Description

Open What will I learn on this course?

Learners will:

1. Centering, opening, pulling and finishing the pieces.
2. Throwing a set of identical objects
3. Be able to finish the pieces on the wheel without turning at leather hard stage.



learners will also be expexted to observe appropriate health & safety requirements in the pottery studio as set out in the MAE ground rules /learner contract
Prosp Learn

Open Is this course suitable for me?

For all abilities.
Prosp Suitable

Open Is there anything else I need to know about the course?

Learners will need the following tools and equipment please do not purchase until you are sure the course will run:

You will need to prepare the following tools and equipment before the start of the course:
Please bring to all sessions:

• An apron/protective clothing and sturdy footwear is essential for Health and Safety reasons. It is recommended that you do not wear anything you value highly.
• A notebook and pen. There is a lot of information on some aspects of ceramics and you will be glad of a notebook for reference especially when glazing your work

Some of the guided learning hours will be used to set the group and individual learning targets for the course. Learners will then have time to revisit these targets with the tutor to assess progress.
Prosp Anything Else

Open Will there be additional costs?

A starter amount of clay is included within the course fees, all of the items made during the course will be glazed with the learner’s choice of colour.
A collection day for the finished piece will be arranged with the tutor.

Further clay can be purchased from the studio should you require it. Prices are currently £16.50 for approx. 6kg (1/2 bag) this price might change depending on market values and clay type.
Prosp Additional Costs

Open What could I go on to do after this course?

Your tutor can talk to you about other courses available.

There are many other arts and craft courses on offer at Medway Adult Education. You may wish to concentrate or develop your skills with a particular medium such as painting in oils, pottery, stained glass or advanced watercolour for example. We also have a BTEC Art and Design Skills course that you could progress towards.

Medway Adult Education works with many partners locally such as Mid Kent Medway School of Art and the University of Kent; information about their courses can be found in our studios, café and on Moodle. Medway has an exciting and wide-range of events, exhibitions, and activities to inspire and help you make further progress - please see the community noticeboards in the Rochester Centre and again on Moodle. Your tutor will be able to talk through with your individual progression options.

Your tutor will be happy to advise you about progression courses, including those offered by other providers.

If you wish to explore your learning, work, or career options, you can speak to a fully trained careers advisor on 0800 100 900. https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

If you need further advice, please telephone 01634 338400.
Prosp After

Open What is the attendance policy?

This is one session course- please attend for the duration of the lesson. If you enrol and then cannot attend please inform us as soon as possible so that your place can be given to someone else. 01634 338400.
Prosp Attendance

Open How are IT/Digital skills used and enhanced on this course?

Learners will be encouraged to use Moodle. Various handouts will be provided on websites such as Pinterest.
Prosp Ictskills

Open Health & Safety

By participating in the live or online class you accept that you understand that pottery involves potentially hazardous tools and equipment and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your motor skills and physical ability.

It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in classes and activities from Medway Adult Education, you will not exceed your limits while performing such activity, and you will select the appropriate level of task for your skills and abilities.

You understand that this is pottery activity and you will need to be suitably dressed, you will need protect your work surface and be mindful of the correct Health & Safety processes when working with clay and glazes. MAE is not responsible for damage to items in your house / home or person.

The creators, owners and distributors of this site and the material available MAE are not responsible for any injuries you may experience as a result of your use of this site and the material contained here on. By remaining on this site and/or accessing and / or using any material, you are accepting that you have read, understood and agreed to follow these basic instructions.
Prosp Health

Open For e-learning courses - etiquette and safe learning

Q000021A
20/04/2024
20/04/2024
Saturday
10:00
16:00
5.50 hrs per session
1 session(s)
93.00
Rochester Adult Education Centre