Intensive Wheel-Throwing Weekend

About this course

Participants begin with clay preparation, wedging, centring and studio safety before practising thrown cylinders. The course then develops into bowls and bottle shapes, with collaring used to narrow forms. Surface decoration includes slip decoration and sgraffito. Further sessions cover pulling and attaching handles, trimming, foot rings and final finishing. Teaching combines tutor guidance with repeated practice at the wheel, allowing participants to work through the main stages of making a functional ceramic form.

What you'll learn

• Prepare clay using wedging techniques
• Centre clay and throw cylinders, bowls and bottle shapes
• Use collaring to narrow thrown forms
• Apply slip decoration and sgraffito to ceramic surfaces
• Pull and attach handles, then trim forms and add foot rings

Is this course right for you?

The course is designed for complete beginners and does not require previous experience. Its concentrated format involves sustained physical work at the potter’s wheel, with learners practising techniques repeatedly and working through each stage of making.

• No previous experience is required
• Involves sustained physical work at the wheel

Before you go

• An optional glazing session takes place after the pieces have dried and been bisque fired.
• Learners can apply studio glazes and use wax resist during the glazing session.
• If a learner cannot attend the glazing session, the studio can glaze the pieces using its selection of studio glazes.