Throwing weekend with regular glazing + RAKU-style firing

About this course

The course focuses exclusively on making ceramics on the wheel. Participants work through throwing and trimming sessions before glazing selected pieces with standard glazes. A further session covers Raku glazing and firing, using special glazes and a Raku kiln, while other work is fired in regular electric kilns. Teaching is structured across several sessions, allowing participants to develop wheel-throwing techniques and follow their pieces through preparation, glazing and firing.

What you'll learn

• Use wheel-throwing techniques to make ceramic forms
• Trim work made on the wheel
• Apply standard glazes to selected pieces
• Prepare pieces for Raku-style glazing and firing

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for beginners as well as learners with some previous experience, making it suitable for a mixed-level group. Participants should be able to attend as many of the scheduled sessions as possible so they can follow the course sequence.

• Suitable for beginners and learners with some experience
• Participation is spread across several scheduled sessions

Before you go

• Pieces made during the course are fired in regular electric kilns, except for selected pieces going into the Raku kiln.
• Around three to four pieces can be fired using the Raku process.
• Raku pieces are glazed with special glazes during the Raku glazing and firing session.