Courses by Date
List of courses by start date
April 2013
| Handbuilt Ceramics with Anna Whitehouse :: April 03, 2013 to May 22, 2013
Suitable for beginners to those wanting to develop their skills in handbuilding. Wednesday evenings (8 weeks). Maximum 6 people. |
| COURSES IN HANDBUILDING WITH RAKU FIRING 6th YEAR, 2013 - Caroline Fawkes :: May 20, 2013 to May 24, 2013
Our 2013 courses are broadly similar to those we have offered in the past, with good food, support for students' individual agendas, and interesting local visits (including high quality ceramic work in studios and galleries). |
| Slip Decoration with Jessica Jordan :: May 25, 2013 to May 25, 2013
Make a range of tiles and hand decorate using different techniques with Jessica Jordan |
| THROWING AND TURNING FOR BEGINNERS - Alison Sandeman at West Dean :: May 24, 2013 to May 26, 2013
Experience throwing pots on the wheel and enjoy having one-to-one tuition on your own wheel throughout the course as you learn the important techniques and processes for completing pots. (residential available) |
| John Evans - Advanced Workshop - Sussex :: May 24, 2013 to May 27, 2013
For ceramicists who are very familiar with burnishing and Terra Sigillata. The techniques may include naked raku, ferric chloride fuming, ferric chloride glaze lustre spraying, stannous chloride fuming (Kosai), pit firing, 'ferrink' firing, Indian smoke technique, and the 'mummy' saggar.- BOOK Early, this course is already nearly full! (11/10/12) |
| Ceramics workshops in Hull :: March 27, 2013 to May 29, 2013
No ordinary workshop too - a 10 week 3 hour slot with lots of help to bring your imagination into the third dimension! |
| Tall pots with surface textures - Gordon Cooke at West Dean :: May 27, 2013 to May 31, 2013
Create tall elegant monolithic forms in stoneware clays using slab construction with stoneware clays. Surfaces are enhanced with textural detail and coloured slips to give a finish without the use of glazes. Coiling, press-moulding and other techniques are also demonstrated. |
| MOULD MAKING AND BONE CHINA WORKSHOPS IN WILTSHIRE - Sasha Wardell :: May 27, 2013 to June 01, 2013
Model Making, Mould Making and slip casting in porcelain - basic skills and more advanced |
| Make a ceramic plant container a taster day - Gordon Cooke at West Dean :: June 01, 2013 to June 01, 2013
Create and decorate a unique, frost-proof plant container for your garden using stoneware clays and simple techniques. |
| 4 day Slip-decorating earthenware: Patia Davis :: May 30, 2013 to June 02, 2013
The course programme considers both traditional and contemporary approaches to slip application, methods which grew out of post-medieval English pot-making and then later flourished in the celebrated 17th and 18th chargers and often elaborate slipwares of Staffordshire. |
| POTTERY: Slip-decoration - Fran Tristram :: June 08, 2013 to June 09, 2013
POTTERY: Slip-decoration |
| Wheel thrown lidded forms in porcelain - Chris Keenan at West Dean :: June 06, 2013 to June 09, 2013
Explore the making of a variety of lidded forms - for a butter dish, teapot, ginger jar etc. Working with Limoges porcelain you will devise and work on individual projects to make a group of pots incorporating different types of lids. There may be time to develop handles, knobs and spouts too. |
| John Evans - Basic Workshop – Sussex :: June 07, 2013 to June 10, 2013
Includes 'naked raku', horse-hair raku, 'ferric fuming' paper-slip saggars, burnishing and terra sigillata to provide the smooth and polished surface ideal for these 'naked clay' techniques. |
| Regular Weekly Classes with Fran Tristram :: February 25, 2013 to June 13, 2013
Pottery classes can be chosen from Monday (7-9pm) and Tuesday (10am to 12.noon; 1-3pm or 7-9pm) |
| 5 Day throwing stoneware and porcelain: Patia Davis and guest demonstrator Antje Ernestus :: June 12, 2013 to June 16, 2013
Throughout this five day course, led by Patia Davis, you will master some of the intrinsic qualities particular to working with stoneware and porcelain. |
| Smoke and fire Raku making and firing techniques. Alison Sandeman at West Dean :: June 16, 2013 to June 21, 2013
Cover basic hand building techniques and throwing on the potter's wheel using a range of Raku and stoneware clays. Develop your skills and ideas with one-to-one tuition and advice. Raku pieces will be made in the first two days then biscuit fired ready for glazing and firing using the exciting outdoor Raku firing methods. (residential possible) |
| RAKU FIRING LEVELS 2 & 3 - Emma Johnstone :: May 14, 2013 to June 25, 2013
This is a specialist 6 week course introducing you to the fast and dynamic firing technique of Raku. This is an all levels course, so no previous experience is required, although some knowledge of ceramics would be useful. This course does not lead to a qualification. |
| Early summer weeks - classes in Portugal - Catherine Portal :: June 17, 2013 to June 28, 2013
A 5 day intensive workshop: 5 days of ‘potting' with no interruptions where each one can explore their creativity through hand-building, sculpting or wheelwork and then relax round the garden table over a home-cooked lunch enjoying conversations with fellow potters. |
| Lindy Barletta :: March 12, 2013 to June 30, 2013
Teaching handbuilding techniques, pinching, coiling and slab bulding - 4 sessions a week with 8 students in a session from beginners to experienced.Term time only: Tuesdays (morning and afternoon) Wednesday (morning and evening) |
| Smoke & Fire - Claire Ireland :: June 29, 2013 to June 30, 2013
Exploring methods of preparing and firing ceramic pieces in a variety of smoke-firing techniques |
| Longfield Studios Pottery Courses with Nicola Scott-Taylor :: April 22, 2013 to June 30, 2013
Enjoy couples or family workshops or pottery party for children (seat 15) in seclusion of private studio alongside Sheen Common. Learn how to make an object, decorate with texture, resists & scrafitto, melted glass etc., fire and glaze with professional tuition. |
| Julian Jardine - Children's Clay Sculpting :: May 14, 2013 to July 02, 2013
This is a series of classes for children giving them an introduction to hand building with clay. (5-13 years old) |
| Parts and pieces throwing sculptural forms on the wheel - Virginia Scotchie at West Dean :: July 01, 2013 to July 05, 2013
Learn new ways of using the wheel by throwing closed forms and geometric shapes. You use the wheel as a tool for the creative investigation of shapes joining them together using slip and scoring techniques. Small parts and pieces in stoneware clay can then be assembled into sculptural objects. (residential possible) |
| Throwing and turning - Alison Sandeman at West Dean :: July 05, 2013 to July 07, 2013
Explore working on the potter's wheel and, whatever your level of experience, develop your skills in making (throwing) and finishing (turning) pots. You have exclusive use of a potter's wheel for the course. |
| Julian Jardine - Adult Clay courses :: May 14, 2013 to July 09, 2013
Adult Clay Classes - Run by Julian Jardine these hand building classes are designed to be fun and informal for adults of all skill levels. £80 - for 8 weeks |
| People’s Pottery Classes with Leyla Folwell :: April 16, 2013 to July 10, 2013
People's Pottery is perfect for people wanting to make a commitment to a regular creative habit. A pottery class suitable for all levels, we cover all the hand building techniques, throwing and various surface decoration |
| People’s Pottery Classes with Leyla Folwell and Frances Wright :: April 17, 2013 to July 10, 2013
Wednesday Evening Drop-in Class with Leyla Folwell & Frances Wright. A pottery class suitable for all levels, we cover all the hand building techniques, throwing and various surface decoration |
| Ceramics – Workshop with Clive Bowen, assisted by Stefan Andersson :: July 08, 2013 to July 11, 2013
The aim will be to encourage students to produce well-finished work that retains the freedom that is the hallmark of slipware. |
| Clay Portrait Sculpture with Karin Hessenberg :: July 08, 2013 to July 12, 2013
For the student with some experience this 5 day course will include an introduction to and demonstration of Karin's work and technique |
| Special Throwing Workshops: with Leyla Folwell :: May 25, 2013 to July 13, 2013
A three hour session focusing on your throwing skills. |



