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Courses By Type - Hand-Building

Leksand Academy � Summer courses - Anagama firing :: July 29, 2013 to August 11, 2013
The course provides an introduction to anagama firing. The students will produce ceramic pieces using different ceramic technics such as handbuilding and using a potter's wheel. The course will be conducted in Japanese and English

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.

Private Tuition: Throwing, Clay Modelling and Sculpture; Bob & Mary Kershaw :: May 18, 2012 to December 31, 2013

We offer private tuition in clay modelling and sculpture, also the opportunity to try the potter's wheel.

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)

Big Pot Making Weeks - John Huggins :: July 29, 2013 to August 02, 2013
Now in it's 15th year, these summer pottery classes are designed to enable anyone with basic pot throwing or hand building skills to increase the size of pots they can make.

Big Pot Making Weeks - John Huggins :: August 05, 2013 to August 09, 2013
Now in it's 15th year, these summer pottery classes are designed to enable anyone with basic pot throwing or hand building skills to increase the size of pots they can make.

COURSES IN HANDBUILDING WITH RAKU FIRING 6th YEAR, 2013 - Caroline Fawkes :: July 29, 2013 to August 02, 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).

COURSES IN HANDBUILDING WITH RAKU FIRING 6th YEAR, 2013 - Caroline Fawkes :: August 12, 2013 to August 16, 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).

COURSES IN HANDBUILDING WITH RAKU FIRING 6th YEAR, 2013 - Caroline Fawkes :: August 26, 2013 to August 30, 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).

Slipware Courses 2013 - Mark Titchiner :: July 22, 2013 to July 26, 2013
The aim of this course is to have some fun by taking a few risks with free form slip decoration, to spice up decorating skills and improve students' making skills with throwing or slab-work.

Slipware Courses 2013 - Mark Titchiner :: August 19, 2013 to August 23, 2013
The aim of this course is to have some fun by taking a few risks with free form slip decoration, to spice up decorating skills and improve students' making skills with throwing or slab-work.

Alex Allpress's Pottery Courses - A Bit of Throwing and More taster :: March 01, 2013 to November 30, 2013
Various courses, workshops, parties, days out and dates available throughout the year.

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.

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.

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)

Sculptural ceramics and painterly surfaces - Carolyn Genders at West Dean :: July 27, 2013 to August 02, 2013
Explore your personal responses to the landscape of West Dean to develop sculptural forms working with white earthenware. You use drawings, photographs, small models and test pieces to evolve ideas for both shapes, surface decoration and texture. Oxide slips and colour washes are used to create painterly surfaces that add depth and textures to compliment the pieces created. (residential available)

Exploring porcelain form and surface - Jack Doherty at West Dean :: August 03, 2013 to August 09, 2013
Explore the intrinsic plastic nature of porcelain clay and develop an understanding of surface quality and pattern as you create forms inspired by manmade and natural surfaces. (residential available)

Decorated slab vessels - Carolyn Genders at West Dean :: October 11, 2013 to October 13, 2013
Explore a refreshing new way to make slip decorated colourful vessels. Terracotta clay slabs are decorated flat with richly coloured slips and then turned into vessels, giving a spontaneous feel to the shapes and forms.

Raku making decorating and firing techniques - Tim Andrews at West Dean :: October 27, 2013 to October 31, 2013
Experience the tutor's methods for forming Raku pots - either by hand-building or by throwing on the wheel - and try out various ways of burnishing the unfired surface using slips, including terra sigillata.(residential available)

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

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)

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!

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.

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