390 days ago

Intensive Pottery Course - Harriet Bright

Alastair from Titahi Bay

Intensive Throwing Pottery Workshop with Harriet Bright

Monday 27th January to Friday 31st January 9.30 am to 5pm
At Ōtaki Pottery Club


This one week workshop will focus on growing skills such as consistency, making larger pieces, throwing off the hump, making lids and spouts as well as finding your own style and aesthetic balance. As the week goes on students can work towards individual projects.
This is an intermediate course for students who are already able to confidently center and throw a cylinder.

Course outline
Monday - Setting up, wedging, weighing out etc then practice methods of throwing consistent cylinders.
Tuesday - Spiral wedging. Centering larger amounts of clay, working off the hump.
Wednesday - Throwing larger pieces ie jugs, bowls, shaping. Discussing aesthetics of forms, and looking at natural forms for inspiration.
Thursday - Cylinders, shaping, Lids and spouts. (Jars and teapots).
Friday - Practice work of student's choice. Review and questions. Clean up and sort pots to keep. Each day will include trimming of the previous day's work.

Participants provide their own clay and tools and make their own glazing and firing arrangements.

Cost $850, to be paid at the time of registration or at least one month prior to the workshop.

Please contact Harriet at justharriet@hotmail.com to register or with questions.

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