Intensive 8 Lesson Course #1: Cup, Bowl & Plate
This is an intensive course that covers 3 different product forms – the cup, bowl and plate. This course is suitable for beginners who would like to fast track their learning of the basic wheel throwing skills. Wheel throwing is a method of pottery making which uses a potter’s wheel. This course is also suitable for those who would like to do a refresher course on wheel throwing.
If you would like to learn a new skill as a hobby or for self enhancement purposes, this would be a good course to start with.
In this course, you will learn to:
- make cylinder forms (e.g. cups);
- make bowl forms;
- make plate forms;
- trimming of cylinder, bowl and plate forms;
- glazing of cylinder, bowl and plate forms; and
- bring home up to 15 pieces of self-made pottery.
NOTE: This is an intensive course with a fixed class schedule. No rescheduling of classes allowed unless it is with the unanimous consent of all students in the class. To avoid disappointment, please check class schedule and be ready to commit before signing up.
May 2021 Intake:
May 1, 8, 22, 29 June 5, 12, 19, 26
| Lesson #1 | Making 300g Cylinder: The Technique |
|---|---|
| Lesson #2 | Trimming a cylinder bas |
| Lesson #3 | Making 300g Bowl: The Technique |
| Lesson #4 | Trimming a foot for bowl form |
| Lesson #5 | Glazing: Pouring technique |
| Lesson #6 | Making 300g Plate form: The Technique |
| Lesson #7 | Trimming a foot for plate form |
| Lesson #8 | Glazing: Dipping style |
* Each lesson is a 3-hour class
| Clay | “Free-flow” of clay |
|---|---|
| Firing | 3kg Firing (* Extra fee applies if total weight of final products exceed 3kg) |
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101 Hand Building – Fundamentals of Pottery Making
In this course, you learn 3 basic traditional techniques of pottery.
103 Hand building – Slabs
In this course, you learn to use and handle clay in the form of slabs (sheets).
201 Wheel Throwing – Cylinder Form
Learn to produce, shape, trim cylinder forms on the potter’s wheel.
202 Wheel Throwing – Bowl Form
Learn to produce 2 different bowl forms and trim them on the potter’s wheel.
204 Wheel Throwing – 500g cylinder & Pulled Handles
In this course, you learn to use 500g clay to produce cylinder forms, shape with a wooden tool, trim, pull handles for your cups and glaze using dipping and tape resist method.
301 Wheel Throwing – 1kg Plate Form
In this course, you learn to centre 1kg of clay using the coning method, make 2 different forms of plates and learn to center by tap centering.
302 Wheel Throwing – Lidded Forms Part 1
In this course, you learn to make 2 different lids, trim and assemble a teapot.
303 Wheel Throwing – Lidded Forms Part 2
In this course, you learn to make 1 form of lid, create a rim for drop set lids, make a closed from jar.
304 Wheel Throwing – Jugs
In this course, you learn to create a spout on a wheel thrown vessel, trim it and produce same size cups.