C3 – Jugs and Cups Course
Explore the art of maximizing clay potential in our course, as you learn to craft multiple pieces from a single lump on the pottery wheel. Focus on creating jugs, mastering the techniques of wheel throwing, spout pulling, and handle formation.
In this course, you will learn to:
1) make cylinder forms on a hump;
2) wheel throw jugs;
3) pull spout and pull handles;
4) refine your trimming skills; and
5) Glaze using templates;
| Lesson #1 | Throwing on the hump - making cups, production style |
|---|---|
| Lesson #2 | Trimming cups - Tap centring |
| Lesson #3 | 1 kg bowl form jugs and pull spout |
| Lesson #4 | Trimming Jugs and pull handle |
| Lesson #5 | Glazing - Pouring, Dipping and tape resist |
* Each lesson is a 2-hour class
| Clay | “Free-flow” of clay |
|---|---|
| Firing | Includes 1kg firing. Weight base on fired items. (* Extra fee applies if total weight of final products exceed 1kg) |
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