• Deposit: £100.00
• Tutor: Jeremy Steward
• Skill Level: beginner, intermediate, advanced
• Price: £195.00
• Date: 2nd - 4th July 2010

This course is ideal for beginners, but offers opportunity for makers across all levels of ability to improve upon their range of skills and techniques in thrown stoneware. More experienced makers will have the opportunity to improve upon specific aspects of their throwing, turning and handling. On the third day of the course students may wish to experiment with raw-glazing and various methods of slip-decoration. A small selection of the very best pieces which have been slipped and glazed w [...]

• Date: 8th-11th July 2010
• Deposit: £120.00
• Price: £260.00
• Skill Level: intermediate, advanced
• Tutor: Jeremy Steward

Now in it's second year, this course has been extended by popular request in 2009 from 3 days to 4. The course is aimed at more experienced makers to develop their jug-making. Students will be encouraged to experiment with different scale and style of vessel. A strong emphasis will also be placed upon handling and composite throwing. On the third and fourth days of the course, students may wish to experiment with raw-glazing and various methods of slip-decoration. A small selection of the ve [...]

• Date: 22nd-25th July 2010
• Deposit: £120.00
• Price: £260.00
• Skill Level: intermediate, advanced
• Tutor: Patia Davis & guest demonstrator Bridget Drakeford

Throughout this four day course, led by Patia Davis, you will master some of the intrinsic qualities particular to working with stoneware and porcelain. Focusing on throwing, the course will demonstrate the need for a directness as well as a lightness of touch towards these beautiful materials. Beginning with simple form and basic approach, tuition and demonstration will advance towards more complex technique and form. Guest demonstrator Bridget Drakeford will in the second half of the cou [...]

• Tutor: Jeremy Steward
• Date: 11th - 15th Aug 2010
• Deposit: £160.00
• Price: £340.00
• Skill Level: intermediate, advanced

This course invites a larger number of students, split into two groups and separate making workshops for hand-building or throwing. It replaces the 7 day combined making & salt-firing workshops of previous years. The course invites experienced makers to develop specific areas of their production. Decoration and experimentation will form an important part of the course, the groups joining together to explore a variety of techniques including slip-resist, finger-wiping, simple brushwork, po [...]

• Date: 11th - 15th August 2010
• Deposit: £160.00
• Price: £340.00
• Skill Level: intermediate, advanced
• Tutor: Nigel Lambert

This course invites a larger number of students, split into two groups and separate making workshops for hand-building or throwing. It replaces the 7 day combined making & salt-firing workshops of previous years. The course invites experienced makers to develop specific areas of their hand-building production. Nigel will be working with the construction of asymmetrical shapes; ovaling, triangulating, squaring and other multi-surfaced forms. These slab-built stoneware pots will subs [...]

• Date: 23rd - 26th September 2010
• Deposit: £120.00
• Price: £260.00
• Skill Level: beginner, intermediate, advanced
• Tutor: Patia Davis

This course, new in 2009, inspired a spirited and imaginative group of student dishes and bakers. Developed in direct response to Patia's own exciting new ranges of both porcelain and earthenware, the 2010 course follows on with the same theme. The course content for 2010 is spread over 4 days, by popular request allowing an additional day for students to realize their own ideas. Patia will be sharing the secrets of her new-found vocabulary of alluring and lively mark-making. The course pro [...]

• Date: 6th -10th October 2010
• Deposit: £
• Price: £
• Skill Level: intermediate, advanced
• Tutor: Jeremy Steward

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• Tutor: Jeremy Steward & Patia Davis

Evening classes at Wobage run on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, between 6.45 and 9.15pm, for three ten week blocks per annum. These 10 week courses in thrown ceramics are suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced makers. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 8 students to ensure sufficient one to one tuition and a power-wheel for each participant. The focus of the classes is with the development of wheel-thrown work, along with other related skills such as clay preparation, turning, hand [...]