3 day throwing, stoneware – Improvers: Jeremy Steward
This course 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. If you are an absolute beginner with no experience at all in wheel throwing, then please view details on our beginners course. If however you have had a little experience, for example on an evening class, and you are getting to grips with the basics of centring and opening out small pieces of clay, you will benefit a great deal from this improvers course.
A small selection of the very best pieces, a maximum of 6 pots, which have been slipped and glazed within the duration of the course can later be gas salt-fired. Any unfinished pieces can be taken home or will be biscuit-fired at Wobage for you to collect at a later date. A charge will be made in addition to the course fee for fired pots: £1.00/lb for biscuit and £2.80/lb for gas salt-glaze.
The studio invites a maximum of 8 students for this course. Each participant will enjoy unlimited access to a power wheel for the full duration. These are a selection of different models; Rayefco, Alsager and Shimpo.
The course begins at 10am on the first morning, completing at 4pm on the last day. Tuition hours are otherwise 9am – 5pm. Home-made vegetarian lunches along with morning and afternoon refreshments are included in the price of this course.
More information about Jeremy Steward is available on the Tutors Pages. To find out about availability or to book a place please visit the booking page.