4 Day throwing stoneware and porcelain: Patia Davis and 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 course, demonstrate the two-part method which she uses for more ambitious taller pieces.
Finished work can be taken home at the end of the course, or will be biscuit-fired at Wobage for you to collect at a later date. In addition there will be an option for a small selection of the best of your work which can be left behind for Patia to glaze and gloss fire. A per kilo materials/firing charge will be made in addition to the course fee, to cover the costs of green-ware taken home or quantity of biscuit and glaze fired work.
The studio invites a maximum of 10 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. Morning and afternoon refreshments are included in the price of this course along with our home-baked sourdough loaves for lunch. Students will be asked to bring along a small lunchtime savoury dish to share.
Patia Davis joined the Workshops at Wobage in 1991 after training at Harrow and Cardiff. Bridget Drakeford has been a professional maker since 1977, her current home and studio is in nearby Fownhope, South Herefordshire. They are both Professional members of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain. Between them they have over 40 years experience working with stoneware and porcelain on the wheel, their work is exhibited widely throughout the UK, Bridget’s also in Europe and Japan. More information about Bridget Drakeford and Patia Davis.
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