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Courses schedule 2018

Friday, December 15th, 2017

ImproversApril17.webThe finer details for our 2018 season of short courses will very shortly be made live and available for booking.

Jeremy will host two Beginners in Wheel-Throwing stoneware, each two days duration. The first Thurs./Fri. 22nd/23rd March and the second Thurs./Fri. 28th/29th June.

Jeremy will also host two Improvers, for intermediate and advanced throwers. The first is a three and half day focusing on Jars and Teapots; lids, galleries and spherical form: Tuesday – Friday 3rd – 6th July. The second is also a three and half day focusing on Jugs and improving upright form: Thursday – Sunday 26th – 29th July.

Patia will host her four-day Earthenware Slip-decoration course, Thursday – Sunday 12th – 15th July.

 

 

Wheel-throwing stoneware half-day WAM 17

Friday, August 25th, 2017

studio.webRunning alongside our Autumn h’Art open studios exhibition, Jeremy will be running a half-day taster session in wheel-throwing stoneware on the morning of Saturday 16th September 2017, 10am – 1.30pm. For full details and availability, please view the individual course page. Beginners welcome. (photo credit: Ben Boswell)

Courses 2017 now live!

Friday, December 23rd, 2016

xmastrees.webOur programme of Courses for 2017 is now live and available for booking. Jeremy runs two 2-day ‘Beginners’ in March and July and two ‘Improvers’ in April and July. The first Improvers is a 3-day and the second invites ‘Jug-making’ as it’s theme with a slightly longer duration of 3 and a half days.

Patia has a very exciting excursion afoot, to tutor and demonstrate in the studio of Margreet Bijpost in Baambrugge, Holland which is on the outskirts of Amsterdam. This is a 5-day course in Porcelain Wheel-throwing. Back at Wobage in July, Patia orchestrates four days of ‘Jar-making’ in earthenware and then in August her ever popular ‘Slip-decorated Earthenware’, also 4 days in duration.

Whether you are an absolute beginner or a maker with many years experience, there is something suitable for everyone! We hope that you enjoy a browse, and very much look forward to welcoming the new season of courses in 2017. Wishing you all a happy and hearty Christmas and New Year. Jeremy, Petra and Patiaxxx

Courses schedule 2017, Summary

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

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Hi mudslingers. With our festive season fast approaching, we’ve been receiving a flurry of enquiries for next year! Apologies for the delay getting our schedule live on the site. Our dates for next year are as follows. Full details including prices and booking availability will be up very shortly, promise!

*2 day Beginners 23/24 March

*3 day Improvers 4th – 6th April

*2 day Beginners 6/7 July

*Jar-making, earthenware, week beginning 10th July

*3 day Improvers 19th -21st July

*Slip-decoration, earthenware, week beginning 31st July

(photo credit: Ben Boswell)

 

 

 

 

h.Art and WAM taster workshops 2016

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

WAMstudiodemo.webh.Art, Herefordshire’s Open Studios event is fast approaching, kicking off with our Exhibition Private View on the evening of Friday 9th September. New to the Wobage Artisan Market for 2016 , WAM is delighted to be offering our visitors the opportunity to participate in a selection of taster workshops provided by several of it’s professional makers. These workshops will take place throughout the duration of the Artisan Market, on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September.

Discover your inner maker at our Taster Workshops under expert tuition: Basketry for children and adults with Clyde Hoare, Pottery for children and adults with Jeremy Steward, Lino-cut, Mono-Print and Direct Relief with Anneliese Appleby, Felt-Making with Pearl Taylor, Bookbinding with Sarah Jarrett-Kerr and Card Braiding with Mary Jolly. Resident Wobage potter Patia Davis will demonstrate wheel-throwing and slab-building of her stunning earthenware domestic-ware and the WAM talk for 2016: ‘Wobage, Mick Casson and his legacy’ Ben Casson will share with us the compelling 40 year history of Wobage; through it’s transformation from dairy farm to a thriving creative hub for pottery, basketry, jewellery and furniture making.

photo: Ben Boswell

Beginners & Improvers courses July 2016

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

jugscanopy14.webOur two opening courses of the season in February and March are now fully booked. We have a second 2-day Beginners scheduled for Thurs.7th/Fri.8th July, and then a 3-day Improvers aimed at more experienced makers, Wednesday 13th – Friday 15th July 2016. By popular demand the latter has an extra day in variation to the 2 day course in March, providing budding intermediates with an opportunity to get really stuck in. These courses are now available for booking. Patia’s two earthenware courses in June and July are booking out fast, don’t delay if you fancy a treat this summer!

5 day Earthenware courses 2016 go live!

Thursday, December 17th, 2015

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Patia’s hugely popular 5 day red-earthenware courses fall in June and July next year, and they are now live on the site and available for booking. We’re very excited to be welcoming James Burnett-Stuart down from his home and workshop in North Herefordshire for the Earthenware Throwing course. For further details check out the individual course pages and there’s more info’ on James and his beautiful pots on his tutor page.

5 day Earthenware Throwing and Slip-decorating – 29th June – 3rd July

5 day Slip-decorated Earthenware – 20 – 24th July

 

Wheel-throwing – Beginners/Intermediates 2016

Monday, December 14th, 2015

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We are delighted to announce two short intensives for the new year, the first in February, the second in March. The first is ideal if you’ve never as much as touched clay before and wish to give wheel-throwing a go. Or perhaps you’ve dabbled in a previous life many years ago and you’re in need of a refresher.

The second 2-day workshop is designed more for those with some previous experience wishing to extend their skill base and ideas. You’ll find further details here: 2-day Beginners, 2-day Intermediates, where you’ll find links for availability and booking. We look forward to welcoming students old and new.

Course dates and details for Summer 2016

Friday, December 11th, 2015

 

Two courses are scheduled in for summer 2016.Fruit bowl by James

THROWN AND SLIP DECORATED EARTHENWARE . A five day course with Patia Davis and guest demonstrator James Burnett Stuart. …..  early July 2016, date…to be confirmed

SLIP DECORATED EARTHENWARE DISHES with Patia Davis. A five day course exploring slab moulded dishes and thrown and altered dishes. mid  July

Full details will follow very shortly, once all the dates have been finalised…

Summer term evening classes

Saturday, April 4th, 2015

kilndraw.webWe have had a late cancellation for the forthcoming summer term for Thursday evenings. New availability is a rare commodity so please get in touch hastily via the booking page if you are interested in joining us. Beginners are very welcome. You’ll find further details on the evening class page.

THURSDAY CLASS – SUMMER 2015 TERM DATES

week 1 16th April
week 2 23rd April
week 3 30th April
week 4 7th May
week 5 14th May

week 6 21st May

no class 28th May – HALF-TERM

week 7 4th June
week 8 11th June
week 9 18th June

week 10 25th June

weeks 11 & 12   September date to be confirmed. Student Wood salt-firing of the ‘Phoenix’ kiln. The throwing studio will be open as usual, daytime and evening, for making  inbetween student stoking shifts.

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