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CLAY TEACHING and LESSONS
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Potter's Wheel
A potter's wheel is a machine used in shaping the clay into a vessel, this is known at 'throwing a pot'. The wheel may also be used during the process of trimming the excess body from partially dried ware, this is known as 'turning'.
Coiling
This is a hand-building method using coils (sausages of clay) rolled by the potter to make the walls of the vessel. Large vessels can be achieved with this method and items can both bulge out and narrow inwards depending on where the coil is placed.
Pinching by Hand
A very simple form of hand-building with clay. This method has been used since ancient times. Simple clay vessels such as bowls and cups can be formed and shaped by hand. The method is a pinching process in which the clay walls are thinned by pinching them between the thumb and forefinger. This method is also known as a thumb pot.
Slab Making
Slab making is another hand-building technique which involves rolling clay out to an even thickness. This can then be manipulated into many different projects.
Teaching at Bramley Cottage
1-1 teaching, special occasions small team events or pairs or people wanting to try something new are available at my studio at Bramley Cottage Culford near Bury St Edmunds Suffolk.
Depending on individual's needs tuition covers
- wheel work (I have two potter's wheels for 1-1 teaching or for couples)
- hand-building techniques
- surface decoration
- glaze mixing and glaze application
I can cover a lesson plan discussed with you and what you want to achieve.
Prices start at £30 per person per hour this will include firing of work.
Available for various abilities from complete beginner to more advanced levels
Contact me for more information or to book on via my contact page
During the summer months there will be raku sessions (please keep in touch for dates).
Gift vouchers available for loved ones who wish to try something new or master the techniques.
Come get mucky with clay!
Bramley Cottage HQ
My Studio has now been completed and I LOVE IT! We moved to a quiet village in west Suffolk where our cottage has been since the 1840's and the barn since the 1790's. This where I have my own cosy studio to my design and requirements.
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