Beginners Wheel Throwing Ceramics
COURSE CODE: SUN2401048
COURSE DATES: Sundays, 27th October - 24th November 2024
TUTOR: Ewelina Barkowska
DAYS: 5
TIMES: 10:00am – 12:30pm
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ages 18+, Beginner
FEE: £190
LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL
This course is the perfect introduction to the fundamental skills of using the pottery wheel and making your own ceramics. This fun and relaxed course is ideal for those who are beginners or have some experience and want to practice their core skills.
Over five weeks you will create a series of pots that will help you cover the core skills of wheel throwing which includes centring, and opening and pulling a small lump of clay (400-500g of clay per pot). You will neaten your pots through a process called trimming, then glaze your them using brush-on glazes. The course includes having six of your best pots fired for you to glaze, which can be collected after the course is complete.
Sessions are held in our new purpose built Ceramics studio! It is a very messy activity, so please wear old clothes and cut your nails short.
Learning to use the wheel proficiently takes a lot of time – it’s a physical skill and takes time to build, but this course will give you a good foundation in your wheel throwing journey.
Recommend booking by: September 13, 2024
All attendees must be aged 18 and over.
Choose a Beginners course if you are looking for a broad introduction to the medium you are studying. Students spend time learning the very basics of the taught medium, for example, how to mix colours, use different tools, set up an easel. Our Beginner courses are suitable for students with no prior experience, they tend to follow a more structured path than our other courses, ensuring each student receives the guidance they need from the tutor.Beginner
All materials are provided for this course, please wear old clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting messy. Please also bring an old tea towel for your hands whilst throwing.
EWELINA BARTKOWSKA
Ewelina is a clay sculptress and clay activist exploring the transformative power of raw materials. Her practice embraces sustainable processes; she has become an alternative kiln builder as a way to link place and community. She believes in the transformative power of raw materials and the benefits of time spent on making together. Her practice embraces sustainable processes; she chooses to once-fire to minimise her carbon footprint and has become an alternative kiln builder as a way to link place and community.
Students are welcome to use The Hub during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food. You must bring your own keep-cup, water bottle or food container to the Academy as mugs, glasses, and containers will not be available in our Bankside campus.
Tea and coffee will be provided by the Academy and is available from the island unit at the end of The Hub.
185 Park Street,London SE1 9BL tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969
This is our new purpose built accessible campus. Find more information here
Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Southwark (both a 10-15 minute walk). Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough Market”.
Bankside Campus
£190.00
