Beginners Wheel Throwing – Wednesdays

COURSE CODE: EC2402148

COURSE DATES: Wednesdays, 22nd January – 19th February 2025

TUTOR: Lisa Sjukur

DAYS: 5

TIMES: 6:30pm – 9:00pm

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ages 18+, Beginner

FEE: £215

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: January 8, 2025

COURSE SCHEDULE

Beginner

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.

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.

LISA SJUKUR

Lisa Sjukur is a potter with a background in graphic design. After working in that field for almost twenty years, she decided that her real passion was pottery.

Most of her work is thrown in stoneware, starting with the wheel – throwing a form and then stretching and altering it as the wheel is moving in an attempt to make the form as expressive as possible. She uses a mixture of slips and glazes; pouring, brushing, and spraying to try to create complex textures and patterns. She generally fires her pieces in reduction multiple times until she is happy with the final result.

At present she is developing pieces for wood firing for Oxford University Kiln.

Bankside Campus

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”.

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.

Terms and Conditions

  • By booking onto one of our courses you agree to our Short Courses Terms and Conditions.

  • You will need to have paid in full before the first session of your class. Your place is not guaranteed until we have received full payment. Please book early in order to guarantee your place on the course.

Materials & Equipment

  • If you purchased a pack online this will be given to you on the first session of your course upon your arrival. Packs can be booked on our Materials Page or on this page when you book the course

  • Please don’t wear your best clothes as there is always a chance you will get messy. If possible bring an apron or overalls.

  • All artwork at the Academy MUST be taken home at the end of each session where possible, with the exception of oil paintings and sculpture works.

  • We cannot store materials at the Academy, so please take these to and from your sessions.

  • Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off or is on silent during the class.

  • Health and Safety Guidelines will be provided to you a week before the start of your course.

Concessions and Discounts

We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.

Gift Vouchers

If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here.

£215.00

£215.00