Three-day Throwing Course — Cornwall 365 What's On

Tickets

£450

Location

Leach Pottery, St Ives | Address and Map

Dates

Mon 5th August, 2024 — Mon 9th December, 2024

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The Leach Pottery presents a series of three-day throwing course aimed a beginners

This is a three-day practice-based throwing course aimed at beginners who would like to learn basic throwing skills, and for those who have some experience of throwing and intermediate students who would like to further develop their skills. This is an opportunity to learn new skills and brush up on essential techniques. The workshop includes an introductory assessment of needs, plus one-to-one tuition with one of our professional potters.

The course covers:
Clay preparation: wedging techniques, centering clay on the wheel and throwing basic cylinders
Different forms: bowls, mugs and jugs etc.
practicing your preferred form, throwing to specific measurements, repeat throwing, turning and finishing, pulling and attaching handles and decorating techniques.

Equipment & materials: clay and a basic tool kit is provided. We focus on building core skills and working directly with the clay to get the most from a core selection of tools. Please bring additional tools if you wish to use them along with an apron and hand towel.

You will leave with: one piece that will be fired & posted to you* up to 12 weeks after the course has finished. This piece needs to be within the footprint of 20 x 20 x 20cm. You are welcome to take one or two pieces of unfired work home if you wish. Please bring boxes and packaging for safe transport.
Level: beginner & intermediate

You can choose between two venues: Bernard Leach Studio at St Ives or Newlyn School of Art

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Contact

01736 799 703 | https://www.leachpottery.com/3-day-throwing-course-2024-newlyn-school-of-art-1

Accessibility

Details

All public areas are accessible to wheel chairs and pushchairs and people with limited mobility. There are ramps for entrance into the shop and disabled parking bays in the onsite car park. Wheelchair–friendly toilets are situated in the museum entrance space with baby change facilities. We are a dog friendly museum.

Map

The Leach Pottery, Higher Stennack, Saint Ives, United Kingdom