2 Hour Throwing On The Wheel Workshop - £85
LEARN HOW TO THROW ON THE WHEEL
On this 2 hour workshop we will cover how to center your clay, open and pull the walls up to shape your lump of clay into a functional pot.
By the end of the workshop we will clean up and choose the a maximum of 3 pieces to keep, if you want them glazed a fee of £10 is required.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE WORKSHOP?
Pots that have been made on the wheel may need to be trimmed by me next day when the clay is at leather hard stage. After this your work will be dryed
DRYING
All work must be dried slowly to avoid cracking of the clay, this process is dependent on size and thickness of work, it may take up to two weeks.
FIRST FIRING- bisque
Once the work is completely dry, I will load it in the kiln and run a firing cycle at 1000 degrees, the cycle takes up to 48 hours, once the kiln has cooled down, I will remove the work which will be ready for glaze application.
APPLYING THE GLAZE:
Once the work is bisque fired, I will apply the transparent glaze
SECOND FIRING - GLAZE CYCLE
Once the pieces are coated in glaze, I will load the kiln and run a glaze cycle.
During the cycle the glaze will melt on the work, the clay will vitrify and turning the pieces into ceramics. All the pieces will be dishwasher, microwave and food safe.
The cycle can take up to 48 hours and the kiln cannot be opened unless it has cooled down.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES:
I kindly ask all participants to:
- Please arrive on time
- Please have your nails trimmed short and long hair tidied back
- Please wear something that you do not mind getting dirty
- Please bring a hand towel and an apron
- Please clean all tools, equipment and surfaces used
- Please follow all the instructions during the lesson, the tutor is not responsible for the outcome of your work
Extra charges:
Firing charge for your work is £10 payable by cash or card on the day
Terms and Conditions
- Your space is non refundable but can be transferred to a friend or family member.
- Payment must be made a week prior the date of the workshop.
- It can take up from 3 to 6 weeks for the work to be ready for pick up, please get in touch within 3 weeks.
- I can store your work for a month, after this your work will be disposed of.
- Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Minimum number of participants is 3, less than this number the workshop may be rescheduled to another date
- Maximum number of participants for this workshop is 3