Wheel Throwing Week Intermediate and Advanced

When & Where

30 June 2025 - 3 July 2025 ( 20 hours, 1 weeks )
Daytime, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
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Waterloo Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Course Code W24CRSC09A
Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

This course at Morley College Waterloo is a continuation of Throwing on a Potters wheel.? Practice is the key to any new instrument and continuing onto this course will give you the chance to do this by solidifying knowledge learnt so far.? This course will increase your potential and confidence to make more complicated forms such as a lidded form, or a form made from 2 or more thrown elements. Aimed at students who wish to learn new techniques and have fun challenging themselves.? This course will cover an introduction to glazing, giving complete ceramic process experience.?? We have a fully equipped studio with a wheel per student.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Preparation of clay including recycling
Practice hand placement to gain control for centring, opening and pulling up? clay on wheel.
Make lidded forms or forms combining at least two thrown elements. Completing form with Glaze.?
Demonstrate awareness of Health and Safety issues in ceramics through safe studio practice.?

Cost

Full fee

£350

Concession fee

£265

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Class format and activities

Demonstrations and activities are planned to suit a range of abilities such as left and right-handed placement The activities are designed to help with gaining confidence and understanding of clay whilst on the Potters wheel.???????? Priority is given to beginners first. Students with more experience can ask for both group and individual demonstrations. New and returning students work alongside each other in a mutually supportive environment in which learning is taught both from the tutor and each other.? A variety of learning resources are prepared and suggested such as books, exhibition and gallery visits, video, slideshows, handouts and examples.?

Entry requirements

some experience of throwing

What you need to know before you enrol

Excellent attendance and punctuality are required from all students, you need to be able to attend all five sessions to get the most out of this course. There is a £3 per kilo charge for clay on completion of work which includes the bisque and glaze firing.?? The ceramics studio is on the 3rd floor and there is lift access

What you need

Pen and notebook, apron or old shirt, closed toe shoes. Please bring any clay tools you have, or you may choose to buy beginner's packs on sale for £10.?? Studio tools are available to use

What you can do next

Repeat Part 2 of Throwing on a Potters wheel. Or enrol on a Beginners / Mixed Level term long course.?