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WORKSHOP: Clay, wheel throwing, slab & coiling with Hilary Kemp

  • Haddenham Arts Centre 20 High Street Haddenham, cb6 3xa England (map)

Saturday 12 March 10am - 4pm
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£65 including tea/coffee on arrival (booking fee online) optional veggie lunch with drink £8
(additional £10 for optional glazing session to cover materials)

The first of our clay workshops with supportive and experienced tutor Hilary Kemp. Suitable for anyone from beginners to more experienced aged 16+

All work will be biscuit fired.

Bookable optional one hour glazing session on Saturday 9 April 12noon-1pm.

Group size is limited to just 7 so everyone will get a chance to use the potters wheel.

Spend the day learning basic pottery skills using the natural world as inspiration for shapes and decoration.   Throwing pots on the wheel is the technique of shaping round ceramics using a potter’s wheel, shaping the pot as the wheel turns. The clay rotates so you can mould it into the desired shape with your hands. You will be able to turn the bases once the clay has firmed up to refine the shape.   Coiling is an ancient method of hand building by rolling long coils of clay and placing one on top of another to form different shapes. Slab building involves rolling out clay to an even thickness then cutting shapes, folding, bending, manipulating, and joining together to create the finished form.

Other dates :
Saturday 26 March
Saturday 9 April

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