Potter's Wheel Weekend Course - Eastnor Pottery

Ever yearned to go ‘hands on’ with a potter’s wheel and learn decorating techniques… or maybe you need to fine tune your skill? Whatever your experience, beginner or improver, this is the course for you. Small friendly groups of 8 ensure plenty of individual attention and guidance. Both days run 10am – 4pm. Day 1: After introductions and initial demonstration, you’ll be individually assigned a potter’s wheel for the duration of the course. The group will be guided, step by step, through the pot throwing process. Once you have got the hang of things you’ll be encouraged to develop at your own pace with individual tutoring as and when required. We conclude the workshop by cleaning the wheels ready for tomorrow. Day 2: Your pots from Saturday will have slightly hardened overnight and are now ‘leather-hard’ and ready to be trimmed. After further demonstrations you will learn how to add foot-rings, join handles and attach other motifs. After lunch and once you have experimented with the techniques, you will select between one and four of your favourite pots depending on size, and paint them using under glazes and decorating slips. (extra pots can be fired at £6 per 250g payable on the day.) The weekend concludes at 4pm.