Technique Toolkit – 6 week course with Bella Taylor

Hand building and Wheel throwing Class with Bella Taylor (6 Weeks)

Book now to reserve your spot. Class will only go ahead if all 4 spaces are filled.

Week 1 (start date): 5th July, 6.15 pm -8.15pm

Week 2: 12th July, 6.15 pm – 8.15 pm

Week 3: 19th July, 6.15 pm – 8.15pm 

Week 4: 26th August, 6.30pm -8.30pm

Week 5: 2nd August, 6.30pm -8.30pm

Week 6: 9th August, 6.30pm – 8.30pm 

Kil.n.it’s 6 Week Technique Toolkit course with Kil.n.it Teacher Bella Taylor introduces students to a large range of unique making styles with ceramics. This course is a small class of 4; an introduction to hand-building and wheel throwing techniques, a way for students to find their clay passion. Enjoy a smaller class with more one – on – one time with your teacher.

Over the 6 week course, students will learn not only basic hand-building and wheel throwing techniques, but ceramic and glaze safety, and about the process of firing. This course will give students the skills to continue their own practice outside of a class.

Below is the outline of the course, however content will be flexible and subject to adjustment by teacher.

Week 1, Introduction to hand-building: Pinch Pots

– Introduction to making with clay including work health and safety induction

– Introduction to the process of ceramics

– Ceramic Basics Hand out Sheet

Week 2, Introduction to Coiling and Slab Building

– making in clay using coiling and slab building techniques

Week 3, Introduction to wheel throwing 

– Introduction to wheel throwing basics

Week 4, Introduction to trimming

– Introduction to trimming

Week 5, Introduction to surface decoration and continue working on pieces

– Work on pieces and continue techniques learned.

– introducing surface decoration and textures, slip and underglazing.

Week 6, Glazing

– Works will be bisqued and ready to glaze

– introduction to glazing and firings

– use provided glazes to experiment and decorate work