Throwing on the Wheel

THROWING with JULIA
WED 05 Jun 6pm to 9pm
Duration: 6 Weeks (18 hrs)

WED 11 SEP 6pm to 9pm|
DURATION: 7 Weeks (21 hrs)

THROWING with ALISON
Fri 07 jun 10am to 1pm
DURATION: 6 weeks (18 hrs)

Fri 13 Sep 10am to 1pm
DURATION: 7 weeks (21 hrs)


Tutor: alison Hannah

Follow in the footsteps of ancient cultures to develop your skills in throwing on the wheel. Working to shape the clay whilst spinning at speed and to create forms that defy gravity.

Included in the course costs are 3kg of clay, glazing and firing. Additional clay is charged at £10.00 per kg.See Terms and Conditions.

Throwing - 5 wheels 
6 week course £300 + £15 booking fee
7 week course £336 + £14 booking fee
Option to pay 50% deposit with full balance payable prior to 15 days of start of course).

What’s Covered on this Course?

Throwing

Starting with cylinders and progressing to bowls, lids and throwing off-the-hump.

Turning

Refine your thrown-forms using turning techniques to present work that is balanced and finished.

Glazing

Develop your finished piece with a range of beautiful glaze effects to add interest and texture to your work.

From Pencil To Clay with Jennie Hale

A weekend of focussed tuition, personal guidance and development of your skills under the leadership of ceramicist and watercolour artist Jennie Hale. 

Cost:  £315 + Booking fee
Date:  Friday afternoon on the 21st June to Sunday 23rd June at 4.30pm
Riverside setting

Meet Your Tutors

  • Julia Toy - Ceramics teacher at the Clay Yard holding pieces of her work

    Julia Toy

    TUTOR

    Julia’s work is an extension of her love for life and spiritual connection to the natural world; It is informed by a variety of people, places and experiences.

    Her process is intuitive and spontaneous and she finds the very nature of working with clay to be slow, soothing and grounding. She enjoys using both the wheel and hand building techniques.

  • Lucy Bell

    TUTOR

    Lucy currently teaches pottery at Landworks in Dartington. This project works to provide a supported route back into employment and the community for people in prison or at risk of going to prison. She has noticed the therapeutic benefit that clay has on these individuals. The pottery provides a place of calm and a creative outlet for their emotions.