Beginner Wheel begins 3rd February 2025

Tauranga only at this stage. Hamilton will start at later date

 

5 weeks starting every Monday 10am and 6pm. Limited spaces so be quick

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Week 1: Full overview of throwing a cylinder. Concentrate on wedging, clay consistency, attaching a bat to wheel head, centering the clay.

Week 2: Throwing a cylinder and trimming. Revisit wedging, clay consistency, bat attaching and centering the clay. Concentrate on wall thickness consistency, sufficient floor thickness, pulling up the clay. Re-centering the pot for trimming. Trimming the base.

Week 3: Throwing a bowl. Revisit wedging, clay consistency, bat attaching, centering the clay, pulling the walls, re-centering the pot for trimming, trimming the base. Concentrate on adjustment required to make a bowl (opening out the walls, leaving strength in the bottom of the wall.

Week 4: Trimming Bowls  and creation of trimmed footing. Practice of all previously covered.

Week 5: Glazing and decoration of bisqued pots. (trimming previously made work)

(Items made one week, will be trimmed and completed the following week in preparation for bisque firing prior to week 5.)

Wheel beginner 5 week course.
Please fill out this form if you have no questions about a class. You can still email us on sam@potterystudio.co.nz or phone 021616900
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Payment to: The Pottery Studio $265

01-0322-0304664-00

If you want to pay by credit card please pop into one of our studios Tauranga or Hamilton