Summer School Wheel Throwing Workshop for Beginners

This summer school is designed for complete beginners and those in the earlier stages of their throwing journey. Whether you’re new to the wheel and keen to learn the fundamentals, or an improver looking to refine skills through recap, repetition, and guided practice, the workshop is adaptable to different experience levels and individual interests.Rhi will demonstrate the fundamental processes of wheel-throwing, including centring clay, throwing cylinders and bowls, and refining and trimming forms. There will also be opportunities to explore pulling and attaching handles, faceting, carving, and coloured slip decoration. You can work at your own pace or on your own project ideas if preferred, with plenty of individual support and guidance throughout.Over the 3 days you will cover:

• Day 1: Centring, throwing cylinders, wedging (preparing) clay
• Day 2: Throwing bowls and/or other forms, trimming
• Day 3: Trimming remaining work; optional handle pulling, faceting, or coloured slip decoration

The workshop content is flexible depending on student skill level and areas of interest.At the end of the workshop, you may select 2 favourite pieces to be glazed in either white or transparent glaze. These will be stoneware fired in our electric kilns following the workshop. You will leave this workshop with a deepened understanding and skill set for all things wheel throwing and be equipped with solid fundamentals to continue your creative journey with clay. All materials and firings are included. Two pieces of work will be fired with a transparent glaze.Firings take up to 6 weeks from the date of the workshop. You will be contacted as soon as your work is ready. Please collect and take it home as soon as possible. Read more details