In this course, you’ll acquire the skills to confidently throw a 2kg/3kg bowl form on the pottery wheel, master the art of trimming both the inside and outside of the bowl, and develop proficiency in handling large pieces during the glazing process. Join us to enhance your pottery expertise and create substantial, beautifully crafted ceramic bowls with finesse.

In this course, you will learn to:

1. handle 2-4 kg of clay on the potter’s wheel; 

2. to trim large pieces;

3. handle large pieces when glazing;

Prerequisite

You must have attended our intermediate courses or have prior experience throwing with 1kg clay.

Syllabus

Lesson #1Throwing a 2 kg bowl
Preparing the bat
Centring 2 blocks (1 kg blocks) of clayLesson #2Trimming the inside and outside of the bowl to achieve a balanced pieceLesson #3Making of a 3 - 4 kg bowlLesson #4Trimming the inside and outside of the bowl to achieve a balanced pieceLesson #5Glazing - Pouring and Spraying

* Each lesson is a 2-hour class

Materials Included

Clay“Free-flow” of clayFiringIncludes 1 kg firing. Weight based on fired items. (* Extra fee applies if total weight of final products exceed 1kg)