Refine your wheel throwing skills as you delve into the intricacies of centering clay using the coning technique and enhancing efficiency in pulling and shaping 750g cylinders. This class is designed to elevate students’ skill and control in wheel throwing. Throughout the course, you’ll learn to center and throw larger pieces, create smaller openings, expertly trim bottle forms, and master the art of glazing through pouring and dipping techniques.”

In this course, you will learn to:

1) center and throw 750g pieces;
2) make smaller openings on pieces
3) trim bottle forms;
4) glazing by pouring and dipping.

Prerequisite

You must have attended our mugs and bowls course or have prior experience with similar course works offered in our mugs and bowls course.

Syllabus

Lesson #1500gm cylinders Vases (cone centring)Lesson #2Trimming Vases on a chuckLesson #3750gm bottle formsLesson #4Trimming bottles, adding small handles, using slips and carvingLesson #5Glazing - Pouring and Dipping

* Each lesson is a 2-hour class

Materials Included

Clay“Free-flow” of clayFiring1.5kg Firing (* Extra fee applies if total weight of final products exceeds 1.5kg)