Pottery - Beginners
Duration
8 weeks. Thursday 7.00 - 9.30pm.
Further information
Check out the next start date/enrolment details of evening classes via the college webpage
https://malahidecsadulted.ie/list-of-courses/
Max 10 students
€130. (Please note a tool kit for this class is available to purchase from the tutor for an additional €20 paid to the tutor on the first night of the class. No need to buy this kit if you have your own tools).
This class is suitable for complete beginners to pottery. Students will design and create pottery pieces with both functional and decorative applications, from the planning and creating process to the final glazed form. Techniques demonstrated include pinching, coiling, slab construction and how to plan and create your own work. Note a tool kit if required, it is available to purchase from the tutor on the first night of the class for an additional €20.
Tutor: Naomi Boylan.
Course Format: In class with tutor.
Week 1: Introduction
- Health and Safety
- Clay basics
- Pinch Pots
Week 2: Tools
- Sculpting
Week 3: Coil Pots
- Slab Rolling
Week 4: Surface techniques
- Wrapping
- Hump/Slump Moulds
Week 5: Construction
- Box making
- Glazing
- Personal Project Planning
Week 6: Project Planning
- Maquette Making
- Personal Projects
Week 7: Personal Projects
Week 8: Glazing/ Collection of Work
Conditions of Enrolment:
1. Some courses will have restrictions on student numbers.
2. Formation of classes depends on demand.
3. If a class is not formed, fees will be returned or transferred to another class by request.
4. If a class is formed, fees will be strictly non-refundable.
5. Some courses may require students to bring their own materials. See website www.malahidecsadulted.ie for guidance on course description, materials to bring to class and materials that can be purchased from tutor.
6. Courses may be subject to change. Should this happen students will be contacted in advance.
7. We will contact students should a course not form.
8. Students under the age of 18 are not eligible to enrol for courses with exception of Yoga for Teens.
9. Students will not be permitted to enter the school building before 7.00pm.
10. Student mobile numbers are requested in the event a class is cancelled or changed so information may be texted to students.
11. Please note our Autumn 2022 classes are subject to the guidance issued by the Government and the HSE. In the event of a major resurgence of COVID-19 or a local lockdown, some courses may switch to remote learning, be postponed or cancelled.
Phone: 01-846 0949 between 9am - 4pm.
www.malahidecsadulted.ie