Pottery - Beginners and Improvers

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This pottery course in Deal will give students the opportunity to develop skills to form clay into fired objects. , Each student will be taught methods and techniques to suit their own level and pace. , The pottery studio is well equipped to do hand building work, throwing on a wheel and has kilns which fire at both stoneware and earthenware temperatures. Students have the choice to make functional or sculptural pieces so long as it is feasible within the course time and the constraints of the pottery studio., During the course students will cover the following:, - Introduction to clay, - Clay preparation., - Health and Safety, - Hand building techniques e.g pinching, slabbing, coiling, pressmoulding., - Throwing, - Turning, - Decoration techniques This course in Deal is for all levels of ability from beginners to more experienced students.

Course information

Name: Pottery - Beginners and Improvers Qualification title: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Crafts, Creative Arts and Design Qualification type: Assessment Awarding Generic award - no awarding body Created 20160412 14:21:14 Updated 20160412 14:21:14

Entry requirements

Please bring an overall, shirt or apron and a sketch book or notebook. Your tutor will discuss any other basic pottery tools you may need and where you can purchase these as the course progresses.Finished pottery is paid for by weight. Equipment required Please bring an overall, shirt or apron and a sketch book or notebook. Your tutor will discuss any other basic pottery tools you may need and where you can purchase these as the course progresses.Finished pottery is paid for by weight.

Provider

Kent Training and Apprenticeship Service / Kent Adult Education (Community Learning and Skills)
adult.education@kent.gov.uk
0845 606 5606
http://www.kent.gov.uk/adulted

Address

Head Office
College Road Town: Sittingbourne County:Kent