Workshops

Join Caitlin in her Lostwithiel Studio to for a relaxed and informative 8 week course where we learn the fundamentals of handbuilding, working towards making a series of useful homewares, whilst learning confidence with clay and all the different techniques, all glazed with Caitlin’s bespoke glazes.

• Monday nights from 6.30-9pm

• Learning clay preparation, pinching, slab building, slump moulds, tile making, coiling, surface decoration, combining the techniques, and then glazing.

• Over the 8 weeks we would aim to make and fire up to 6 pieces to take home at the end of the course, (plates, bowls, spoons, mugs or goblets, vases etc).

• Workshops will be run in Lostwithiel, PL220HG.

• All clay, tools and glazes are provided. I provide carefully selected hand made glazes. Underglazes and slips are also available.

• Highlights: Lowest price for workshop in comparison, unlimited tea and coffee, beautiful glazes, friendly and supportive atmosphere, free parking on site, bespoke workshop space & further workshop opportunities after completion available.

Overview of course:

• Week 1: Preparation, storage and stages of of clay, learning pinch pots

• Week 2: Making tiles and slump moulds, surface decoration techniques

• Week 3: Slab building

• Week 4: Coiling

• Week 5: Combining the techniques to make your own project with 1kg of clay

• Week 6: Refining our work

• Week 7: Glazing

• Week 8: Gathering to unveil the finished ceramics, dinner together

Outcomes:

• Skills development: New or refreshed understanding of handbuilding, how to use clay effectively and the process from fresh clay to finished item

• 6 or so handmade pieces to bring home!

• Wellbeing: 2.5 hours a week to tune out, be around likeminded people and get creative

• Social connections, small classes of 6 or so people, fresh tea and a wholesome dinner at the final class fosters a sense of community

• A chance to join further classes with Caitlin upon completion.

Join Caitlin for a relaxed and informative 9 week course where we dive into some more complex techniques in handbuilding, understanding the technical aspects of clay and glaze, more in-depth learning about different techniques whilst working towards making a series of useful homewares, learning confidence with clay, glaze.

NOTE: This course is intended as a ‘level two’, I would recommend if you are new to clay taking the ‘level 1’ course which is called The essentials of handbuilding. It runs concurrently to this course.

KEY INFORMATION:

• 9 week course, August 18th - October 13th. Tuesday nights 6.30pm- 9pm.

• £300, this includes foraged clays, glaze materials and access to glaze recipes.

• Printed out practical information about glazes, slips and clays.

• Over the 9 weeks we would aim to make and fire up to 6 pieces to take home at the end of the course, (plates, bowls, spoons, mugs or goblets, vases etc).

• All clay, tools and glazes are provided. I provide carefully selected hand made glazes. Underglazes and slips are also available.

• Workshops will be run from my studio in Lostwithiel, PL220HG.

• Highlights: Lowest price for workshop in comparison, unlimited tea and coffee, beautiful glazes, friendly and supportive atmosphere, free parking on site, bespoke workshop space & further workshop opportunities after completion available.

Overview of course:

Week 1: Investigating clay, making test tiles of St Agnes clay, Scarva clay, Porcelain, Grogged clay and Wild clay. Making slips out of these clays, learning about clay additions.

Week 2: Exploring Marbling and Nerakomi. Making our own nerakomi clay pattern and using it as a slump mould. learning about ‘wabi-sabi’ and japanese pottery techniques

Week 3: Learning Kurinuki (Subtractive Carving), learning how to carve beautiful shapes out of solid blocks of clay.

Week 4: A figurative class with artist Emily Roberts, making faces, hands.

Week 5: Project with 2kg of clay, exploring building bigger objects or working on a series of objects at the same time. Honing in our technical abilities (eg. 3 plates or a large centrepiece coiled vase)

Week 6: Finishing off 2kg project - your pottery is bisqued

Week 7: Glazing week 1, applying our own slips and stains, understanding the components of glaze. Applying these to our test tiles from week one. I’ll put these in a glaze fire and we can examine them together on week 8, to inform out glazing

Week 8: Glazing week 2, glazing our work, mixing more than one glaze - applying these to our big project and work with Emily

Week 9: Gathering to unveil the finished ceramics, dinner together, talking about next steps in your pottery journeys

Outcomes:

• Skills development: grow confidence in handbuilding, making pottery effectively and knowing the science behind clay and glaze.

• A solid understanding of what clay and glaze is, and how to bend the rules or be more creative with it as a material

• 6 or so handmade pieces to bring home!

• Social connections, small classes of 6 or so people, fresh tea and a wholesome dinner at the final class fosters a sense of community

• A chance to join further classes with Caitlin upon completion.

Join Caitlin in her Lostwithiel Studio to for a relaxed and informative 4 week course where we learn the fundamentals of handbuilding, working towards making a series of useful homewares, whilst learning confidence with clay and all the different techniques, all glazed with Caitlin’s bespoke glazes.

• Monday nights from 6.30-9pm

• Learning pinch pots, slab building, coiling, surface decoration and then combining the techniques.

• Caitlin will then bisque and glaze all the pots for you, to be returned to you before Christmas.

• Over the 4 weeks we would aim to make and fire up to 4 pieces to take home at the end of the course, (plates, bowls, spoons, mugs or goblets, vases etc).

• Workshops will be run in Lostwithiel, PL220HG.

• All clay, tools and glazes are provided. I provide carefully selected hand made glazes. Underglazes and slips are also available.

• Highlights: Lowest price for workshop in comparison, unlimited tea and coffee, beautiful glazes, friendly and supportive atmosphere, free parking on site, bespoke workshop space & further workshop opportunities after completion available.

Overview of course:

• Week 1: Learning pinch pots

• Week 2: Slab building

• Week 3: Coiling

• Week 4: Combining the techniques to make your own project

Outcomes:

• Skills development: New or refreshed understanding of handbuilding, how to use clay effectively and the process from fresh clay to finished item

• 4 or so handmade pieces to bring home!

• Wellbeing: 2.5 hours a week to tune out, be around likeminded people and get creative

• Social connections, small classes of 6 or so people, fresh tea and a wholesome dinner at the final class fosters a sense of community

• A chance to join further classes with Caitlin upon completion.