16 hours Workshop

Wheel Throwing Professionalization

Take the next step in your ceramic practice in our wheel throwing professionalization course.

16-hour intensive workshop developed over 4 days, in sessions of 4 hours each.
You will work with different clay bodies: low temperature, high temperature and porcelain.
Throwing techniques when working with larger amounts of clay
You will learn how to work in series

To participate in the wheel throwing professionalization course you need to be able to proove previous experience. If you do not have it, we recommend you to take our introductory course.

Know that once you finished the course you have the possibility to contract a 137º membership so you can work more in depth the tecniques teached at the classes.

Get inspired by checking up some of your teacher’s, Evan Powell, work.

UPCOMING COURSE
16 hour workshop: 4 sessions of 4 hours/day
(Saturdays and Sundays – 3:00 to 7:00 pm)

Next workshop:

• April 15th, 16th, 22nd and 23rd

Submition deadline:
up to 7 calendar days before the start of the course*
* check our booking and cancellation policies here

PRICE
Course 290€ *

* all materials and firings are included in the course price.

How are we going to work:

Understand the properties and characteristics of different types of clay
A good pot starts with well prepared clay

First day:

Start working with terracotta
Throwing techniques when working with larger amounts of clay
Throwing in two parts

Second day:

Throwing stoneware
Lids and galleries using calipers and rulers
Closed forms
Throwing off the hump

Third day:

Trimming pieces
Understand the importance of making good attachments
Solutions on how to solve and avoid some common problems
Decorative techniques: sodium silicate, stained slip and clay, clay additives like ilmenite and grog
Power of repetition finding your mark, building a cohesive body of work
Instructions and suggestions about how to make your own tools to help in your work flow, such as templates and custom ribs

Forth day:

Throwing porcelain: chalenges and advantages
Finish up pieces

Note that:

Previous experience is required;
Classes are formed with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 7 people to ensure a personalized treatment;
We provide you with all the materials that your creative process may need.