Creative pottery and sculptural forms

Next date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Investigate ideas and techniques to make ceramic objects unique to you while being guided by an expert potter.

The tactile sensuality of this forgiving medium will help find and extend your hidden talents. This flexible course covers sculptural forms, the wheel and hand-building. 

If you would like to book an additional course in the same Term, please contact the Art Centre for a discount code to apply to your second course booking. 

Materials required (please speak to your tutor in the first class if you are unsure):

Sketchbook and/or notebook in which to record processes; gather information and do drawings

Pen and/or Pencils and sharpener

Towel

Tools will be discussed in the first lesson but if you already have any of the following, please

bring them along.

• Canvas or calico material

• Cutting wire

• Knife - fettling or kitchen knife

• Kitchen fork

• Set of ceramic tools for modelling and/or throwing (Can be obtained from $2 shop)

• Metal, rubber, wooden kidneys, or ‘credit’ cards

• Paint brushes for applying glaze and oxides (colourants)

• Surform (from hardware store or pottery supplier)

• Texture tools for marking clay i.e., shells, bark, stamps etc

• Sponge

These tools can be acquired and added to over time.

Each student will be encouraged to develop their own method of working with the clay medium to realise their own expression.

When

Location

Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, 3 Recreation Ave, Roseville, 2069, View Map