APT1- Create with Clay – Tuesdays @ 1:30pm / Katherine Kennedy

$200.00

APT1 – Create with Clay – Tuesdays @ 1:30pm / Katherine Kennedy

Adult’s Create with Clay (8 Week Workshop for Adults)
Join Katherine Kennedy for 8 weeks of hand-building with clay. Suitable for beginners.

$30 cash glaze and firing fee due week 3

Tuesdays 1:30 -3:30 pm

Teacher: Katherine Kennedy

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APT1 – Create with Clay – Tuesdays @ 1:30pm / Katherine Kennedy

Adult’s Create with Clay (8 Week Workshop for Adults)
Join Katherine Kennedy for 8 weeks of hand-building with clay. Suitable for beginners, this workshop will guide participants through various hand-building and surface decoration techniques. If you would like to relax and work on your own projects, follow our hands-on lesson plans or even try the wheel, this class is perfect for you!

$30 cash glaze and firing fee due week 3

Tuesdays 1:30 -3:30 pm

Teacher: Katherine Kennedy

SUPPLIES: Students need to supply the following tools and clay for the term:

1 x 10 kg bag white Earthenware clay – This is a good clay to start with for hand building and throwing. Only bring a quarter of the bag at a time wrapped in a plastic bag.

A set of basic tools including a sponge. Basic tools can be purchased in a set.

An apron and closed in shoes. Towel and large freezer bags.

A firing and glazing fee of $30 in week 3 to cover use of centre glazes and kiln.

ADULTS

Week Adult Clay: Adults do not have to follow lesson plan if they choose to focus more on a particular project in plan or even a project of their own.

1: Pinch Pot

Introduction:
– Treatment of material, kneading clay, drying clay, slip making, glazing (underglaze,

glaze), recycling clay, safety. – Housekeeping

 

Activity: Make a bird (or whale)
Building techniques: Pinch method
Surface techniques: Score and slip, attach wings and tail using slabs made with rolling pin

(To be underglazed/glazed in week 7 and 8)

https://www.amaco.com/lesson_plans/92

2: Double Pinch Pot

Activity: Make double pinch pot sculptures (these can be owls, faces, fish, etc) Building techniques: Pinch method
Surface techniques: Score and slip, slip trail

Other techniques: Making and attaching pieces from hand rolled coils and rolling pin made slabs (legs, wings, etc)

(To be underglazed/glazed in week 7 and 8)
 


https://www.tes.com/lessons/K973tPeyImg5rg/clay-sculptures-double-pinch-pots

3: Coil

Activity: Make a coil vessel
Building techniques: Coil method
Other techniques: make and attach a handle (demonstrate coil technique and handle pulling technique)
(To be underglazed/glazed in week 7 and 8)


 http://www.lakesidepottery.com/Pages/Pottery-tips/Making-a-clay-coiled-pot- Lakeside-Pottery-Tutorial.htm

4: Combo hand building

Activity: Make pieces for a wall hanging/jewellery, etc
 Building techniques: Coil method, slab method
 Surface techniques: Score and slip, slip trail, stamps Other techniques: Use a slab roller


 

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/400116748125959057/

5: Slab

Activity: Make a slab form (cup, bottle, etc)
Building techniques: Slab
Surface techniques: Score and slip, stamping with lace, etc

Other techniques: Using a plaster mould, use a slab roller

(To be underglazed/glazed in week 7 and 8)



Note: Ensure all pieces made previous to today is fired in time for week 7.


 http://www.lakesidepottery.com/Media/JPG_Images/Patty/patty2008/bottles.jpg

6: Slab

Activity: Make a tile/plaque
Building techniques: Slab
Surface techniques: Sgraffito


 https://goodpressceramics.com/2013/09/18/scratching-dogs/

7: Underglazing

Activity: Use underglaze to paint bisqueware

Week

Adult Clay: Adults do not have to follow lesson plan if they choose to focus more on a particular project in plan or even a project of their own.

8: Complete Underglazing 

Activity 1: Continue using underglaze and glaze to paint bisqueware


Note: Brush on clear glaze on sgraffito work from week 6.

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