Description
Join us for a focused, hands-on workshop exploring various techniques behind throwing taller and throwing wider with efficiency and ease. Designed for intermediate and advanced throwers, this session will guide you through ergonomic, body-conscious approaches to scaling up your forms without strain. Attention to weight in larger forms is what some ceramic enthusiasts measure the level of craftsmanship one has, believing it to be true that if throwing large you will want to throw thin; tackling this challenge will take place alongside scaling up techniques. Forms to be considered: wide platters and bowls along with tall cylinders and various forms that derive from cylinders such as Moon Jars, large jugs, and vases.
The beauty of large-scale work lies in its simplicity in my personal work—quiet, powerful forms with subtle curves and shifts in shape—creating a blank canvas for decoration and surface treatment. Drawing from over 13 years of experience, I’ll share methods to achieve greater volume on the wheel while protecting your body and refining your technique.
What is included;
- Tools & equipment (You may also bring your own throwing tools)
- 6 Hour Class Time – Lunch break included in this time
- Morning tea/coffee (BYO lunch or snacks – we also have a cafe onsite that does a great toasty!)
Not included;
- Clay. You can purchase on on the day, or BYO. This is so that you can work with the clay that you are most familiar to get your best results. If you BYO clay or purchase, you can take home all your items from the workshop and any clay leftover. You must take these pieces home on the day – we do not offer storage. We stock Bennett’s Unfiltered & Blackwattle Natural Speckle.
- If you want to fire any pieces from the workshop, you can use our firing service @ $15 per kg.
Location: EBC studio @ Fyansford Paper Mills
- Please choose the time and date carefully. We do not offer refunds.
- Please DO NOT come to the class if you are unwell – you will be asked to leave if you are sick and no refund will be issued.
- This class is only available for adults.
- A minimum of 4 students is required for this class to go ahead. You will be contacted if the class cannot go ahead. A Maximum of 8.
- Wear clothes that you don’t mind if they get a little messy – please bring an apron or towel and don’t forget to wear closed-toe shoes!
- Long nails can very easily damage your work and make it difficult to create!
- Please arrive on time (or let me know if you will be early/late!). Late arrivals will forfeit will that portion of their class.
- Please also wear weather appropriate clothing however I do have heaters and cooling available if required.
- We do take photographs during some of our workshops and these photographs may be shared as content on our website and social media platforms. If you do not wish to have your photograph taken and shared please let us know in advance before the workshop begins.
- Have fun and tell your friends!!!!
