Slow down and dive into the fundamentals of hand-building with clay in our 6 week hand-building course with Lucinda Florence. Join us in at our Northcote Pottery Studio for Term 2, starting Wednesday 17th March 2021. Our final seats in the classroom are available here.
With Lucinda’s expertise, you’ll be guided through building methods of pinching, coiling and slab building as well as decorative techniques like carving, working with slips and sgraffito and glazing. Each week of the 6 week program has a different focus:
Week 1 – Learn the foundations hand-building techniques with clay using pinching and coiling methods
Week 2 – Build upon foundational techniques, constructing and joining using slab rolling methods
Week 3 – Use and develop your preferred construction techniques to create sculptural forms
Week 4 – Explore surface decoration and texture through carving and use of oxides
Week 5 – Work with coloured and porcelain slips using pre-fire decoration Sgraffito techniques
Week 6 – Glaze and finish of all works completed in the term before final firing
