A course for potters who want to improve their throwing on the wheel, whilst also learning about, discussing and debating how potters can reduce their impact on climate change.
If you are looking for some dedicated time and space, with expert tuition to boost your throwing skills this week is ideal. With four and a half days on the wheel Jodie will go into the detail for preparing and wedging your clay, improving centering on the wheel, throwing cylinders, turning and trimming pots, attaching handles and exploring other forms including bowls, mugs, jugs, and plates. Together with Jodie you will work towards repeat throwing to make consistent pots, and focus on the process of throwing for great quality ceramics.
Alongside being a potter Jodie has a full-6me job as the director of the Ofgem Strategic Innovaton Fund at Innovate UK, an energy network innovation fund to accelerate delivery of net zero. She has been working to tackle climate change for over 15 years, and working as a potter for 6 years including a part time apprenticeship for 2 years. In 2024 Jodie was the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship Award following her fellowship she published A Churchill Fellowship research paper on how potters can most effectively lower energy use to reduce impact on climate change, with a focus on electric firing and kilns. Jodie will present her paper and discuss the issues facing potters in relation to Climate change during the week.
There is a wheel for each participant so you will have plenty of dedicated time at the wheel. The intention of the class is to practice your throwing rather than creating work to be glazed and fired, however if you would like a few key pieces to be fired and glazed we can arrange that at the end of the week with a small charge applied for the cost f firing/glazing and couriering your work back to you.
“I’m learning all the time. I’m motivated by the feedback from people who love and use my tableware everyday. Without their encouragement I wouldn’t be the potter I am today.”
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This course is for potters with an intermediate level of throwing/that have some experience of throwing on the wheel. You don’t have to be an expert in throwing or climate change or sustainability. The aim of the course is to advance your throwing skills whilst exploring the topic of sustainability in ceramics in a friendly, and constructive way with an informed tutor.
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Sunday
Arrival 5-7pm
Welcome drinks 7.00pm
Dinner 8.00pm
Monday-Thursday
Breakfast 8.30am
Tuition 9,.30am -1pm
Lunch 1-2pm
Tuition 2.00-5.00pm
Friday
Breakfast 8.30am
Final tuition session 9.30am-1pm
Lunch 1-2pm
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Residential and non residential options are available - see below for costs
The non residential option is ideal if you live locally or if you would like en-suite accommodation.
For more information on our accommodation on site see here for more info [NB please note bathrooms are shared (there are no ensuite options) but you are not required to share bedrooms]
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Residential
£902 + VAT including all your tuition, accommodation and food from arrival on Sunday through to departure after lunch on Friday.
Non-residential
£652 + VAT includes welcome drinks all tuition and lunch from Mon-Friday.
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Our address is TQ6 0JA [What3words: What3words: fulfilled.exploring.branching] and we have plenty of free onsite parking. Trains > nearest station is Totnes then we can arrange lift shares or send taxi details. We are about 20 minutes from the station
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Max 7 people to allow enough time for Jodie to work with each of you.
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If you have them, bring pottery tools, otherwise we will provide a basic selection. You will need a sketchbook and drawing materials.
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Whilst the emphasis of this course is practice without the intent to keep work, you will have the chance to keep work and have it fired if you wish.
Taking work home to fire
If you would like to take work home to fire there’s a £2 per kilo charge, please bring suitable wrapping and packing materials with you to transport your greenware.
Leaving work for us to fire
Any work that you’d like fired will be charged at £5 per kilo/clay to include firing and glazing with work posted to you at standard courier rates. please be aware as a busy studio we cannot guarantee work being returned to you by a specific date but we will keep you updated on firings and schedules.
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The total price for this residential course is £903 + VAT including food, accommodation and your tuition.
At the point of booking/adding to cart, you are asked to pay a non-refundable* deposit of £150.
The remaining balance (£934) is payable three weeks before the course starts (either by bank transfer, cheque or card over the phone)
*Non-refundable and non-transferrable. Please read our full Terms & Conditions including cancellations.
![Pottery - Intermediate Throwing - NON-Residential - 5 days with Jodie Crook Giles [£780 inc VAT]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8369cf32838066ecfc21b6/e0346cb1-43da-4b92-920c-8846fd9a6031/Jodie+Crook-Giles+1..jpg)
The total price for this residential course is £650 + VAT and includes welcome drinks on Sunday, lunches and all tuition.
At the point of booking/adding to cart, you are asked to pay a non-refundable* deposit of £150. The remaining balance (£630) is payable three weeks before the course starts (either by bank transfer, cheque or card over the phone)
*Non-refundable and non-transferrable. Please read our full Terms & Conditionsincluding cancellations.
