If you want to get to grips with mixing and making glazes this is a practical hands on approach to making glazes and understanding colour in glazes expertly tutored by Linda, author of numerous books on glazing.
During the course you will spend the first day making glaze tests, they are then fired overnight so the next day you will learn about glaze chemistry while we wait for the kiln to cool. We will concentrate on colours used in oxidation (electric kiln) firings, where colours obtained are generally brighter.
When the tiles are out Linda will work with you to analyse the results, with the benefit of learning from your tests as well as those from the rest of the group.
This course is ideally suited to anyone that has some experience of glazing pots but you don’t need to have made a glaze before - essentially if you want to deepen your knowledge, ask all the questions you have about glazing and experiment this is an ideal course for you.
Linda designs and makes ceramic art and porcelain tableware. She uses a tactile satin matt glaze outside and colour on the inside. Linda makes her own range of glazes and is particularly interested in the translucent colours obtained using oxides rather than commercial stains. She has written several bestselling books on glazes and teaches courses in the UK and internationally as well as exhibiting widely in the world of design and craft. She is currently writing a new book on new as yet unseen recipes from Emmanuel Cooper and returns to Coombe after her sold out courses since in 2023 and writing residency for the Cooper book.
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This course is designed for all abilities from beginners to more advanced potters.
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Thursday
5-7pm Residents arrive
7.00pm Non-residents arrive
7.00-8.00pm Welcome drinks
8.00pm Dinner
Friday-Saturday
8.30am - Breakfast for residents
9.30-9.30am-1.00pm- Tuition
1.00pm - Lunch
2.00-5.00pm - Tuition
Sunday
8.30am Breakfast for residents
9.30am-1.00pm - Final tuition session
1.00-2.00pm Lunch
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Residential and non-residential spaces available.
RESIDENTIAL
includes all your food, accommodation and tuition from arrival on Friday evening through to departure at 5pm on Sunday.
More information on accommodation can be found here
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Includes tuition, welcome drinks on Sunday night and all lunches.
NB Residents are not required to share bedrooms, but bathrooms are shared [we do not have any en suite rooms on site].
See accommodation for more info.
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Residential
£725 + VAT covers all your tuition, accommodation and food from arrival on Sunday through to departure after lunch on Friday.
Non-residential
£500 + VAT covers all tuition, welcome drinks on Sunday and lunch from Mon-Friday.
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The pottery is equipped with essential tools and clay, glazes and slips for the course. In addition please bring the following with you.
Warm clothing and shoes suitable for a short walk
An apron
The following pottery tools if you have them and wish to use them (NB optional we will have enough for everyone but if you have items you want to bring feel free
- small pointed vegetable knife
- small boxwood tools, especially rounded, hooked or 45º pointed ones
- old credit cards or silicone scrapers
-loop tools
-small sponge
-a plant sprayer or similar
1” Hake brushes, soft mopbrushes and soft (cheap is ok: real hair not acrylic) small watercolur brushes for painting slips.
Drawing materials and A4 sketchbook . A variety of items for making bold marks are good: graphite sticks, felt pens, neocolour crayons, woodies and ink.
Watercolour or coloured crayons or gouache – useful for developing designs.
A stencil knife if you have one (retractable ones are good)
Plastic bags – Large size freezer bags are good, or 5l or 10l bin bags or eco food caddy bags.
A box, and paper for transporting pieces home if you are not leaving them for firing at Coombe
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We are located in Devon, our address is TQ6 0JA
If you’re driving
We have plenty of free onsite parking.
Coming by Train
Our nearest station is Totnes then we can arrange lift shares or send taxi details. We are about 20 minutes from the station, taxis cost approx £35 each way.
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Max 8 to allow Anna enough time to work with each of you.
BOOK YOUR PLACE
RESIDENTIAL = £665 + VAT = £798 - 1st Payment on booking is £159.60
NON-RESIDENTIAL = £496 + VAT = £595 - 1st Payment o booking is £119.00
Course takes place 1-2nd May (residents arrive 30th April)
Your 1st payment/deposit is non refundable and not transferrable to any other courses*
The balance of fees are due six weeks before the course starts and you will be invoiced for that payment.
*You have a 14 day cooling off period, if you pay the first payment and cancel within 14 days you will receive a full refund for that payment. Thereafter it is non refundable.
We strongly advise you to take out adequate travel insurance in the event that you are unable to attend.
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