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 Annabelle 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 Annabelle you will work towards repeat throwing to make consistent pots, and focus on the process of throwing for great quality ceramics.
Alongside the throwing we will be reading and discussing research by Jodie Crook Giles, on how potters can most effectively lower energy use to reduce impact on climate change, with a focus on electric firing and kilns. We will also have a guest speaker on ceramics and sustainability.
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.
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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 spaces available.
RESIDENTIAL
See here for information on our residential facilities.
A residential booking includes all your food, accommodation and tuition from arrival on Thursday evening through to departure after lunch on Sunday.
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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£995 + VAT includes tuition, accommodation and food from arrival on Sunday through to departure after lunch on Friday. See here for details about our residential facilities.
Non-residential
£680 + VAT include all tuition, welcome drinks on Sunday 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.
BOOK IN BELOW OR CALL 01803 722352
RESIDENTIAL Total course price is £995 + VAT = £1,194 - 1st payment on booking is £239.00
NON-RESIDENTIAL Total course price is £680 + VAT = £816- 1st payment on booking is £136.00
Course takes place from 25th-30th July 2027
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.