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Production Throwing

£50.00

weekly fee.

A year-round class running on Tuesdays, 9,30am-2.30pm rolling course with break weeks during half terms and school holidays.

Aimed at anyone that wants to learn how to throw consistently, accurately and efficiently, across a range of forms. If you have been attending general classes, or are self taught and want to move to the next level with your throwing, we have designed this course for you.

weekly fee.

A year-round class running on Tuesdays, 9,30am-2.30pm rolling course with break weeks during half terms and school holidays.

Aimed at anyone that wants to learn how to throw consistently, accurately and efficiently, across a range of forms. If you have been attending general classes, or are self taught and want to move to the next level with your throwing, we have designed this course for you.

What to Expect

A uniquely structured class with a max 5 people, professional tuition, focused exclusively on throwing on the wheel.

This course is suitable for people that want to dedicate time to repetitive throwing practice in order to gain a high level of proficiency and skill in throwing. The STRUCTURE drop down below gives more detail on how the course works and what to expect, do read that carefully before booking and if you have any queries do call us : )

COMMITTMENT

The course runs year-round but you do not have to commit for a full year/years, you can opt out at anytime with 1 months notice.

  • Suitable for anyone that has had some experience of working with clay, either a small or large amount, that wants to progress their skills in a non-competitive professional arts environment.

  • Tuesdays > Arrival 9.30am

    Prep/wedge & weigh clay > 9.30am-10.00am

    Tuition > 10am-12.30pm

    Lunch & practice > 12.30pm -2.30pm. Select 2 pieces for review & trim following week [NB bring own lunch]

    First day introduction to Coombe and welcome to space from Lara Lloyd Coombe director.

    Total programme = 36 weeks annually * on a rolling basis.

  • An ongoing production throwing course focused on practice. 

    For x 5 people working on the wheel.

    Taught by Annabelle Smith an experienced production thrower, with additional built in practice time to build up your hours on the wheel. 

    Phase One

    When you start the course you will be throwing cylinders repetitively, and then to set dimensions, expect to throw a minimum of 50 cylinders before moving to different shapes. 

    Phase Two

    Designing and reproducing your own shape

    Phase three

    Moving onto throwing smaller shapes off the hump, smaller bowls and/ or little jugs

    Phase four

    Recreating a shape given 

    NOTES: All participants will start at phase one and move into phase 2 when ready*

    Each participant will move through each phase according to their own development/when ready

    All work will be recycled each week by our in-house technicians / with the exception that at the end of each phase participants will throw 3 identical items which will be trimmed and can be glazed and fired to keep. 

    *when ready will be determined in discussion with your tutor. 

  • This is a subscription course. Fees are £50 per week on a rolling subscription (weekly payments) = 36 weeks = £1,800 annually.

  • If you miss a week you can’t ‘make it up’ another time, it’s a missed week.

  • Participants on this course can also:

    Join as paid Members The Hub to access the pottery during the rest of the week

    Apply as Technician Apprentices to gain free Hub membership in return for technical support and training 8 hours per week. 

    Attend Immersive Courses at Coombe with 5% discount.

  • You can exit at anytime/during any phase, with one month’s notice.