Specialist Skills Course: Lidded Vessels & Teapots
Across 2024 – 2025 the Leach Pottery is undertaking capital building works to improve the site for future potters. Find out more here
During the building project aspects of the Adult Learning programme will take place at the Newlyn School of Art. Courses will continue to offer supportive teaching sensitive to the Leach ethos in the beautiful equipped studio at Newlyn School of Art.
Once more is known about the building requirements, we hope to release additional course dates taking place at the Leach Pottery alongside our programme at Newlyn School of Art.
This is a 5 day practice-based throwing lidded vessels and teapots course aimed at those with intermediate throwing experience.
When: 21-25 October 2024
This course takes place annually. Please sign-up to our mailing list to receive news about courses and the Leach Pottery.
Where: Newlyn School of Art
Places: 5 per course
Duration: 5 days, 10:00am - 4pm daily apart from the last day finishing at 3:30pm. Please arrive for 10.00 am on the first day.
Equipment & materials: Clay and a basic tool kit is provided: we focus on building core skills and working directly with the clay to get the most from a central selection of tools. Please bring additional tools if you wish to use them along with an apron and hand towel.
This course will: Teach you specific skills in throwing lidded vessels and teapots
You will leave with: One piece that is within the footprint of 20 x 20 x 20cm that will be glazed and fired at the Leach Pottery and sent to you* up to 12 weeks after the course has finished. You are welcome to take one or two pieces of unfired work home if you wish. Please bring boxes and packaging for safe transport.
Level: Intermediate - to do this course, you will need to be able to centre well with clay, produce cylinders, and be able to achieve the forms that you aim for.
*if the address that you would like your work posting to is non-UK, extra postage may apply.
We are delighted to offer a 10% discount in our Shop for 14 days from the start of your course.
Overview
The course covers:
- learn about form and the key elements in achieving good design and functionality of lidded vessels and teapots
- lids; exploring a range of lid styles with an aim to achieve strong galleries and well-fitting lid systems
- spouts; how to make a spout, attach it to the pot in the correct position for a good pour, and convenient placing for water levels and drainage
- handles, including how to pull both a standard and a loop handle, and briefly look into handles made from alternative materials and how to make and attach lugs for these.
The workshop includes an introductory assessment of needs, plus one-to-one tuition with one of our professional potters. You will be working in the historic Leach Pottery, and the unique environment of a professional pottery studio, museum and gallery.
Due to a high volume of orders, please allow 10 working days to receive confirmation of your purchase.
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Please be aware, only assistance dogs are allowed in the Learning spaces.
Our courses are popular, we do our best to add more dates when we can.
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