Tutor: Abi Leach
Date & Time: Wednesday, 10am - 1pm
Venue: Wheel Studio, New Brewery Arts
PRICE: £370 (£0.00 VAT)

12-weeks

First Class: Wednesday 30th April
No Class: Wednesday 28th May & Wednesday 4th June
Last Class: Wednesday 30th July

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

There will be a 2-week break for half term.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.

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Who is this course for?

Suitable for all beginners.

What you will need:

All tools and equipment are provided. We have a choice between a white stoneware clay and a buff crank stoneware clay. We offer coloured decorating slips and a choice of underglazes, as well as a wide variety of stoneware glazes.

You are welcome to bring your own tools along if you wish, although these cannot be stored at the studio. Personal clays or glazes cannot be used during our courses or fired in our kilns. Our house clays and glazes have been tested and approved to be used in the studio.

Please bring an apron with you or wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

Reasonable use of our kilns firings is included in the price of this course. Please note that work must be bone dry before firing and this can take some time, especially larger pieces. The whole firing process can take up to 6 weeks, so please bear this in mind when planning your making. Please collect and take it home as soon as possible.

MEET YOUR TUTOR

Abi makes a range of hand built domestic ware in terracotta adding coloured slip for pattern, decoration and colour. Production is in small batches and although all my work shares characteristics, no two pieces are exactly the same as the very nature of hand building ensures this! The pieces are designed to be used everyday and are intended to be humorous & provoke a smile.

Her work is stocked by several galleries throughout the UK, she regularly attends Craft Fairs & Festivals as well as being invited to submit work for specific exhibitions. She is a qualified and experienced teacher, having taught Art & Design at Secondary Schools for 15 years. Abi really enjoys teaching Ceramics and passing on her knowledge, skills & enthusiasm for making in clay to Children & Adults alike.