Canberra Potters' Society Inc.
SPECIAL COURSES
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Skip to: Repetition Throwing
Introduction to Glaze Formulation & Development (6 week course)
Introduction to Glaze Formulation & Development (modified 2 day course)
Glaze Extension (4 week course)
Tuesday Night Intermediate Wheel
Course Outline - Repetition Throwing with Cathy Franzi
Basic throwing skills are required. Covers the use of tools and techniques for repetition throwing while exploring design elements for a range of tableware. Students will begin by making a cup and saucer, examining all elements of the form, eg foot-ring, rim, handle, quality of the curve. By repeat throwing these two items students will explore their own variations of the elements of form and through this process become comfortable with the features until they become unified. This will be transferred to other vessels, eg plates and bowls, giving a range of work with a family resemblance.
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Course Outline - Altering Thrown Forms with Maryke Henderson This course involves the exploration of altering thrown forms, from freshly thrown to leather-hard clay, using many different techniques of cutting, pasting, manipulation and joining. The techniques can be incorporated into both sculptural and functional ware. Participants for this class will need to have some throwing skills to be able to centre clay and pull up a cylinder. |
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Course Outline - Teapots & Casseroles with Chris Harford
This course will be split into two parts. The first five weeks will be on the basic, intermediate and finer points of making teapots, followed by four weeks on the challenge of the casserole. All aspects of making will be covered, right through to the glazing of the pots. The course is aimed at intermediate throwers.
Course Outline - Salt-glazed Pottery with Alex de Vos
This course will focus on the use of a traditional salt kiln to glaze pottery. The interaction of salt on various clay bodies will be investigated, along with developing coloured slips to decorate your pottery. Loading and firing the kiln will be part of this course and will take place on a weekend. Clay and firing costs extra.
Course Outline - Basic Kiln Firing with Garry Palecek (aimed at beginners)
A course aimed primarily at schoolteachers who need to know how to fire a kiln. Running over 4 weeks with a 2-hour class one evening each week, the course has a maximum of 8 participants. A certificate of achievement is awarded to participants attending all 4 classes.
Week 1: Clay - what is it? Learn about the different kinds of clay (stoneware, earthenware, raku, etc) and their uses.
Week 2: The secret of glazes. Learn how clay and glazes react to heat in the kiln.
Week 3: The challenge of packing and operating kilns. Learn how to pack a kiln efficiently for bisque and glaze firings, how to control the firing process and the use of pyrometric cones.
Week 4: A review of maintenance, safety and information sources. Learn how to maintain a kiln and use it safely.
Course Outline - An Introduction to Glaze Formulation and Development with Jane Crick (6 week course)
A simple course to take away the trepidation often felt when first developing one's own glazes. Become familiar with the commonly used glaze materials and learn how to manipulate formulae to get exactly the glaze you want.
Week 1: Introductory Theory; Examples of glaze types; Consideration of suitable test pieces & making of same
Week 2: Talking about glaze colourants; Making up basic glazes - earthenware and/or stoneware
Week 3: Line blending for glaze alteration
Week 4: 'Lucky Dip Glazes' using Greg Daly's random formulation method
Week 5: Triaxial blending for glaze development
Week 6: Examination and discussion of results; Discussion of some glaze application techniques; Further tests if desired.
Course cost includes materials. Bring to the first class paper, pencil and a small amount (1 - 2 kg) of the clay you most commonly use.
Course Outline - Plaster Mould Making with Jane Crick
The four sessions making up this course are intended to make participants familiar with the processes used and pitfalls to be avoided when working with potters’ plaster. Students learn how to make simple one- and two-piece moulds using traditional methods and also how to make and use lightweight Paper Plaster. Topics covered include an introduction to plaster, storage, measuring, mixing, maturing, etc., how to make cottles, making and using paper plaster, casting slip, and all things in between!
Students need to supply their own buckets (lidded buckets available at minimal cost) and dust masks.
Course Outline - An Introduction to Glaze Formulation and Development with Jane Crick (modified 2 day course - 4 hours per day)
Day 1:
What is a glaze?
Introductory theory, including types of clay and changes occurring in clay bodies during firing, kiln fuels, atmosphere.
Examples of glaze types and discussion of 'glaze shapes'.
Tests of glaze materials (without modification).
Glaze colourants.
Making up basic glazes - earthenware and/or stoneware.
Line blending for glaze alteration.
Day 2:
Discussion of results from Day 1.
Triaxial blending for glaze development.
Methods of glaze application.
Special effects.
Glaze storage.
Further tests if desired.
How to make the most of your tests.
Whilst it would be possible to enrol for just Day 1, Day 2 is an extension of technique and knowledge and is not suitable as a single unit.
Participants need to bring bisqued test pieces in their preferred clay: rings, small tiles (flat or angled), or small bowls/beakers (whole or half). Approximately 20 will be required for Day 1 and 30 for Day 2.
Other items to bring:
Day 1:
Small spoon or spatula
Small (approx. 250ml) screw-top, wide-mouth jar or small preserving jar - must be watertight
2 or 3 plastic containers with lids - not too big (empty margarine containers are good)
Marker pen to write on your containers
Notebook and pencil
Small paintbrush
Dust mask
Day 2:
All the above, plus any glaze leftovers from Day 2
At least 15 small plastic cups, e.g. yoghurt tubs or disposable cups
Course cost includes glaze materials.
Course Outline - Glaze Extension with Jane Crick (4 week course)
This course is a follow-on from the 'introduction to glazes' courses and will take the student to the next level of understanding in the mysteries of glaze. Jane will be focussing on a new flux group each week so students will learn how to change a glaze into what they want it to be.
Course Outline - Tuesday Night Intermediate Wheel with Chris Harford (not suited to beginners)
This course is designed to strengthen knowledge and technique which has already been gained at the pottery wheel and to challenge students towards the next level. Students will need to know how to centre and pull a basic cylinder as these will not be covered. Subjects covered will include throwing larger pieces, galleries, knobs, pulling handles, and various decoration and forming techniques.
Course Outline - Introduction to Clay & Kiln Firing with Garry Palecek
This course covers: the nature of clay; clay, glazes and heat; kiln packing for bisque and glaze firings; the firing process, maintenance and safety and much more...
This information last updated 18/06/08