Ceramic Foundations: Throwing & Handbuilding
11 Week Class | Available
In this course, learn techniques for hand building and throwing on the potter's wheel. Suitable for absolute beginners as well as those with more clay experience, students will become acquainted with and learn to refine hand building techniques such as pinching, coiling, slabs building (both soft and hard). Fundamental wheel-throwing techniques for cylindrical and bowl forms will be demonstrated with ample opportunity to practice them afterwards in a supportive environment on a pottery wheel. Explore surface decoration through removal and addition of clay as well as with underglazes and glazes. This course includes demonstrations, discussion of material and design theory, studio health and safety and constructive analysis.
Base Tuition: $555 + Material Fee: $60 = $615 Total _______________________________________________________________________________________
- What You Will Learn:
- Thorough understanding of clay and it’s abilities as a material in art creation
- Development of form and function with clay
- Handbuilding techniques
- Throwing on the potters wheel
- Surface decoration methods and techniques for all stages of making
- Ceramic studio and materials health and safety
- Material List for Ceramic Foundations: Throwing & Handbuilding:
The material fee includes 20 lbs of Cone 6 stoneware clay, all firings and use of glazes on site. Additional bags of clay are available for purchase at TSA (note: all clay used at TSA, must be purchased from TSA).
Apron or large towel (clay is messy!)
Any personal tools or paint brushes you would like to try and use with clay (some suggestions include: stamps, textured cloth/lace, carving tools, detail paint brushes, sculpting tools, etc.)
Your own basic pottery tool kit is suggested like this one available from Pottery Supply House - Oakville.
TSA stocks a limited number of these kits for sale and also has all of the basic tools needed in studio for beginners.
Alex Yeung
Alex is a detail-oriented and dedicated teacher. For over 20 years, he has taught pottery (both handbuilding and wheel throwing) and has run a variety of ceramic studios. His work is included in a variety of collections in Canada, Hong Kong, the United States and Europe. He is enthusiastic about students having a strong knowledge base for many different types of forming methods, surface treatments and firing techniques and is excited to be joining TSA.