8-Week Beginner Hand Building Course

Service Description

8-Week Beginner Hand Building Course For beginners, the hand building techniques is the easiest way to get started with pottery making. Hand-building includes various forming techniques, different techniques and skills are suited for creating different shapes and functional works, requiring you to apply what you learn. This course will guide you through different hand building and decorating methods, helping you incorporate them into your work, discover your preferred pottery style and pottery making direction, and enjoy the joy of hand-building pottery! Once you have grabbed the skills of hand building, you can enjoy the joy from clay wherever you are! What You’ll Learn: Fundamentals: Clay, glaze, hand building. Building methods: Pinching, coiling, slabbing, sculpture (Not on the wheel). Decorative methods: Texturing, engobe brushing, embossing, marbling, paper transfer, underglaze painting, glazing. What You’ll Create: Cups, bowls, plates, saucers, vases, boxes, small sculptures. Week 1 - Pinching, Texturing Week 2 - Coiling, Engobe brushing Week 3 - Slabbing, Embossing Week 4 - Box, Paper transfer Week 5 - Sculpture Week 6 - Marbling Week 7 - Underglaze painting Week 8 - Glazing Week 9 - Get the finished works! About Tutor: Mido Yu, who has about 13 years of experience in ceramics making. The course will combine some of the techniques she has learned from studying and working in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China. Enabling students to discover their own interests, directions and styles in clay. Duration: 8 weeks, 2-hour sessions each week. What’s Included: Firing for up to 7 pieces (The total length of the three sides of per piece up tp 30 cm, oversize piece will cost additional $1 per cm); Additional pieces can be fired for $10 each. What’s Not Included: Clay is not included in your class fee and can be purchased at class. You will need to take it home after each session and bring it back to class for the next session. What To Bring： A heart full of passion for clay. An apron to avoid getting messy. Please wear comfortable clothing. Pictures or sketches as a reference so that the tutor can guide you to make your work better. A pair of hands with trimmed nails, as this will make you feel more comfortable when handling the clay. Important Notes: Pottery has many chemicals and materials that are hazardous – so if you are either pregnant or health impaired, you need to let your tutor knows so that