This year Nigel will be offering summer courses for the first time. A unique opportunity to learn and experience the joy of handling clay, working on the potter's wheel, trying different decorating techniques, and even firing a wood fired kiln.
Over the last six months I have been building a purpose built space to host my summer courses. Student numbers are kept to four per course, each student will have access to a potters wheel and all the facilities of the workshop. Tea ,coffee and a vegetarian lunch is provided each day. Weather permitting the wood fired pizza oven will be lit on the Saturday for all students to enjoy a meal together.
Two and a half day throwing and hand building course suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. The course will run from 4:00 on Friday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Sunday. Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £190
July 2018
Mugs and Jugs
July 20th -21st-22nd
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio and give plenty of time to experience throwing on a potters wheel.
We will be focusing on throwing and hand building mugs and small jugs.
Two and a half day throwing and hand building course suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. The course will run from 4:00 on Friday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Sunday. Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £190
August 2018
Bowls and Plates
August 3rd - 4th - 5th
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio and give plenty of time to experience throwing on a potters wheel.
We will be throwing bowls, shallow and deep forms, and learning how to make and use flop moulds for plates and dishes.
Two and a half day throwing and hand building course suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. The course will run from 4:00 on Friday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Sunday. Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £190
August 2018
In and out of the oven
'pots to serve food from'
August 17th - 18th -19th
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio and give plenty of time to experience throwing on a potters wheel.
This course will focus on pots to be used for the serving of food, small bowls, shallow dishes, oval casserole, and handbuilt square dishes.
Two and a half day throwing and hand building course suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. The course will run from 4:00 on Wednesday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Friday. Limited to four students
COURSE FEE £190
August 2018
Slipware, decorating with brushes, found objects and fingers.
August 29th - 30th -31st
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio, and give plenty of time to experiment with various decorating techniques as well as giving the opportunity to work on the potters wheel.
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Two and a half day kiln firing, the course is limited to four students, and will run from 4:00 on Friday (introduction to Golden Valley Cottage) until 4:00 Sunday.
COURSE FEE £190
September 2018
Firing woodfired kiln
September 7th - 8th -9th
A two and a half day workshop that will introduce you to the pottery studio, and an opportunity to pack and fire my new pheonix wood fired kiln. There will be a selection of biscuit fired pots for you to decorate, or bring along your own biscuit fired pots in earthenware.
