Timing: 09:30 for 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday
Class Size: Minimum 6, Maximum 8 students
Level: Suited to anyone with some experience of hand-building ceramics but not essential.
Clay type: Porcelain
Cost: £365 (In full or in instalments)
What to bring: All tools are provided but you are welcome to bring your own plus…
Apron
Notebook and pen
Aims of the course:
This course will focus on techniques for making clay slabs, then joining these slabs to become vessels.
Justine will demonstrate some of the ways in which she works and will show a variety of different techniques students can use to achieve a range of results.
Students will explore methods to add pattern and texture to their work and Justine will explain the role of underglazes and simple clear glazing in her work.
Students will be able to keep, and finish, a few carefully selected pieces. These will be biscuit-fired only to be collected a few weeks later (there will be a small additional firing charge).
Small group size ensures that students will receive individual attention. There will be opportunities for students to discuss their work with their fellow students and on a one-to-one basis with Justine.
N.B. As always, there is no guarantee that pieces will make it through the firing process intact.
ABOUT JUSTINE:
Since Leaving Camberwell College of Art in 1998, Justine has primarily worked with handbuilt porcelain. Her work addresses the boundaries between function and decoration. Form is paramount; function is a driving motivation, but it is the aesthetics of a piece that are key to her making.
Justine is concerned with the simplicity and beauty of the clay and incorporating pattern and texture as well as glaze to create subtle, unique variations. Thinness and movement are very important in each piece.
She grew up, worked and lived in a busy part of London; her work reflected that, as she drew inspiration from city life. She has lived and worked in rural Wales since 2003 and encounters a different range of stimuli with exciting new chapters of exploration opening daily...
Payment:
(If you would prefer to pay a deposit or pay in instalments then please contact us today at hello@vessel-ceramics.co.uk )
There is a non-refundable* and non-transferrable £125 deposit at the point of booking with the balance of fees due 3 weeks before the course starts.
It is strongly recommended that you take out travel insurance in the event that you cannot attend.
Before you book a course, please make sure you read our terms and conditions here, including cancellations. Please also read our student contract here.
ACCOMMODATION:
Vessel Ceramics is nestled in the heart of Moretonhampstead, ancient stannary town on Dartmoor. There are numerous, lovely places to stay though as it is a tourist destination, it’s advisable to book as early as possible.
To see examples of local accommodation, click here.