Throw like a pro! Boost your throwing skills wtih an immersive course with time at the wheel equivalent to a 7 week 2 hr evening class in one glorious weekend and time in the evenings to relax.
Dedicated time on the wheel, supported by a professional potter with production throwing expense who will demo and actively teach you throughout the weekend. teaching time totals 16.5 hours.
Raphaela will take you through the techniques that will help you advance your throwing, turning, trimming, and attaching handles. You’ll exploring other forms including bowls, mugs, jugs, and plates and work towards repeat throwing to make consistent high quality ceramics.
Raphaela grew up in the South Devon area and spent lot of her childhood outside. She went to the local Steiner school, which had a heavy emphasis on being creative and making things with your hands. Those were always her favourite lessons whether it was art or woodwork, it's where she felt most comfortable. Fast forward a few years and she attended her first pottery class and was hooked from the first time she went on the wheel and new with complete certainty that pottery was for her.
Since then she’s done two apprenticeships, managed a community studio [Studio 45 at nearby Dartington] and started teaching, which she describes as “an unexpected joy”
Raphaela is now making her own ceramics full time from her studio in Bristol.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: This course is designed for anyone with some existing experience on the wheel, able to to accomplish the basics of entering and throwing a cylinder but wishing to become more proficient through to those with more advanced throwing experience wanting to work on a particular skill or skills.
OUTLINE SCHEDULE: Thursday // 5-7pm Residents arrive 7pm non residents arrive followed by welcome drinks and dinner.
Friday-Saturday // Breakfast for residents 8.30am, tuition starts at 9,30am for all. 1pm Lunch, tuition resumes 2-5pm.
Sunday // Breakfast for residents 8.30am, final tuition session runs 9.30am-1pm followed by final lunch 1-2pm
ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS: Residential and non-residential spaces available. NB residents are not required to share bedrooms, see accommodation for more info.
COST: £600 + VAT for residential which covers all your tuition, food, accommodation and materials from arrival on Sunday through to departure after
lunch on Friday. Non-residential fees are £422 + VAT include all tuition, welcome drinks on Sunday and lunch from Mon-Friday.
MATERIALS LIST: There’s a full materials list for this course listed below, which you need to organise, buy and bring with you.
FOOD: We have an on-site chef that caters for you during the course, meals are taken at one long table in the accommodation building together with course participants and your tutor. We cater for all dietary requirements and grow a lot of herbs & vegetables on site.
HOW TO GET HERE: Our address is TQ6 0JA [What3words: What3words: fulfilled.exploring.branching] and we have plenty of free onsite parking. Trains > nearest station is Totnes then we can arrange lift shares or send taxi details. We are about 20 minutes from the station.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ON THE COURSE? Min 6 max 12 to allow the tutor to give everyone enough attention and time on the press.
DO I GET TO KEEP ANY WORK? Yes you can keep up to 4 pieces of work that we’ll fire and glaze for you. They will be sent back to you via courier which is charged according to your location and size of work.
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The total price for this residential course is £600 + VAT (£720 including all your food, accommodation and tuition.
At the point of booking/adding to cart, you are asked to pay a non-refundable* deposit of £150.
The remaining balance (£570) is payable three weeks before the course starts (either by bank transfer, cheque or card over the phone)
*Non-refundable and non-transferrable. Please read our full Terms & Conditionsincluding cancellations.
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The total price for this residential course is £422 + VAT (£507) including all your food, accommodation and tuition.
At the point of booking/adding to cart, you are asked to pay a non-refundable* deposit of £150.
The remaining balance (£357) is payable three weeks before the course starts (either by bank transfer, cheque or card over the phone)
*Non-refundable and non-transferrable. Please read our full Terms & Conditionsincluding cancellations.
