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Pottery & Ceramics: Wheel Throwing Masterclass

What you'll learn

Expand on your Wheel Throwing techniques in our new Wheel Throwing pottery course for intermediate in Sydney!

You will get the most out of this intermediate pottery course if you already know how to throw an even and symmetrical cylinder the size of a cup. If you don't, no problem at all! Please start with our Pottery & Ceramics: Wheel Throwing Course for Beginners and practice your throwing skills a bit before you sign up for this masterclass.

In this three-hour intermediate course, you will receive plenty of demonstration and time to practice your throwing techniques. You will find out how to throw and centre larger amounts of clay onto the wheel as well as learn additional techniques that will allow you to shape your clay into various forms and shapes such as a plate, or a taller cylinder.

By the end of this wheel-throwing course, you will have created a beautiful ceramic piece that you can be truly proud of!

All materials are included in the course fee and you can keep three of the pieces you throw.

Please note, trimming and glazing are not included in this class. If you would like to trim and glaze your work you can sign up for two additional returning student classes to finish and take your pieces home after firing. If you are not interested in finishing your pieces and are only interested in learning the techniques, you can abandon your pieces and they will be recycled.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this intermediate wheel-throwing course, you should be able to:

  • Use the pottery wheel
  • Centre, open and pull your clay
  • Work with larger amounts of clay
  • Apply different shaping techniques

Course content

Our intermediate wheel-throwing course covers the following:

  • New wheel-throwing techniques
  • Spiral Wedging
  • Centring larger amounts of clay on the wheel
  • Throwing a taller cylinder
  • Shaping a sphere-shaped vase
  • Throwing a plate
  • Throwing off the hump
  • Throwing a double-walled vessel

Intended audience

Who is this intermediate wheel throwing course for?

This course is for students that have completed Pottery & Ceramics: Wheel Throwing Course for Beginners, or anyone who knows how to throw an even and symmetrical cylinder. 

Course venue

Silky Shapes Studio

6 Prentice Lane, Willoughby

Parking

Please note, there are 2 hours of free street parking on Hayberry Street, a 1-minute walk from the studio, available, as well as 2 hours of free parking at Woolworths across the street from the studio.

Course materials

Please bring to class

  • Face mask
  • An apron or a towel

Additional information

Please note the following:

  • Please don’t wear your best clothing! Clay will wash out, but it’s better to wear some older clothes
  • If you have long hair, please tie it back
  • Wear closed-in shoes
  • Nails need to be trimmed
  • You will need to return a week after the last class to collect your pieces. You will be able to discuss this with your teacher

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Easy, secure enrolment

Enrol online 24/7 with a safe, convenient 3-step process, and you can change your mind up to 7 days before class starts.

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Our educators bring first-hand experience and knowledge, with up-to-the-minute practices from diverse industries.

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