Pottery & Ceramics - Advanced

Course Information

Learning Aim: Z0001905

General Information

Continue to develop your ceramics practice, developing your skills through independent and group projects, to help reveal your own style and voice using the tactile medium of clay.

Working in our ceramics studio, our friendly and experienced tutor will support and teach you a range of techniques to help you learn and develop skills in the ancient and contemporary craft of pottery.

What will I learn on this course?

Learners will develop their advanced understanding and experience core specialist techniques to progress and create individual finished ceramic items.

You will have the opportunity to create clay works using hand-building techniques (pinching, coiling and slab-building) and throwing ceramic pots on the wheel.
Group (optional) and individual projects will be completed.

Do I need any skills for this course?

This is an advanced course, with learners already having an advanced knowledge of ceramics, being appropriate for learners who have already attended an intermediate progressors course.

Additional information

Please bring a plastic apron, notebook and pen.

Your tutor will inform you of tools that could be purchased to aid learning during the first session and throughout the course as needed.

Clay used will be charged at £2.50 per kilo before firing. Charges will be in multiples of 500gm therefore there will be a minimum charge of 500gm (£1.25).

The college does not fire clay purchased outside of the college; therefore, you should not bring in your own clay.

We make every attempt to purchase clay at the lowest prices for the best quality however we have no control over these costs and prices will be subject to market changes.

What are the progression opportunities at the end of this course?

Pottery - Beginners Creative Craft - Entry Level 1 (NCFE)

Pottery - Beginners Creative Craft - Entry Level 2 (NCFE)

Pottery - Beginners Creative Craft - Entry Level 3 (NCFE)

Pottery & Ceramics - Student Studio Sessions

Pottery & Ceramics Sculpture - Beginners

Pottery & Ceramics Sculpture - Intermediate

Pottery & Ceramics - Progressors / Advanced

Pottery & Ceramics Throwing Workshop - Beginners/Intermediate

Pottery & Ceramics Throwing Altered Forms

Production Pottery - Professional Throwing Skills - Advanced

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