Header

Course Overview

Course Overview
This 6 week course is designed to help you develop and extend skills to plan projects in clay. You will cover a range of skills and techniques directly relating to making work in clay from designing a form to decoration. At the end of the course you will have a design sketchbook and clay samples preparing you for work in clay.
Prosp Overview
None
Prosp Req
This course is not formally assessed. The tutor will give feedback during the sessions about your progress within the subject.
Prosp Assess
Course Content
Safe working practice following COVID 19 Government guidelines., Use techniques to design and make work in clay, Use materials, tools and equipment safely and Record design ideas in a sketchbook

Materials and Equipment
Please note that you will need to provide all the materials for your own projects just for your own use as stated above. These can be discussed with the tutor in class, but to begin with they will include
- Pen, drawing pencil and sharpener, colour pencils, eraser, ruler
- Scissors, small craft knife (if appropriate)
- A4 sketch pad, small notebook
- Work mats or thin kitchen cutting boards
- Set of wooden or metal modelling tools with a variety of different heads
- Small potters knife or paring knife
- Metal kidney, scraper or credit card sized piece of plastic
- Paintbrush, yoghurt pot
- Pin tool, cocktail stick, bamboo skewer
- Small rolling pin or piece of dowelling
- Piece of fabric for rolling and guide-sticks
- Any other favourite tools you have or like to use
- Cleaning cloth
- Container, basket or box and bubble-wrap to take your work home
- Items to support project work to be discussed on a weekly basis
Prosp Content
Explore our other art and craft workshops and pottery courses which will develop your artistic and creative talents. Your tutor will discuss your next steps with you, and you will have access to a Careers Adviser from National Careers Service.
Prosp Progression
PZ-J91023A
21/04/2021
26/05/2021
12:30
Wednesday
1.50 hrs per wk
6 weeks
70.00