Course overview

All within a friendly and welcoming pottery studio setting. By the end of the course you should have several pottery pieces that will be yours to keep! You will be in a group with fellow potters so the course is a wonderful way to meet others, to explore your creative side and build confidence at the same time. You will be with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere engaging in a very enjoyable activity. This course is open to any student with pottery experience, for example you may have completed our previous ‘Introduction to Pottery’ course or you are someone who has previously completed pottery classes or worked with clay elsewhere in the past. Your work will be fired in a kiln by the tutor and it will be yours to keep. So book now to avoid disappointment.

Course description

Welcome to the Art of Clay Sculpture course where you will learn to use all your previously learned clay-building and decorating skills to make sculptural objects of your choiceWhether it is an animal; a building; a figurative sculpture or an abstract piece, you will have a fully qualified and experienced tutor (Jeannie McConville) on hand throughout to help you realise your ideas and plans. As the course progresses you will use your previous knowledge of decorative clay techniques and glazing (as well as learning new decorative methods) to bring your sculpture to life. The whole process will allow you to further your ability to build with clay, to improve your decorating skills, and to practice glazing; all by allowing you to challenge yourself to build something unusual, life-like or personal to you, as well as enabling you to play with colour, pattern and to develop your painting skills.

We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.
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