Increase Your Basic Pottery Skills – Beginners 3
Increase Your Basic Pottery Skills – Beginners 3
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The Avenues Adult Education Centre
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Course Aims
If you have an increased basic knowledge and are intending to work more independently, then this course is for you. You will gain confidence by making and decorating a coiled pottery project using coiling techniques over the course of six weeks.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements.
How to apply
For information on how to apply, please call 01482 615 349 / 616 580 or email: learneradvice@hullcc.gov.uk
Course Content
During this six-week course you will learn practical clay handling skills and a basic understanding of the working hardness of clay by learning how to use the coiling technique to build a vase or planter. You will learn clay handling techniques such as slip and score to join sections of clay together and use a template to inform your shapes. Once you have made your project, you will glaze it using a combination of stoneware glazes and underglazes.
Topics covered:
- Basic clay handling
- Joining coils of clay together
- Basic hand building techniques
- Combining underglazes and engobes where applicable.
- Exploring glazing techniques by practically decorating your work
Assessment Method
This is a RARPA based course, assessment is carried out though building of a portfolio and taking part within tasks matched to the individual’s personal targets.
RARPA stands for Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement which is the process of assessment for non-accredited learning. It is a means of validating the outcomes of programmes which do not result in qualifications. RARPA is a five-stage process which measures and records learners’ progress, achievements and attendance.
Where can it lead?
You could progress on to further crafting, sewing and pottery/ceramics courses.
As a Hull Training and Adult Education learner, you have access to our Careers Advice Service. Our advisers are on hand to guide you through options and support you to achieve your full potential. Ask your tutor to refer you, if required.