NEW FOR SUMMER 2021! WEEKLY BEGINNER WORKSHOPS
There are 7 spaces available per workshop with a one-off fee of £55 per person, per three-hour session. This fee covers all materials, firing and glazing (by Kayley). There will be an option to glaze your work at a session in September if you'd prefer to do this yourself for a small fee.
Wednesday 21st July, 6-9pm - Pinch pots
Follow your instincts and experiment with the simplest way to manipulate clay – I said simplest, not easiest! Pinch the clay between finger and thumb and practise controlling the form to create functional objects. Try different types of clay and play with tools to add texture to the surface and add handles, foot rings and lips to determine the function of your piece. You can also add coloured slip decoration if you like.
Wednesday 28th July, 6-9pm - Coil pots
By the end of this session you'll be an excellent coiler! Learn how to roll the perfect coil, build a pot from the bottom up, fix the coils together so they never come apart and experiment with form by placing the coils in different formations.
Wednesday 4th August, 6-9pm - Slab pots
Roll out beautiful slabs, add texture and learn how to stick them together to create vessels with curved or flat sides. If you like, you can also add some coloured slip decoration.
Wednesday 11th August, 6-9pm - Press-mould a plate and slip decorate.
Roll perfectly even slabs of clay and press them into a plaster mould to create a shallow dish/plate. Explore the decorative possibilities of decorating slips (coloured liquid clays). Use newspaper, slip trailers, a range of brushes and wooden tools to create exciting surface decoration.
There are 7 spaces available per workshop with a one-off fee of £55 per person, per three-hour session. This fee covers all materials, firing and glazing (by Kayley). There will be an option to glaze your work at a session in September if you'd prefer to do this yourself for a small fee.
Wednesday 21st July, 6-9pm - Pinch pots
Follow your instincts and experiment with the simplest way to manipulate clay – I said simplest, not easiest! Pinch the clay between finger and thumb and practise controlling the form to create functional objects. Try different types of clay and play with tools to add texture to the surface and add handles, foot rings and lips to determine the function of your piece. You can also add coloured slip decoration if you like.
Wednesday 28th July, 6-9pm - Coil pots
By the end of this session you'll be an excellent coiler! Learn how to roll the perfect coil, build a pot from the bottom up, fix the coils together so they never come apart and experiment with form by placing the coils in different formations.
Wednesday 4th August, 6-9pm - Slab pots
Roll out beautiful slabs, add texture and learn how to stick them together to create vessels with curved or flat sides. If you like, you can also add some coloured slip decoration.
Wednesday 11th August, 6-9pm - Press-mould a plate and slip decorate.
Roll perfectly even slabs of clay and press them into a plaster mould to create a shallow dish/plate. Explore the decorative possibilities of decorating slips (coloured liquid clays). Use newspaper, slip trailers, a range of brushes and wooden tools to create exciting surface decoration.
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WEEKLY POTTERY CLASSES-Intermediate level
£25/ 2.5hours + clay* Email Kayley for dates and times Tutor: Kayley Holderness islingtonpotteryworkshops@gmail.com www.kayleyholderness.me These two-and-a-half-hour workshops are suitable for people at an intermediate level with experience of basic making and decorating techniques. Attendees must be able to work independently a tutor on hand to offer help and technical advice. Booking is flexible on a weekly basis - a booking invitation will be issued on Sunday morning by email to open reservations for the workshops in the week ahead. |
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Private Throwing Tuition
Learn the basics of throwing with Kayley Holderness in her studio at Islington Arts Factory. Want to go solo? 1:1 tuition is £80/2 hours Bringing a friend or two? 2:1 tuition is £120/2 hours 3:1 tuition £165/2 hours Sessions must be a minimum of two hours. but can be more! Email Kayley to find a date that works and reserve your tuition time. Payment is required upon booking by bank transfer. |
*Fee of £2.50 per kg clay used to cover material fees and firing. Work will be weighed at the end of the session. Materials must be paid for with cash on the day. (1kg would make roughly three mug-sized pinch pots, one medium coil pot, or two breakfast bowl-sized thrown pieces).
