Beginning Wheel Class

Are you interested in learning the basics of pottery wheel throwing?
Join our 8-week Beginners Wheel Classes where you will learn the following:

Items you will learn to make:
  • Straight-sided cylinders
  • Bowls
  • Plates (if time allows)

Techniques you will learn:
  • Wedging clay using one of the 3 main methods
  • Centring clay on the wheel head
  • Opening and raising walls of a clay form
  • Attaching a bat to the wheel head
  • Turning the bottom of a form to create a foot
  • Glazing your finished pieces

By the end of the term, you will be able to begin to raise cylinders to then make bowls and plates. You are welcome to stay in the beginners wheel class for several terms, enabling you to expand the size of your pieces. You will also have a few finished glazed items to take home.
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Join our classes and discover the joy of creating beautiful pottery with your own hands!
 Term 4 - Weekly Beginners Wheel Pottery Classes   

Day     Class Code      Time                              Description                                                                              Tutor                    

Monday (D1)        7.00pm - 9.00pm           Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2)     Tutor: Sarah Bromley​      
 
Tuesday (D2)          10am - 12noon              Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2)    Tutor: Brent Craig    

​Tuesday (D3)         1.00pm–3.00pm            Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2)   Tutor:  Harriet Bright

Tuesday (D4)         4.00pm–6.00pm            Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2)   Tutor:  Harriet Bright
                                                                            
Tuesday  (D5)        7.00pm–9.00pm            Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2)   Tutor:  Harriet Bright

Wednesday (D6)    7.00pm–9.00pm         Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2) Tutor: Jo-Anne (Jojo) Hare   

Thursday (D8)       10.00am-12.00pm       Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2)   Tutor: Monica McCormack
   
Thursday (D14)        2.00pm-4.00pm         Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2)  Tutor: Monica McCormack

Thursday (D12)       7.00pm - 9.00pm         Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2) Tutor: Sarah Bromley​     

Friday (D18)       10.00am - 12.00pm          Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2) Tutor: Jo-Anne (Jojo) Hare   

Saturday (D15)     10.00am–12.00pm       Beginners/Continuing wheel class. (L1 & L2) Tutor:  Susannah Kyle