What you'll learn:
Master Hand-Building Techniques: Learn pinch pots, coil pots, and slab construction methods for creating functional and decorative pottery pieces.
Understand Clay Types and Uses: Discover the best clays and how to prepare, score, slip, dry, and recycle them for various projects.
Develop Decorative Skills: Explore stamping, carving, and painting techniques to enhance your pottery with unique designs.
Set Up and Operate a Home Studio: Gain the confidence to establish your own pottery studio, including glazing, firing, and equipment usage.
Requirements:
Any levels.
Description:
Note: 30-day MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE, no questions asked!Unlock your creative potential with our comprehensive pottery course, designed to guide you through the art of hand-made pottery from start to finish. With 10 engaging projects, you'll explore various techniques and create beautiful, functional pieces. Perfect for beginners and those looking to refine their skills, this course provides all the knowledge you need to set up your studio and start creating.What'll You'll Learn:Master Different Types of Clay: Discover the best clays and pottery equipment, and learn where to find them.Perfect Pinch Pots and Coil Pots: Create elegant pinch pot bowls and mugs, and explore intricate coil designs.Slab Construction Techniques: Craft stunning plates and mugs using slab methods, enhancing them with unique decorations.Handmade Pottery Basics: Get hands-on with the materials, learning the essentials of centering, shaping, and handling clay.Decorative Skills: Develop your artistic flair with stamping, carving, and painting techniques.Glazing and Firing: Understand the science of glazing and master different methods to achieve beautiful finishes.After this course, you will:Create Stunning Pottery: From stacking bowls to wind chimes and gnomes, you'll craft a variety of eye-catching pieces.Gain Professional Skills: Impress friends, family, and potential clients with your handmade pottery creations.Set Up Your Own Studio: Feel confident in establishing a home studio or working in a public studio.Sell Your Pottery: Learn how to make pieces that are not only beautiful but also market-ready.Enjoy a Therapeutic Hobby: Experience the joy and relaxation that comes with working with clay.Join now and transform your creativity into beautiful pottery pieces!Get IMMEDIATE (Lifetime) ACCESS:Right after your purchase, you will receive a personalized link where you can start the course right away!Lesson Plan:Project 1: Pinch Pot BowlsStart by discussing different kinds of clay and where to buy it from, as well as pottery equipment, public studios, and starting a home studio.Preparing clay for projects, weighing clay with a scale for specific projects.Basics of making a pinch pot, focusing on control and slow movements. Demonstrate two different shaped pinch pots, showing the maneuver and techniques used to create different effects.Discuss drying clay and recycling clay for reuse.Assignment: Make 3 stacking pinch pot bowls. They should stack on top of or inside each other nicely, without ruining their balance. Start with less than 1 lb of clay for each.Project 2: Pinch Pot MugsFocus on repeating shapes for a matching set.Introduce score and slip, a method to attach handles and other attachments.Stages of clay: introduce leatherhard, a stage used for attaching and decorative carving.Mention handmade stamps as a side project that can be used on many other projects.Assignment: Make 2 identical pinch pot mugs.Project 3: Coil Pot BowlHow to roll a good coil.Using armature (supportive structure to build piece over).Lots of attachment, scoring, and slipping every piece.Chaotic design or designated design.Sealing all holes with clay, sealing all coils on the inside.Importance of slow drying.Assignment: Make 1 medium coil bowl.Project 4: Coil Pot MugUse the same technique as for the bowl, just changing the shape.Try different sized coils.Smooth the inside for food-safe dishes.Discuss good handles vs bad handles.Compare basic design vs complicated design.Assignment: Make 1 to 2 coil mugs.Project 5: Slab PlateRoll out a proper slab with a rolling pin, mention a slab roller.No water! It will ruin the slab.Large surface area for decoration: stamps, painting, carving. Discuss the options.Use a shaping mold or just pinch the rim to get the shape.Foot ring for support and to eliminate shaping.Importance of slow drying.Assignment: Make 2 identical or stacking plates.Project 6: Slab MugsGood attachment will lead to fewer leaks.Order of operations will matter: roll a big enough slab to make a decent-sized mug, cut all pieces, decorate, then attach.Balance with a good-sized handle, not too thin.Smooth edges.Explore different shapes.Assignment: Make 2 matching slab mugs.Project 7: GnomeUse known methods of handbuilding to assemble a new project.Decoration vs functional.Use non-clay tools for clay (e.g., garlic grater).Lots of attachment.Assignment: Make 2 friendly gnomes.Project 8: Wind ChimeUse slab, pinch pots, and coils to assemble a decorative and functional piece.Pay attention to detail and follow a plan (sketch beforehand).Extra materials needed to assemble.Watch the weight; it shouldn't be too heavy.Assignment: Make 1 wind chime.Final Lesson: Glazing and Intro to Wheel ThrowingDiscuss what a glaze is and its purpose.Explore 3 different ways to glaze: painting glazes and dipping glazes.Firing temperatures.Knowing your materials.Studio firings or at-home firings.Assignment: Glaze and fire all pieces! Assemble if needed. Enjoy them.Show the difference between finished products of handbuilding and wheel throwing.Prep clay and wheel setup, show different tools.Common misconceptions of the wheel: "you make it look so easy."Centered vs uncentered.Don't be afraid to fail. It will be how we learn the most.Assignment: Practice wedging and centering. Practice form and consistency.
Who this course is for:
Anyone interested in learning handmade pottery!

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