Art in Angus

Mud Club – Pottery for Teens !!

3 sessions

The Clay Half pottery class is a relaxed clay session enabling students to develop skills over as many sessions as they attend. You will be introduced to simple hand-built pottery projects, and we have plenty of ideas to inspire you if you need them but you are welcome to come and make anything you like with 1kg clay. There will also be a couple of pottery wheels out so you can have a go at that if you would like to! The cost for a two hour session includes all materials and firing costs. You will be expected to help with cleaning up your own tools and workstation and we ask that you leave the studio as you found it. You can choose to decorate your creations on the day with underglaze or come back for a separate glazing session at an additional cost or perhaps glaze them at a later Friday afternoon session once they have been bisc fired. Students attending should be at secondary school / aged 12-18, the maximum class size will be 6 students. Book 4 or more separate sessions and you'll receive a 10% discount on checkout.

Adult and Child pottery session – Pots of fun and creativity!!!

2 sessions

This adult and child pottery class is a relaxed fun introduction to clay. Children should be aged 5+. We will introduce you to making simple pottery projects in a relaxed and creative way, and have plenty of ideas to inspire you if you need them but you are welcome to come and make anything you like. The cost includes a two hour session for an adult and child. All materials and firing costs are included. You can choose to decorate your creations on the day with underglaze or come back for a separate glazing session. The maximum class size will be 8 students.

Glazing Session

2 sessions

A class just for glazing. If you've been to a taster session and wanted to glaze your work yourself or need to catch up on glazing from weekly sessions at the Clay Half, you can do that here. With guidance from one of our experienced pottery tutors you will have a couple of hours to use our range of in house glazes and underglazes to decorate and finish your work. We then re-fire it before it's ready to collect, this is usually done within a week of the glaze class you attended.

Adult and Child pottery session – Pots of fun and creativity!!!

This adult and child pottery class is a relaxed fun introduction to clay. Children should be aged 5+. We will introduce you to making simple pottery projects in a relaxed and creative way, and have plenty of ideas to inspire you if you need them but you are welcome to come and make anything you like. The cost includes a two hour session for an adult and child. All materials and firing costs are included. You can choose to decorate your creations on the day with underglaze or come back for a separate glazing session. The maximum class size will be 8 students.

Beginner Level Pottery Course – Introduction to Hand Building and Wheel Throwing

6 Weeks of Beginner Pottery Classes. A small class of up to 6 students, aimed at beginner level students who have little or no prior experience of pottery. We will cover the basic techniques such as pinch pots, coil pots and slab building with guided projects and once completed if you want to have a go, some throwing too. This class will help you to begin to learn the essential techniques of pottery making and if you want to take the experience further you can progress to intermediate level cl

Beginners 4-Week Wheel-Throwing Pottery Course

A 4-week block of classes focused solely on throwing on the wheel. This will be a small class of up to 4 students, aimed at beginner level potters, no prior experience is required. You will have a wheel each for the full length of the lesson and this gives you the ability to focus on your throwing for the full session with support from an experienced tutor. The four weeks are used throw and turn pots enable you to maximise the wheel time available in this short introductory course. The class each week will start with preparation of the clay for throwing. Then following a demonstration of throwing technique by the tutor, you will be given your own wheel to work on, guided and supported with improving your technique through the stages of throwing pots on a wheel. You will learn to work with different weights of clay, progressing to different forms and adding handles if required. At the end of the making session you can choose your best pots to be kept and turned before they are turned, fettled and fired. The cost of classes includes tuition, clay and firing as well as use of tools, aprons and tea/coffee! Glazing is not included in this 4-week block but there are many glazing sessions available to return to and glaze your chosen work. This will be discussed at the classes but should be booked separately, ideally 3-4 weeks after the classes have finished, to allow for drying and bisque firing.

Beginners Pottery Taster Session – Hand-Building

If you're curious about pottery classes and want to pop in and have a go at making something, try this taster session. There will be a set project, such as slab built mug making, pinch pot nesting bowls and coil pot plant pots , made using these basic hand-building techniques. Details below. 2 hours of making, cost includes all materials and underglazing on the day with transparent glaze applied by us or a single coloured glaze of your choice (from those we have in the studio). If you would like to glaze your work yourself book into one of our glazing sessions a couple of weeks after your class.

Beginners Pottery Taster Session – Wheel Throwing

If you are new to pottery but don't know where to start / want a fun first throwing pottery experience then this is the class for you. In a small class of up to 5 students, you'll start with the preparation of clay, then following a demonstration by the tutor, you will begin your own throwing, guided and supported at all the stages. You will have a wheel each for the full length of the lesson and this gives you the ability to focus on and immerse yourself in the whole experience. As this is just a 2 hour taster session, you can make as many pots as you can manage and then you can choose your 3 best pots. The tutor will ensure they are fired ready for you to come back and glaze. If you want us to glaze them an additional fee of £10/pot will be required to be paid on the day.

Beginners Pottery Taster Session – Hand-Building

If you're curious about pottery classes and want to pop in and have a go at making something, try this taster session. There will be a set project, such as slab built mug making, pinch pot nesting bowls and coil pot plant pots , made using these basic hand-building techniques. Details below. 2 hours of making, cost includes all materials and underglazing on the day with transparent glaze applied by us or a single coloured glaze of your choice (from those we have in the studio). If you would like to glaze your work yourself book into one of our glazing sessions a couple of weeks after your class.

Beginners Pottery Taster Session – Wheel Throwing

If you are new to pottery but don't know where to start / want a fun first throwing pottery experience then this is the class for you. In a small class of up to 5 students, you'll start with the preparation of clay, then following a demonstration by the tutor, you will begin your own throwing, guided and supported at all the stages. You will have a wheel each for the full length of the lesson and this gives you the ability to focus on and immerse yourself in the whole experience. As this is j

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Mud Club – Pottery for Teens !!

The Clay Half pottery class is a relaxed clay session enabling students to develop skills over as many sessions as they attend. You will be introduced to simple hand-built pottery projects, and we have plenty of ideas to inspire you if you need them but you are welcome to come and make anything you like with 1kg clay. There will also be a couple of pottery wheels out so you can have a go at that if you would like to! The cost for a two hour session includes all materials and firing costs. You will be expected to help with cleaning up your own tools and workstation and we ask that you leave the studio as you found it. You can choose to decorate your creations on the day with underglaze or come back for a separate glazing session at an additional cost or perhaps glaze them at a later Friday afternoon session once they have been bisc fired. Students attending should be at secondary school / aged 12-18, the maximum class size will be 6 students. Book 4 or more separate sessions and you'll receive a 10% discount on checkout.

Pottery Class – Hand Building or Wheel Throwing

Our pottery classes for students with experience, an experienced tutor is there to teach, support and supervise all students whilst they work on their own projects. A level of self-led working is expected and necessary, but you have support and guidance where needed. NOTE : The individual cost per class is reduced the more you book at once (4-7 weekly classes = 5% discount; 8+ = 10% discount) automatically applied at checkout. This applies to weekly Wednesday/Thursday classes only. This is a small class of 6 maximum, intended to enable you to use the skills you have gained at a beginner/intermediate block of classes or multiple taster sessions and take them further, making your own projects with guidance on most suitable techniques from the tutor. You can choose to attend any number of sessions, but we recommend at least a couple so that you can make and glaze or throw and turn your pots, developing your pottery skills is all about regular practice so the more the better and regular attendance will develop your technique, so come for a few weeks, months or even years it's up to you!

Pottery Class – Hand Building or Wheel Throwing

Our pottery classes for students with experience, an experienced tutor is there to teach, support and supervise all students whilst they work on their own projects. A level of self-led working is expected and necessary, but you have support and guidance where needed. NOTE : The individual cost per class is reduced the more you book at once (4-7 weekly classes = 5% discount; 8+ = 10% discount) automatically applied at checkout. This applies to weekly Wednesday/Thursday classes only. This is a small class of 6 maximum, intended to enable you to use the skills you have gained at a beginner/intermediate block of classes or multiple taster sessions and take them further, making your own projects with guidance on most suitable techniques from the tutor. You can choose to attend any number of sessions, but we recommend at least a couple so that you can make and glaze or throw and turn your pots, developing your pottery skills is all about regular practice so the more the better and regular attendance will develop your technique, so come for a few weeks, months or even years it's up to you!

Pottery Playground – Junior Kids Pottery Club!

The Pottery Playground is the Clay Half pottery class for Primary School kids - It will be a relaxed fun clay session. Due to the technical nature of working with clay children should be aged 7-12 years. We will introduce simple hand-built pottery techniques, and have plenty of ideas to inspire you if you need them but it's great if you have a plan of something you want to make. You are welcome to bring a drawing or picture, but you can make anything you like (within reason!). The cost for a

Pottery Playground – Junior Kids Wheel Throwing Pottery Club!

The Pottery Playground is the Clay Half pottery class for Primary School kids - It will be a relaxed fun clay session. Due to the technical nature of working with clay children should be aged 7-12 years. We will introduce throwing pottery, with a short demonstration of the steps involved and then guiding the students through while they try it out. The cost for a session includes all materials and firing costs. Book for 2 or more people per class or 2 or more separate Pottery Playground sessio

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