Six Week Wheel Workshop – Beginners
with Clare Houston
Back by popular demand
After positive feedback from Clare’s wheel throwing workshops in 2022 Clare has generously offered to take wheel throwing courses in 2023. This year Clare is offering two courses. Beginners and Level 2.
Beginners is the first course on offer and will commence on February 13. This workshop will run in a block of 6 weeks, with up to 5 participants. These classes will be conducted on a Monday evening, so that participants and tutor have the shed to themselves. More information on Level 2 will follow at the completion of the beginners’ course.
These workshops are offered only to members. If you are not a member of the club please go to our website and follow the online form to join up.Commencing Monday 13 February 2023, the club will be offering more wheel throwing classes. These will again run in a block of 6 weeks, with up to 5 participants.
Clay experience:
Clare completed an internship of three months duration at Windmill Pottery in 2019. This involved participating in all processes of a working pottery, including making clay, assisting with classes as well as throwing on the wheel, trimming and finishing to create objects from bowls, mugs, lidded vessels and teapots.
Clare also completed a three month internship at the ceramic production company Made OF Australia.
Clare has completed ceramics classes at the Brisbane Institute of Art and is currently taking classes with Bill Powell at Ceramx, School of Clay and Glass and tuition with Jackie Gasson and the Sunshine Coast Clayworkers.
She was recently awarded First Prize in Wheel throwing at Shorncliffe Pottery Club’s “Expressions” exhibition, 2021.
Teaching Experience:
Clare has experience in tutoring one on one and in small groups in her previous career as a Chef for 28 years and Chef Trainer at the Edgwarebury Hotel as part of the Regal Hotel group in North London, UK. She also holds a Graduate Teaching Diploma from Griffith University, Brisbane.
Clare says “I'm really enjoying my journey learning ceramics and pottery, and I'm looking forward to passing on skills and knowledge to other club members.”
The program will include clay preparation, throwing a cylinder, a bowl, an altered cylinder (eg. vase or similar shape), trimming, turning and preparing pieces for firing.
Start date: Monday 13th February, 2023
Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Cost: $260 for a 6 week block, payable in advance. The usual $7 entry fee and a block of clay is included in the price. Firing will be extra.
A beginners tool kit available from the cheap shops is recommended. Other tools will be available for purchase from the club.
Please notify the club of your intention to be part of this workshop series on this email shorncliffepotteryclubincmembership@hotmail.com Payment instructions and confirmation will be emailed to you.
