Six Week Wheel Workshop #2
with Clare Houston
Commencing Wednesday 11 May 2022, the club will be offering more wheel throwing classes. These will again run in a block of 6 weeks, with up to 4 participants with 3 participants minimum for the class to proceed.
They will be conducted on Wednesday evenings, so that participants and tutor have the club to themselves. We have been very fortunate to be able to engage club member Clare Houston as tutor.
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: 11th May, 2022
Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Cost: $200 for the 6 week block, payable in advance. (The usual $7 club entry fee is included in the price.)
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.