Commencing March 12th 2022, the club will be offering hand building classes. These will run in a block of 6 weeks, with up to 8 participants with 5 participants minimum for the class to proceed.

These will be conducted on Saturday afternoons, so that participants and tutor have the club to themselves.

A summary of the curriculum includes: clay safety, clay preparation, building small 3D forms, pinchpot method, making slip, using coils for a 3D form, slab mug and box, recycling clay, glaze application.  The first 5 weeks will be held continuously, and then there will be a one week break to allow participants to finish off pieces and have them bisque fired. The last week will be on glazing techniques using the club glazes.

Start date: Saturday 12th March, 2022.

Time: 11.30am to 2.30pm

The cost will be $230 for 18 hours tuition in a 6 week block, payable in advance.  This represents excellent value for money at $12.70 per hour for tuition. The usual $7 entry fee is included in the price. Firing of pieces will be at the usual club rates.

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. 

About Gabriel

Gabriel turns to art to help unwind after spending 8+ hours a day in front of a computer. A principal theme of her work is the natural world which she explores in several different mediums, including pottery, oil and acrylic painting, and photography.

After completing a ceramics course at the Brisbane Institute of Art, Gabriel joined the Shorncliffe Pottery Club, where she continues to ‘play with clay’. She is best known at the club for mixing Stoneware and mid-fire glazes and loves to explore surface decoration techniques such as sgraffito and carving.

A regular exhibitor at Shorncliffe Pottery Club Inc’s ‘Expressions’, Gabriel has also exhibited photography at the RNA, winning several awards. You can find her art in numerous private collections.