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Teacher: Tove Blanck Time: Tuesdays 1-4 PM Start date: Week 10 - March 5, 2024 Number of hours and sessions: 3h x 7 times (break for Easter holiday week 14) Booking and registration: When you pay for the course, you will automatically be registered and booked in your name for the course you purchase. Full refund within 14 days (according to the right of withdrawal law) from the date of payment. After that, a cancellation fee of 500 SEK/spot will be charged if you cancel after these 2 weeks. However, you can change your course free of charge to another session subject to availability. The earlier you reschedule, the greater the chance you will get the spot you wish to change to. Rescheduling must be done at least 14 days before the course starts; thereafter, 50% of the course fee will be charged. In the event of a canceled course on our part (see General Terms or Covid 19), the full course fee will be refunded. |
Welcome to the pottery course at Drejverkstaden, where you will learn everything about throwing.
The course fee includes:
- Course compendium
- Drejverkstaden's large shopping bag
- 3kg stoneware clay (after that 70 SEK/kg) + slips/glazes/decorative materials + firing
- Coffee/tea and snack accessories during the break every time
- Opportunity to leave your work shoes
Prerequisites
The course is suitable for both complete beginners and those with previous experience at an advanced level. Instruction is provided in the form of individual guidance, and you have good opportunities to develop if you take multiple courses or sessions. A certificate of completed course will be provided if desired.
Course structure and content
You will learn throwing, trimming, decoration techniques, and glazing. You will also be shown how to throw cups, bowls, jars, and candlesticks - tall, short, large, and small. We will also learn about wedging, recycling, and other aspects of the ceramic process. Depending on your skill level, we will help you further develop. Those who have taken the course before will receive new tasks/challenges to follow if desired during the different sessions.
Session 1: Mandatory session for beginners. Demonstration of centering and throwing the basic shape cylinder.
Session 2: Demonstration of trimming
Sessions 3-5: Practice and demonstration of various techniques
Session 6: Try porcelain clay, recycling, and practice throwing
Session 7: Glazing
The instruction consists mainly of practical work under the guidance of the course leader. Everyone has their own potter's wheel throughout the course. Max 14 participants
Make up for missed sessions
Nothing we guarantee can be done, but if you report your absence in good time, there is a possibility that we can try to arrange for you to make up for someone else's spot. (Especially if you have unfortunately missed several times)
Screen-free
At Drejverkstaden, we want you all to experience a calm atmosphere when you come in from a hectic Stockholm. Therefore, no computers or other screens are allowed to be used inside the premises. Mobile phones must always be set to silent mode when in the premises.
Sustainable materials
At Drejverkstaden, we are very mindful of the environment and work in everything we do according to a sustainability plan. The clays we purchase come from Witgerts, which has a strong environmental policy. In the courses, we only work with stoneware clays. The advantage of stoneware is that the fired product is very durable and that the glazes are more environmentally friendly. We strive to mix the glazes as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. We pre-rinse all our glazing tools and thereby recycle all glaze residue particles, which in turn become a new glaze. The electricity we use comes solely from renewable energy.
Where
In Drejverkstaden's beautiful course facilities at Holländargatan 33, Stockholm. For more info and pictures of our facilities see here