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Teacher: Ann-Louise Roman Time: Wednesdays 6 PM - 9 PM Start date: Week 35 - August 27, 2025 Number of hours and sessions: 3h x 7 times 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 per spot will be charged if you cancel after these 2 weeks. However, you can change your course free of charge to another session if there is 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; otherwise, 50% of the course fee will be charged. In case of a canceled course from our side (see General Terms), 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 100 SEK/kg) + slips/glazes/decorative materials + firing
- Coffee/tea and snacks 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, throwing on the wheel, and candlesticks - high, low, large, and small. We will also learn about wedging, recycling, and other aspects of the ceramic process. Depending on your skill level, your teacher will help you further develop. Those who have taken the course before will receive new tasks/challenges to follow if they wish 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, blindfolding, and practice throwing
Session 7: Mandatory - Glazing
After the glazing session, all hundreds of pieces will need to be fired, which usually takes about 4-5 weeks. Since the studio is closed for summer vacation in July/August, we will return after the summer with pickup times via email.
The instruction mainly consists 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 notify us of your absence in good time, we usually can try to arrange for you to make up for it in 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 according to a sustainability plan in everything we do. 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 pieces are 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-wash all our glazing tools and thus 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