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These friendly and casual life drawing classes are suited to all levels of experience.

With this Life Drawing class you can expect professional tutors and models in an inspiring and unique space. With poses from 30 seconds to one hour - there is something for everyone. This is a general life drawing class with tuition for beginners and advice for those who are more experienced, all designed to encourage you to develop your own style and approach.

Easels and drawing boards will be provided

Paper and charcoal is available to buy, paper 20p per sheet andcharcoal 25p

General Life Drawing Friday Daytime Class Liverpool Street

Manon Vos

These evenings are designed as an informal access to our pottery studio. There will be teachers there each Friday for guidance, should you require it. There is no level of ability required for this class, so you can come as a complete novice looking to start a new skill, or, if you've tried pottery before but want to try out something different, then this is suited for you as well.

These classes are need led and therefore we can accommodate all abilities. The lesson time will be split between hand-building and time on the wheel (if you are looking for an intensive wheel only course then please do check out our other options online).

This evening is a fun Friday evening for beginners looking to improve their skills. It's organised on a drop in basis, so you don't have to commit to anything, but you can return to this class if you'd like. On a single session, you are unlikely to finish a complete piece of work, so you may need to book a few sessions if you'd like to complete a project from start to finish.

Friday Evening Pottery Class

Clare Daniell

The Adult Pottery Novice Nights are designed to provide a relaxed environment in which the teachers respond to the requirements and enthusiasm of the learners. This is a creative space in which you can pursue learning the craft and art of clay at your own pace. If you ever wanted to have a go on the potter’s wheel, why not make a Friday evening of it?

The Pottery Novice Night class is seen as a training-wheels assisted departure into the world of creativity. Our tutors will do their best to ensure a fun-filled, positive and relaxed environment is created to get students’ creative journeys on the go.

First time one-off pottery experience
If you’re joining us to give pottery a go for the first time, we have a fun filled schedule for you!  You will spend half the class learning to make a pot on the wheel and the other half making a small hand built piece.

In the throwing project you can expect to make a cylinder (cup/beaker shape) or a bowl using the potter’s wheel. The hand building projects vary from week to week and include making salt and pepper pots, coin/jewellery dishes, tiles as table savers or coasters, trays, small sculptures, chop stick and cutlery rests, Christmas decorations, gift tags…

If you’ve been before...
For those who have fallen in love with pottery (like all of us!!!), you may choose to engage with short projects chosen to teach you a range of basic techniques, or pursue a project of your own with professional support from the teacher.

Techniques you can choose from to learn include throwing, trimming, slab building, pinching, coiling and press moulding. We can also cover a variety of decorating techniques which include working with slips and glazes; including sgraffito, inlay, stamping, mono printing, slip trailing, painting, dipping… the possibilities are endless. Bring in your inspiration, photographs, drawings of what you would like to make and we will help you to gain the skills to achieve it. Please be aware that some projects may require more than one class, depending on the complexity.

Included in the price
The price of this class includes all your material costs such as clay, slips and glazes. Shared tools, aprons and towels are also provided. You are welcome to bring in specialist clays and glazes provided that they are suitable for the earthenware firings we offer. Firing fees are not included.

Firing fees
There is a charge for firing, which is additional to the cost of the class. This helps us to keep the tuition costs down. It also gives you the freedom to practice and experiment before you decide which pieces you would like to keep, whilst also doing your bit for the environment! For anyone wanting to attend more than one drop in class, the charge is £1 per 100g of weight of your finished work. This price includes both the bisque and the glaze firings. Our firing fees are not for profit. The work is weighed before the first firing. Firing fees can be paid at your class by cash or card.

The nature of clay…
When booking this class, please be aware that working with clay is a multi-step process. While small hand built pieces, such as pinch pots or small sculptures, can be finished in one session, if you want to keep the work, it is best to have it fired.

If you would like to glaze it yourself and have it glaze fired you will need to book a second class. (Ceramic work doesn’t necessarily need to be glazed. Firing will keep it from crumbling away or turning back into mushy clay if some water gets on it. Fired work can also be painted with acrylics or oils, and sprayed with a water repelling spray. Or bake-on-in-the-oven paints are available from some art suppliers as well). But if you want it completely water proof and food safe, glazing is the best way to go.

Wheel thrown work often requires three sessions – one to make it, the second to trim (tidy the base), decorate it and make any additions, such as handles, and the third to glaze it. Hand built or sculpted work often can be made and decorated with slips in one session, but you will need a second class to glaze it.

We do have a flexible range of options available to suit everyone’s needs and schedules, even if you can’t make it back in to see the rest of the process through personally.

Lianne Rivett

These friendly and casual life drawing classes are suited to all levels of experience.

With this Life Drawing class you can expect professional tutors and models in an inspiring and unique space. With poses from 30 seconds to one hour - there is something for everyone. This is a general life drawing class with tuition for beginners and advice for those who are more experienced, all designed to encourage you to develop your own style and approach.

Easels and drawing boards will be provided

Paper and charcoal is available to buy, paper 20p per sheet and charcoal 25p

Life Drawing Friday Daytime Class Liverpool Street

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