Advanced Wheel Throwing Level 2

Level up your game at  Pearl & Fern

A bright room with a large window showcasing a scenic view of houses and mountains. Inside, there are four pottery wheels with stools, and potted plants hanging and on the walls.
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Ready to level up your pottery skills? Our Advanced Wheel Throwing Level 2 is a 6 week course designed for potters with previous wheel experience who are ready to move beyond the basics and tackle more advanced forms and techniques.

What you'll learn:

Week 1: Throwing Bigger

  • Techniques: Learning advanced throwing techniques on the wheel from clay preparation to throwing large forms of 3lbs +

  • Outcome: Students gain a deeper understanding of clay movement, wall thickness, and the physical techniques required for larger forms.

Week 2: Flat and Wide

  • Techniques: Throwing plates, and wide bowls on the wheel, focusing on compression and dry shaping

  • Outcome: Students develop the skills needed to successfully create functional flatware and serving pieces.

Week 3: Lids and closed forms

  • Techniques: Creating closed forms, focusing on different lid designs and learning how to make galleries.

  • Outcome: Students gain confidence creating lidded forms

Week 4: Repeat Throwing

  • Techniques: Throwing to a gauge and using calipers

  • Outcome: Students gain confidence toward production throwing.

Week 5: Catch up week

  • Techniques: Focusing on areas of strength and weakness found during the course

  • Outcome: Reinforced skills

Week 6: Surface Decoration and Glazing

  • Techniques: Using Underglaze Transfers, Dipping versus paint in glaze, effective use of underglazes, use of Flux’s

  • Outcome: Students finish with a collection of advanced wheel-thrown pieces and a stronger understanding of both form and finish.