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Ceramics: Learn to Throw!

  • All Levels
  • Ceramic Arts

Learn to throw on the potter's wheel with potter and teacher Raymond Chau. This is a mixed level course for students at any level of experience. Learn and build skills in throwing, trimming technique, surface decoration and glazing. For those more experienced, learn how to create specialty pieces such as lidded jars, casseroles, serving dishes and more. Independent projects in clay are also encouraged! This course is loosely structured and best suited for students with some throwing / clay experience. 

Spring 2021: 8 Weeks: Base Tuition: $355 + Materials Fee: $45 = Total: $400

PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID 19, special policies and regulations will apply. Students must be in agreement with these health and safety regulations and TSA's policies in order to enrol.

Notes: Raymond Chau has been a potter for almost 30 years. Born in Hong Kong, Raymond’s early interest in pottery lead him to research and study Chinese pottery, travelling to 3 different pottery factories in China to learn their techniques. After moving to Canada and earning a Computer Science Degree, he decided to move back to his first love and dedicate his time and energy to a combination of food and clay. He’s been a studio potter and teacher since the mid 1990’s, creating dinner and serving wear, large form bowls and other functional and sculptural works of culinary art. Raymond’s love of food is evident in all that he creates. These passions are inseparable. His ceramics instruction reflects that celebration at the intersection of food and ceramic arts.
* This course is not currently open for registration

What you will learn

  • For beginners, learn the basic techniques to create bowls, cups and other functional pieces on the potter's wheel.
  • Ideal for students with prior clay experience seeking mentoring and throwing/technical instruction.
  • Explore a variety of decoration techniques such as carving, slip trailing, underglaze and use of glazes.
  • Developing independent projects with the guidance of a practicing artist.
     

Materials to Bring

Please keep your receipts to all purchases in case you need to return any materials.

The $45 materials fee includes 20 lbs of Cone 6 stoneware clay, all firings and use of glazes on site. Additional bags of clay are available for purchase at TSA (note: all clay used at TSA, must be purchased from TSA). During COVID, students must bring their own tools for use in the studio. Ceramic tools are available to purchase through specialty retailers or a basic kit can be purchased from TSA. Specialty tools will be available in the studio for community use.   

  • Your own apron
  • Paint brushes
  • Basic pottery tool kit, like the ones available from Tuckers Pottery Supply or Aboveground Art Supplies and any of your own favourite pottery/sculpting tools. Starter tool kits are also available for purchase at TSA (limited quantities).

Above Ground Art Supplies

Tuckers Pottery Supply