BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10271@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250217T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250217T203000 DTSTAMP:20250201T152009Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/lush-liverpool-beginners-ceramic s-with-dot-art/ SUMMARY:LUSH Liverpool: LUSH Liverpool: Beginners Ceramics with dot-art DESCRIPTION:\n\nOver 6 weeks\, get to know the basics of hand building your very own ceramic pieces to come away with in beautiful glazes and fired f or you.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOver 6 weeks\, get to know the basics of hand b uilding your very own ceramic pieces to come away with in beautiful glazes and fired for you.\n\nMonday evenings 6:30pm - 8:30pm\, starting 17th Feb ruary\n\n£125 for 6 week course\n\n*To avoid a booking fee and pay by car d\, cheque or cash\, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660*\n\nBOOK HERE\n\nProgramme:\n\nFor those new to ceramics or wanting t o polish up their skills\, this course will take you from the basics of ha nd building right through to finished\, glazed and fired pieces to proudly display in your home or kitchen cabinets.\n\nWeek 1: introduction to pinc h pot making\n\nMaking a pinch pot\, the Beginner skill that starts all ha nd building journeys. How to pinch up pots to create simple vessel forms a nd how to create pinch pots as the basis for larger vessels works.\n\nAtte ndees will learn the basics of working with ceramics and build a number of pinch pots across the session. I will demonstrate how these can be built upon and added to.\n\nWeek 2: Introduction to coil pottery:\n\nLearn the b asics or rolling out\, storing your coils and working with coils to produc e vessels. Within the session we will discuss how to plan the form of vess els and how to follow these plans when building a coil pot. This tradition al technique has been used for 1000s of years and can be used to make anyt hing from small pots\, cups\, jars and homeware upto and beyond human scal e vessels and objects.\n\nAttendees will learn how to hand roll quality co ils\, how to work with and build up coils\, how to follow form and design plans\, how to smooth and finalise the clay body for firing.\n\nWeek 3: In troduction to slab-building\n\nSlab building involves using rolled flat sl abs of ceramic. The rolled slabs need to have dried out somewhat to what i s called ‘plastic’ or ‘leatherhard’ this consistency allows us to build sculpturally with the clay to create more angular/straight line form s. These ar very different to the organic natural forms of coil\, pinch an d thrown pottery.\n\nAttendees will learn how to roll slabs\, at what cons istency slab are best to work with and how to build slab forms.\n\nAt the end of this session I will ask attendees to consider the skill they have l earnt and to come up with a plan for the 4 sessions around what sort of ve ssels or objects they would like to make.\n\nWeek 4: Exploration of skill: \n\nIn the session I will ask all attendees to work in one or a mix of the skills we have learnt across the first 3 sessions. Design will be led by attendees across the 2 hours and I will be offering support and guidance w ith production.\n\nThese object alongside the other made in earlier sessio ns with then be fired.\n\nWeek 5+6: introduction to surface design Glazes and Underglazes.\n\nWe will provide a sort of overview on how to apply bot h of these different surface designs. Over the two final sessions particip ants will paint and glaze objects produced across the first half of the co urse. This will then go for a final firing and then will be ready for deli very/collection.\n\nMaterials you will need to bring:\n\n Your tutors wil l be providing the clay and specialist equipment but there are a few basic things that you must bring with you. Having these means you can continue your ceramic learning well after the course has finished.\n Cass Art Live rpool branch are kindly giving all our dot-art students 10% off materials in store. Simply show your course tickets at the checkout to redeem this o ffer. You can browse and check stock here.\n\n\n 1 x wooden rolling pin  (any untreated wooden from anywhere)\n 1 x twisted wire or cheese wire / 1 x Modeling set / 1 x Rubber or metal kidney (all in a kit here )\n 1 x pottery kit\n Painting brushes assortment\n\nTutors: Aurélie &\; Sophie\n\nTwo creatives who recently joined forces to open their own potte ry studio in the vibrant North Dock area of Liverpool.\n\nWith years of ex perience in the craft\, they offer intimate pottery throwing and hand-buil ding classes\, where they share their love of clay with others. Whether yo u're a complete beginner or looking to refine your skills\, their classes are designed to inspire creativity and build a strong sense of community.\ n\nIn addition to teaching\, Aurélie &\; Sophie both create and se ll their own handcrafted pottery\, with each piece reflecting their unique styles and commitment to the craft. They believe in the magic of creating with your hands and the joy it brings—both to themselves\, their studen ts\, and their customers alike.\n\nDates:\n\nMonday evenings 6:30pm - 8:30 pm\, starting 17th February\n\n17th\, 24th February\n\n3rd\, 10th\, 17th & amp\; 24th March\n\nVenue:\n\n3rd Floor\n\nLUSH Liverpool\n\n46 Church Str eet\,\n\nLiverpool\n\nL1 3AW\n\nCost:\n\n£125 for 6 week course\n\nNotes: \n\nThere are a maximum of 15 places available on each session\, so early booking is essential. To avoid a booking fee and pay by card\, cheque or c ash\, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.\n\nCancel lations / Refunds:\n\nOnce you have made your course booking you are commi tted to it. This is because our courses have very small student numbers\, and often sell-out and are unavailable to others. Therefore any cancellati ons may result in a place not being filled\, or a course not being able to run.\n\nCancellations are permitted up to 30 days before the start of a c ourse\, and a full refund will be issued. Refunds will not be made for can cellations less than 30 days before the start of a course. If you are unab le to attend due to illness\, personal or professional commitments you do not have the right to a refund.\n\nIf you wish to cancel your place on a c ourse that has not yet started and you have a friend or colleague who can take your place we can accommodate this substitution.\n\ndot-art may use y our details to contact you about forthcoming events\, classes or developme nts that may be of interest.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/02/beginners-ceramics.jpg CATEGORIES:Courses LOCATION:LUSH Liverpool\, 38-46 Church Street\, Liverpool\, L1 3AW\, United Kingdom GEO:53.405047;-2.983868 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=38-46 Church Street\, Liver pool\, L1 3AW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=LUSH Liverpool:g eo:53.405047,-2.983868 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR