Pottery Course
7 weeks of throwing weekly!

What are you learning?
Beginners course: In 7 lessons of 2.5 hours you will learn the basics of throwing. The lessons are given in groups of 4 to 8 people. In the course you will learn wedging, centering, throwing bowls and cups and trimming them. In the last lesson you will glaze your self-made cups and bowls.

Follow-up course: In 7 lessons of 2.5 hours you will learn new techniques for the wheel. The lessons are given in groups of 4 to 8 people. In the follow-up course we will learn how to make a mug with a handle, a pot with a lid and a vase with a narrow neck from a cylinder.
 

After 2 courses you can move on to the open studio. Here you can decide for yourself what you want to make with or without the help of a teacher.

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Where?

The studio is located in UNIT 13 of the Labs55 building at Lulofstraat 55 in The Hague.

 

When?
A new round of courses starts approximately every 8 weeks. Full or already started? Send an email to stay informed about new courses. ​

 

Please note: making up missed classes is generally not possible, as most courses are fully booked. However, if a spot becomes available within the same course period, it may be possible to make up or switch a class. Cancellations and requests to switch classes must be made via email.

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Costs

The cost of a beginner or follow up course is €350. During the beginner course, you will make 8 items: cups and bowls. In the follow up course, you will make 6 items: 2 cups with handles, 2 lidded pots, and 2 small vases.

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After completing the follow up course, you can sign up for the "open studio" with or without assistance. Without assistance, the cost is €295. With assistance costs €350. Both includes 2 kg of firing. Additional firing (only available during open studio) costs €13.50 per kg.

 

Would you first like to see if pottery is something for you? We also offer 1 time workshops.

 

Note! In the Septembercourse there is no class in the week of 20th October.

NEW!
Special program on the Friday afternoon course:
This course is for participants that have done at least one course.
A dubbel course, 14 lessons, in this longer course you will learn about these extra subjects:
- Throwing off the hump;
- Throwing plates;
- How to mix a powder glaze into a brushable glaze and dipping glaze;
- How to make test tiles/ test pots for glaze;
- Glaze and foodsafety;
- Overlapping different glazes;
- Fire 4 kg of work. (and 13.50 euros per kg extra fired work);
- 700 euro (the same amount per class as the regular course).
This course will be teached by Mijke, let us know if you have any questions about this course. We hope that it will be a nice addition to our regular courses!