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This practical one-day course provides an exciting hands-on introduction to Japanese pottery techniques.
You will discover how to make Japanese tableware. You will learn some simple techniques to create organic shape dishes by Tataratsukuri (slab making) and a tea bowl by Tamatsukuri (pinching). Each piece will be decorated by Japanese brush drawing or slip decoration techniques, such as Hakeme and Katagami. By doing this course, you will learn the basic Tebineri (Japanese hand building) techniques which can be developed and used for more advanced pieces of your own.
After the course, the pots will need to be dried out, biscuit fired, glazed and then fired again. You can either enrol on a glazing day (see details in the course search) if you would like to glaze your own pots, or your pots can be glazed for you at the College. In both cases, you will be contacted when your pots have been glazed fired and are ready for collection.
All the materials and tools will be supplied for the course, including all clay, glazing and firing costs.
Work apron – preferably cotton
Recommended reading: The Japanese Pottery Handbook by Penny Simpson (Kodansha International) (not essential)
Acquaint yourself with the tutor's profile on the West Dean College website.
Firing and Glazing options:
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio. This includes stout covered footwear, i.e. no open-toes or sandals, and safety boots, if specified.
Student registration: 9.15am-9.30am
Course teaching: 9.30am-5pm
Morning session: 9.30am-1pm
Lunch break: 1pm-2pm (lunch included)
Afternoon session: 2pm-5pm
Teaching finishes: 5pm
Rie Tsuruta studied at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art. Her own work is made to be held, felt and used in the centre of people's lives, and to provoke a sense of intimacy and awareness of touch. She has exhibited at Flow Gallery, London, Ceramic Art London and was shortlisted for the 2014 British Ceramic Biennial FRESH Award.
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