BREAKFAST SET COURSE
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Decima Studio Borough SE1 6ED 1-5 Newington Causeway
◔Thursdays 7 PM
Decima Studio Borough SE1 6ED 1-5 Newington Causeway
◔Thursdays 7 PM
In our course you'll learn to design and create a full breakfast set (mugs, cups, coffee filter drippers & teapots). Suitable for beginners and intermediate level makers.
During the course you will cover all the techniques used to producing a tepot/coffee pot/coffee dripper system: making a body, spout and well-fitting lid, as well as hand-building other elements of the tea set. All materials & firings included.
Sign Up to Breakfast Set Course Waiting List for future course dates.
During the course you will cover all the techniques used to producing a tepot/coffee pot/coffee dripper system: making a body, spout and well-fitting lid, as well as hand-building other elements of the tea set. All materials & firings included.
Sign Up to Breakfast Set Course Waiting List for future course dates.
MAY
Dates:
09/05,
16/05,
23/05,
30/05
09/05,
16/05,
23/05,
30/05
Day/Time:
Thursday
7-00 PM -
9-30 PM
Thursday
7-00 PM -
9-30 PM
Price:
£250
£250
COURSE GALLERY:
DETAILS:
- 4 week course
- Class duration 2.5 hours
- Once a week (Thursday night)
- Small group: max. 8 per session
- Produce full tea set: teapot, cups/mugs, milk jug, spoons, saucers
- No hidden fees - materials and firings included
- Course taught by Annette Lindenberg
FOR
- Complete beginners
- Makers with some experience wanting to deepen their knowledge
- Intermediate level makers
MATERIALS:
- 6 types of clay: white, speckled, grey, mocha, terracotta, eco (recycled)
- Colourful underglazes ( 12+ colours)
- Glazes (15+ colours)
We will dry, glaze and fire your pieces, so they will be fully functional, and can even go to a dishwasher.
PROGRAMME:
01
Design
- Brief overview of tea-drinking traditions in the West and East
- Learning the basic techniques - coil building, slump-moulding and slab-building
- Designing a tea set. Creating the cups/mugs and saucers
02
Making shapes
- Demo of teapot making
- Learning how to make small parts for a teapot
- Creating all the parts of the teapot
03
Complex forms
- Learning how to join parts
- Making other parts of the teaset: milk jug, spoons etc.
- Finishing teapot, decorating the set
04
Decoration
- Introduction to various surface decoration techniques
- Learning about the use of slips, decals and glazes
- Decorating objects made during the course
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