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Autumn Term 2024: 

The Thursday classes will run from 19th September to 21st November with a 2 week half-term break.

The Saturday classes will run from 21st September to 23rd November with a two week half-term break.


Welcome to the information page for my adult education classes, which  I currently teach on Thursday evenings and Saturday daytimes at Hills Road Sixth Form College.

I have collected a few links to pages and YouTube videos below which I hope will be helpful to beginners and more experienced students alike.  It is by no means a definitive list. Do explore the internet for more ideas and techniques.

Should you need to contact me my Hills Road email is jpeake@hillsroad.ac.uk but please bear in mind that I only work for the college part time and it may take a while for me to answer!

Jeremy

Slab Building

Slab building introduction page

Building a slab box page

Slab box video

Using drape moulds video

Pinch Pots and Coiling

Pinch pot basics page

Coiling for beginners page

Another coiling basics page

Pinch pot video

Coil pot video 1

Coil pot video 2

Throwing

Centring clay on the wheel video

Beginners Throwing Video

Throwing a cylinder video

Throwing a bowl video

Throwing a larger bowl video

Glazing

The basics of glazing video.  A very useful guide!

Preparing your glazed pots for the kiln video

Other Links

Art in Clay. The UK’s largest pottery sales event, with a huge variety of work, demonstrations and talks.

Anglian Potters. The local potter’s association, and with about 600 members it’s the largest in the country. Well worth joining to meet other potters, attend demonstrations and to buy discounted clay!

Ceramic Art London. A busy annual event in London attended by noted national and international potters

Craft Potters Association.  A very well established professional body for UK potters

Ceramic Review.  The glossy magazine produced by the Craft Potters Association

Claycraft.  A very informative UK based ceramics magazine containing news, tips, technical advice, projects etc.