Saturday 26 January 2013

Donahies Pottery Classes - List of materials

Hi Everyone
A big thank you to all those who have enrolled in the Donahies Pottery Class.By the end of this course you will have :

  • Learnt how to create and finish several beautiful pots using coil, slab and pinch methods.
  • Learnt about surface decoration on clay, mark making, texturing and applied decoration.
  • Glazed your own biscuit fired work and decided on final colours and pattern
For your first and subsequent classes please bring the following materials which you probably will already have at home:

  • Old shirt or apron
  • Heavy square or rectangular piece of linen or cloth to roll clay out on
  • Plastic ruler and or set square
  • Old paint brush (as in fine art) to apply slip
  • Old fork for scoring clay
  • Flat wooden spatula (from the kitchen!)
  • Sponge / cloth for cleaning your work area
  • Towel
  • Notepad and pencils for sketches/ designs
Owl Night light, Brookwood Pottery 2012, 26 euro

See you on this Monday evening 7 30 - 9.30 pm (ps If this all sounds like too much hard work please note there is a 20 minute break in the class where you can get a cup of tea or coffee in the cafe too!)

Tuesday 8 January 2013

New Year...New Pottery Classes.. January 2013!


Biscuit Fired Teapot by James, Donahies Class 2012

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope that 2013 brings all good things to you and those you care for! I'll be starting a new set of pottery classes at the end of January so if you feel like getting absorbed into something totally new or want to build on what you've learnt in a previous class then why not consider a pottery class!

This year I'll be teaching in 3 venues:

Monday morning 9.30 - 11 am KLEAR Adult Education Centre, Kilbarrack, tel: 01 8671845
Starting Mon 28 January Cost - 110 euro

Monday Evening - Donahies (This course has been advertised in leaflet as Tuesday night but has been changed to Monday instead) 7.30 - 9.30 - 120 euro tel: 848 2217
www.donahiescommunityschool.com
Starting Mon 28 Jan

Wednesday Night - Marino College 6.30 - 8.30 tel: 01 8332100
www.marinocollege.ie  130 euro
Starting Wed 23 Jan

Please feel free to call me on 087 770 6879 with any queries about courses etc