Pottery & Ceramics: Intermediate Wheel Throwing

Expand on your Wheel Throwing techniques in our new Wheel Throwing pottery course for intermediates in Sydney!

This intermediate pottery course is best suited to students who can already throw an even, symmetrical cylinder about the size of a cup. If you’re not quite there yet, no problem! We recommend starting with our Pottery & Ceramics: Wheel Throwing Course for Beginners and spending some time building your foundational skills before joining this masterclass.

Over four weeks, you’ll watch demonstrations and have time to practise a range of techniques to build your confidence and expand your throwing skills. These include spiral wedging, centring larger amounts of clay on the wheel, throwing a taller cylinder, shaping a sphere-shaped vase, throwing a plate, throwing off the hump, and creating a double-walled vessel.

The course fee includes all materials. Please note that trimming and glazing are not part of this course and need to be booked separately in a returning student class. It is assumed that students enrolling in this masterclass are already familiar with these techniques.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this intermediate wheel-throwing course, you should be able to:

• Use the pottery wheel
• Centre, open and pull your clay
• Work with larger amounts of clay
• Apply different shaping techniques

Course content

Our intermediate wheel-throwing course covers the following:

• New wheel-throwing techniques
• Spiral Wedging
• Centring larger amounts of clay on the wheel
• Throwing a taller cylinder
• Shaping a sphere-shaped vase
• Throwing a plate
• Throwing off the hump
• Throwing a double-walled vessel

Intended audience

Who is this intermediate wheel-throwing course for?

This course is for students who have completed Pottery & Ceramics: Wheel Throwing Course for Beginners, or anyone who knows how to throw an even and symmetrical cylinder. 

Course venue

Silky Shapes Studio

6 Prentice Lane, Willoughby

Parking

Please note: Parking is not permitted on Prentice Lane. Free all-day parking is available on surrounding streets near the studio.

Course materials

Please bring to class

• Face mask
• An apron or a towel

Additional information

Please note the following:

• Please don’t wear your best clothing! Clay will wash out, but it’s better to wear some older clothes
• If you have long hair, please tie it back
• Wear closed-in shoes
• Nails need to be trimmed
• You will need to return a week after the last class to collect your pieces. You will be able to discuss this with your teacher