About the class

Back by popular demand, this exciting one day course invites you to dive into the colourful world of ceramic slip casting. Using a variety of pre-made moulds, you’ll explore creative ways to apply coloured slips both inside and outside the form to produce playful, layered, and one-of-a-kind surface effects.

Learn techniques such as in-mould painting, pouring, splashing, marbling, slip trailing, cut-out designs, and more. You’ll experiment with building up colour in expressive ways, as well as developing your own colour palette by mixing ceramic stains into porcelain slips.

Whether you're new to slip casting or looking to expand your ceramic decorating skills, this course is perfect for anyone who loves to explore colour, pattern, and form in fresh, contemporary ways.

What to bring:

• Notebook & pen
• Apron
• A selection of clay tools
• A plastic, metal or bamboo teaspoon
• Plaster moulds for casting (if you have any)
• Hand cream

Firing & Glazing

Please note that it’s not always possible to fire and glaze all pieces before the end of your course. Several factors can affect when and whether your work is fired, including drying time, thickness, size, the volume of work submitted, and when pieces are completed—especially toward the end of term when kiln space is limited. We do our best to fire as much work as we can each week, but we encourage students to plan ahead if they wish to glaze in their final class.

Once your work has been fired, it will be placed on the collection shelves and you'll receive an email with collection times. Please make sure to identify and collect your own work.

If you’d like more time to finish your pieces, we offer stand-alone glazing classes each term—these are a great option for returning to complete your work.

Building Accessibility

Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre is a heritage-listed building with access limitations. While there are no lift facilities within the main building, the ceramics studio is wheelchair accessible.

We acknowledge these limitations and are committed to improving accessibility where possible. We continue to explore ways to make our programs more inclusive and encourage you to reach out if you have any questions.

Other Additional Needs

Should you, or the person you are enrolling for, have any other additional requirements, please include these details when booking. Should you wish to chat to one of our friendly team, feel free to contact Reception on 9432 9555 or email ArtsCentre@fremantle.wa.gov.au to discuss any individual needs.