8 weeks
Beginner, Intermediate
Ceramics Front
This hand-building pottery course with Dee focuses on developing your skills through making a ceramic piece such as a vase, sculptural form, or figure. The class is open to a wide range of approaches, from abstract exploration to more representational work. You can follow prompts offered in class or bring your own ideas, with guidance at each stage of the process.
In the first session, you will explore ways to generate ideas, develop a simple plan, sketch your concept, and create templates if needed. Those with more experience are welcome to begin working directly in clay.
Throughout the course, you will build confidence with hollow form hand-building techniques used in ceramic practice. This includes working with armatures and moulds, as well as exploring surface options before and after firing.
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.
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.
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.
8 weeks
Beginner, Intermediate
Ceramics Front
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