About the class

Join acclaimed ceramic artist Sandra Black for an engaging hands-on course in making your own simple slump and hump moulds using plaster. Working from found forms such as dishes and bowls, you’ll learn how to create custom moulds by draping clay over or into your plaster shapes.

Sandra will also guide you through a range of decorative techniques to enhance your slab-built pieces, including carving, impressed textures, tissue transfers, and the use of coloured clays. This is a unique opportunity to expand your ceramic practice under the mentorship of a highly respected artist, while developing personalised forms and surfaces.

What to bring

• Notebook & pen
• An apron
• Clay tools (if you have them)
• An old towel

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.