About the class

Start your weekend right with a relaxed and creative Friday wheel class led by Mel Ellero, designed for both beginners and intermediate makers.

This open wheel workshop offers a supportive, hands on space to explore throwing at your own pace. Whether you are just getting comfortable on the wheel or looking to build confidence and consistency, you will be guided through the fundamentals of centring, shaping, and trimming, with room to develop your own style.

Mel provides demonstrations alongside personalised feedback, helping you refine technique while encouraging experimentation and play.

Perfect for anyone looking to unwind at the end of the week and spend time making with clay.

What to bring:

  • Notebook & pen
  • Apron
  • An old towel

One bag of clay is included in the cost of this course. If you need additional clay, you’re welcome to purchase more—your tutor can recommend where to buy it locally.

Students must wear appropriate clothing, closed-toe shoes and tie up long hair for safety reasons.

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.

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.

Meet your tutor

Melissa Ellero

Melissa Ellero is a passionate ceramicist inspired by the natural raw beauty of Western Australia and the subtlety of repetition and evolving form.
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duration

8 weeks

Level

Beginner, Intermediate

Location

Ceramics Main Studio

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