8 weeks
Beginner, Intermediate
Ceramics Main Studio
Start your week with a creative clay class led by Mel Ellero, designed for makers with some prior experience in wheelwork and hand building.
This open studio-style workshop offers a supportive, hands-on space to develop your skills at your own pace.
Explore wheelwork fundamentals including centring, shaping, and trimming, or work with hand-building methods such as pinching and coiling to create unique forms. Please note that slab-building techniques are not covered in this class. You’ll also have the opportunity to experiment with decorating and glazing techniques to bring your ideas to life.
Mel combines practical demonstrations with personalised feedback, helping you refine your technique while encouraging creativity, experimentation, and the development of your own style.
Perfect for anyone looking to deepen their clay practice, connect with a creative community, and enjoy dedicated time making.
What to bring:
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.
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 Main Studio
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