Timing: 09:30 for 10am to 4pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Class Size: Minimum 4, Maximum 5 students
Level: Intermediate ceramicists able to throw consistent cylinders
Clay type: Stoneware
Cost: £548 (In full or in instalments)
What to bring: All tools are provided but you are welcome to bring your own plus…
Apron
Notebook and pen
Aims of the course:
We are really happy to welcome lovely local master potter Sabine Nemet to run our three-day throwing masterclass. It is suitable for intermediate potters wishing to develop their throwing skills and develop their practice through learning and exploring how to alter thrown vessels.
Sabine’s pots are mainly thrown, sometimes altered, cut and put together again. Using clay bodies mixed by herself, she makes small series of mugs, jugs, lidded jars, bowls and much more. She fires her pots in a kiln entirely with wood to 1300 degrees for two whole days. At a high temperature she sprays bicarbonate of soda in the kiln to give each piece, along with the fly ash in the kiln, it’s unique character.
Sabine likes her pots to be inviting to touch and handle on a daily basis in the kitchen and around the house.
N.B. This course is a throwing course, rather than a throwing and wood firing course. At the end of the course you will have the choice of taking your work home as greenware or to leave at Vessel Ceramics to be biscuit fired to be collected later.
ABOUT SABINE:
Sabine completed an apprenticeship as a thrower in East Germany in 1998 with Hans Joachim Grünert in Waldenburg (Sachsen) where she underwent a three year thorough training in producing domestic ware exclusively on the potter’s wheel after which she was introduced to wood firing. Since that time, the excitement of staying up all night feeding an ever hungry kiln with wood, and the magical impact of when and how much wood to put in the firebox, has never left her.
In 2000 Sabine travelled to England to gain more experience in ceramics and met her partner Nic Collins (www.nic-collins.co.uk) who she lives with in Moretonhampstead - just down the road! There, Sabine teaches wood-firing using her extensive knowledge of soda-firing.
She is a professional potter and is a tutor on several ceramic courses.
Payment:
(If you would prefer to pay a deposit or pay in instalments then please contact us today at hello@vessel-ceramics.co.uk )
There is a non-refundable* and non-transferrable £198 deposit at the point of booking with the balance of fees due 3 weeks before the course starts.
It is strongly recommended that you take out travel insurance in the event that you cannot attend.
Before you book a course, please make sure you read our terms and conditions here, including cancellations. Please also read our student contract here.
ACCOMMODATION:
Vessel Ceramics is nestled in the heart of Moretonhampstead, ancient stannary town on Dartmoor. There are numerous, lovely places to stay though as it is a tourist destination, it’s advisable to book as early as possible.
To see examples of local accommodation, click here.