![]() Please keep your hair tied up and your nails short. To reach the classroom you will have to use stairs and there is no lift in the building. Please first consult your doctor if you have had back, neck, wrist or any other injuries. Please bring your own apron and a hand towel if you wish.Īre there any Health and Safety issues? Please note you will be working on a pottery wheel in a bent position which might put some strain on your neck or back or wrists. What should I wear/bring? Please wear comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting messy. Each workshop ends with a class and equipment tidy up - another important part of the potter's training! Each participant will have access to their own pottery wheel/workstation and tools for the duration of the workshop. What does the course entail? You will be welcomed by your teacher and brought to an upstairs classroom (no lifts available). Due to our City Centre location, on-street parking immediately outside the building is limited, but there is pay and display in the general area, and there are large car parks nearby at Jervis Shopping Centre and beside the Fruit and Vegetable Markets. You'll also find a Dublin Bikes stand at each of these locations. What are my transport/parking options getting to the workshop? The nearest Luas Red Line stop is 'Four Courts', (a five minute walk away) and many bus routes service Stop 1479 on Ormond Quay, at the junction with Capel Street. A teenager over 15 may attend if they are accompanied by an adult. Is there an age limit for the Workshop? This course is generally for people aged 18 and above. Who is this course for? This pottery workshop will suit beginners looking for an introduction to working with clay, or those who have worked with clay before and would like a simple refresher or time to make some new pieces. Please note that unfired pieces are decorative and cannot hold water! Please bring your own protective wrapping (tissue paper etc. ![]() You may also take home with you whatever unfired pieces you have on your wareboard on the last day of your course, to dry, (and potentially decorate) yourself. At the end of your course w e will ask you to select your favourite 3 pieces that you made throughout the 7 weeks, and we will fire and glaze them for you, and contact you when they are ready for collection - usually within a few weeks after the class. Please take good care of your board, and respect your poly sheet, as you will need it for the duration of the course. We will provide you with a wareboard, poly sheet, and a name label for your wareboard at the beginning of each course. This is to identify and wrap your work and keep it from drying out too quickly. Practice on your own wheel with unlimited clay and your own wareboard. Demonstrations by one of our excellent teachers of how to throw clay on a wheel, and tutoring you on your own wheel as you learn. If you would like to give this Workshop as a gift please look at our Gift Cards options here. Where and What Time: This workshop runs for 7 evenings from 6pm to 8pm in our Arran Street East studio in the heart of the Dublin Fruit and Vegetable Markets area. We will cover the whole process of making a finished pot, and give you time to practice as you learn. Discover the steps behind making pottery and follow the lifecycle from a lump of clay to a finished piece. In a small class, expertly supported by our teachers, you will learn how to work with clay on your own wheel, and realise your designs from 2D to 3D. Time on the wheel is a great way to escape everyday worries, and we hope you enjoy the process as much as we enjoy teaching it. ![]() ![]() You will learn about this meditative process used for millennia to create everyday objects as well as one-off pieces of art. ![]() This 7-week evening course provides the opportunity to learn how to throw pots on a pottery wheel. ![]()
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