Independent sessions for Handbuilding or throwing at my studio. Available for up to five people at a time and open to students who have previously attended a class with me.
These self-directed sessions allow you to work on your own, following your own ideas and projects.
The studio has porcelain and stoneware clay available, a selection of oxides and slips and a transparent or speckled glaze. Alternatively you may use your own materials with agreement from Elaine.
You will need to let me know if you would like to book to use the table for handbuilding (three spaces available) or a wheel for throwing (two wheels available).
The sessions are suitable for those with prior ceramics skills and experience and are able to pursue their own ideas.
When
Tuesday mornings 10.30-1pm In a block of six-weeks
Where
My studio is a beautiful old converted barn on the edge of Ditchling Common.
The studio has on-site parking and can be reached easily from Ditchling and Burgess Hill by bike or car.
Find me at:
Pollards Farm Cottage, Ditchling Road, Ditchling Common, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0SE
How much
£198 per person for a block of six sessions, each 2.5hrs long, plus firing charged at £8 – £10 per kilo of unfired clay, depending on clay and glazes used.
What will we do
These sessions allow the freedom and flexibility to make what you would like to make and get on with your own thing. An introduction to the studio will be given when you start and then you may use the facilities yourself. I will often be on hand to help if needed and to trouble shoot, but will mostly be working on my own things.
As with all sessions at my studio, you will need to ensure the space and tools you use are all cleaned before the session ends. Please allow at least 15 minutes to do this before the end.
Firings
All firings will be to 1270c in my electric kiln. These will happen intermittently depending on the amount of work waiting to be fired.
Items made during the six weeks will be fired for you. Finished work will need to be biscuit fired once sufficiently dry, then you will need to glaze them yourself using one of my glazes or a glaze of your own. So it is helpful if you have experience in glazing your own work.
All fired work will be available to be collected from the studio within eight weeks of the end of the sessions.
What to wear and bring
I can provide an apron, towels and relevant professional protective equipment, so you don’t need to bring those, but I suggest you wear clothes that you don’t mind getting a bit of clay on.
Please wear flat shoes and note there are some trip hazards and some low head heights in the studio which will be pointed out to you at the first session.
It can be a good idea to have short finger nails as these can get in the way when working with clay.
Facilities and Refreshments
Studio
The studio is in an old converted barn with some low beams so if you have any mobility issues please let me know. There is a toilet on site in a separate building next door to the studio.
Parking
There are a limited number of parking spaces – room for a maximum of four or five cars, and if you are arriving by car, you may need to block others in, or be blocked in for the duration of the session. If you are arriving by bicycle there are places available to store your bike in a covered area – please discuss with me if required.
Cancellations:
If you need to cancel, some cancellation fees are necessary as it is rarely possible for me to fill the space at short notice.
See pdf below for full terms and conditions
