8-Weeks Handbuilding + Throwing on the wheel Course

In September, Kim Blekkenhorst is starting new ceramic lessons!

Two options: Monday evenings and Tuesday evenings classes:

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Monday evenings from 19.00h till 21.30h

This 8-week course is for those who have a bit of experience working with clay and throwing on the wheel. If you haven’t throw on the wheel before I would recommend to first do the Tuesday evening course. In this course we will only focus on throwing on the wheel. There is a max of 4 people for this course so the classes are much more private and everyone will get a lot of personal attention.During the first classes we will focus on making a perfect cylinder that will become a cup or a mug with a handle. Ones we mastered this we will practice on the wheel with different shapes like bowls, small vases, candleholders and donuts. And then we also need to trim every piece to create a nice feet for it to sit on. Once the pieces are glazed and fired, they are food safe and dishwasher proof and we will arrange a pick up date.
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Dates:‍

September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, and 21.

Groups of maximum 4 people.

Price: 400 euros per person.

Location: Contact Amsterdam, Contactweg 47, 1014AN, Amsterdam

‍The workshops will be in Dutch and English.

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Tuesday evenings from 19.00h till 21.30h

In this 8-weeks course, you will learn how to make ceramics with hand building techniques and throwing on the wheel.

During the first class we will focus on handbuilding techniques and in the second class we will start throwing with clay.

First we will practice centering a ball of clay on the wheel and ones we have mastered that, we will make a cycling. A cylinder is the base for many shapes and we will use it to make a mug. During these classes three persons will be throwing on the wheel while the other three will be handbuilding, halfway the class we will do a shift.

The last class is about glazing your ceramic pieces. Once the pieces are glazed and fired, they are food safe and dishwasher proof and we will arrange a pick up date.

‍Dates:
September 3, 10, 17, 24,
October 1, 8, 15, and 22.

Groups of maximum 7 people.

Price: 375 euros per person.

Location: Contact Amsterdam, Contactweg 47, 1014AN, Amsterdam

‍The workshops will be in Dutch and English.

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**Would you like to sign up for one of the ceramic courses but there are one or two dates you are not available? That's not a problem! I will arrange some Sunday afternoon make up dates for missed classes. During the time of the course we can discuss when we will plan those dates.