So ... The Great Pottery
Throwdown on Channel 4 has had
nine series now, and
millions of viewers have been tuned in. You can download
all, or some of, the previous episodes from All4. Series 9 is now
over, with 12 contestants in the
studio, battling it out to become Britain's best potter.
Highfield Ceramics covered all the techniques that
were required by the participants, so you could learn everything
you needed and practice how to do it too. Lessons were given at our
modern ceramics studio
on the edge of Tiverton, Devon, by a
fully qualified and professional ceramics teacher.
Adults and children (over
the age of six) were taught by a fully qualified teacher, covering
all aspects of clay work, including wheel work. Earthenware &
stoneware, clay and glazes, were used and fired in an electric kiln.
The studio was light and airy,
with space to work outside as well, which enabled students to do
such things as smoke firings, if the weather allowed it.
Classes were of mixed
ability - from beginner to advanced.
Also we offered the
opportunity for children who wished. to do their Duke of Edinburgh
award, having chosen pottery for their skills section.
All clay, glazes, use of
tools and firings were included in the cost of the lessons, which were
held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. You had only
to bring your own apron or an old shirt.
Highfield Ceramics
regularly used to hold exhibitions of students' work, either at the studio, or
at various venues in Tiverton.
