Plate Making Pottery Wheel Workshop | Vancouver notify-it-hidden Handbuilding Shortie (4 Weeks)

Handbuilding Shortie (4 Weeks)

Cutting pieces is encouraged as it allows participants to visually understand structure and improve technique

Approximate 8-9" tall

Focus is on learning to feel the clay and understand how to confidently move material

Plate Making Pottery Wheel Workshop | Vancouver notify-it-hidden Handbuilding Shortie (4 Weeks)Plates are one of the most deceptively challenging forms in ceramics. In this workshop, participants will learn efficient techniques for making plates both on the pottery wheel and at the workbench. We will discuss the nuances of this often fraught form in detail, focusing on strategies that help reduce warping while improving consistency and structure. Participants will practise methods that improve plate throwing, compression, trimming, and handling