One Month Workshop - Daily Schedule August 2026

Week 1: Introduction to Core Techniques
Focus: Basic throwing, handbuilding methods, and foundational studio practices.

Monday, August 3 – Introduction to Cylinders & Bowls - Instructor: Pippa Harrison
Learn the fundamentals of throwing on the wheel, beginning with cylinder forms and progressing to bowls. Perfect for beginners or those refreshing their skills.
Tuesday, August 4 – Slab Wedging & Throwing Continued - Instructor: Pippa Harrison
Get hands-on with preparing slabs and wedging clay for consistency, followed by throwing practice to build muscle memory and control.
Wednesday, August 5 – Kneading, Trimming & Pugging/Reclaim - Instructor: Pippa Harrison
Focus on refining thrown work through trimming techniques, and learn how pugging helps recycle and manage clay.
Thursday, August 6 – Pinch Pots & Coil Building - Instructor: Olivia Fiddes
Explore traditional hand-building with pinch pots and coiling, emphasizing intuitive form and structure.
Friday, August 7 – Coil Building Continued Instructor: Olivia Fiddes
Build on your coiling skills to create larger or more complex vessels with a focus on even construction and decorative potential.

Week 2: Plates, Slabs & Surface Decoration
Focus: Flatware design, glaze chemistry fundamentals, and decorative techniques.

Monday, August 10 – Plate Making - Instructor: Andrea Roman
Learn throwing and slab-building methods for creating plates, with a focus on warping prevention and edge finishing.
Tuesday, August 11 – Glaze Chemistry - Instructor: Ervin Cirikovic & Plate Refinement - Instructor Andrea Roman
First introduction to glaze materials in the morning and formulation basics, followed by continued work on plate throwing and design
Wednesday, August 12 – Slip Trailing & Plate Decoration - Instructor: Andrea Roman
Turning Plates and Finalising Designs - Decoration Techniques - Slip Trailing Demo and Experimentation
Thursday, August 13 – Glaze Chemistry - Instructor: Ervin Cirikovic & Introduction to Slab Work - Instructor: Olivia Fiddes
Further develop your understanding of glaze chemistry by Mixing Set Glazes and doing tests, then shift in afternoon to slab-building techniques for creative or functional pieces.
Friday, August 14 – Slab Construction Continued - Instructor: Olivia Fiddes
Continue working with slabs, developing more refined forms and learning how to prepare them for drying and firing.

Week 3: Functional Forms – Repeat Throwing, Ovals Shapes, Lugs and Handles
Focus: Accuracy of throwing, Intermediate forms with attention to shaping, assembly, and function.

Monday, August 17 – Repeat Throwing to a Guage - Bowls - Building on accuracy of form and heights - Instructor Skye Corewijn
Repeat Throwing Small Bowls, you will be encouraged to cut through your pieces to improve your techniques and investigate any issues.
Tuesday, August 18 - Repeat Throwing Continued - Beakers - Instructor Skye Corewijn
Repeat Throwing to a Gauge and Bevelling bases so no need to turn. Suggestion of Handleless Mugs in morning and Taller Beaker Shapes in afternoon - Cutting Through most works to iron out technique issues. Turning in afternoon any bowls that you wish to keep from day before, or continue at working at same thrown heights and shapes of your pieces.
Wednesday, August 19 – Oval Shapes: Throwing & Alteration - Instructor: Ervin Cirikovic
Learn how to throw cylindrical forms and alter them into oval shapes with clean transitions and structural integrity.
Thursday, August 20 – Oval Shapes: Throwing & Alteration Continued- Instructor: Ervin Cirikovic
Continue developing oval shapes with thoughtful design choices.
Friday, August 21 – Lugs & Handles for Oval Forms - Instructor: Ervin Cirikovic
Add handles to oval forms, exploring balance, ergonomics, and visual flow. Have and afternoon of glazing work from previous weeks in the afternoon.

Week 4: Teapots, Assemblage & Personal Projects
Focus: Advanced functional forms and independent exploration.

Monday, August 24 – Working Independently - Safe Studio Practice - Time and Expectation Management
Instructor if and when needed - Pippa Harrison
Tuesday, August 25 – Glazing Work - Demonstration of how to glaze work. This may well not be on your own pieces as we encourage you to make your edit of your final work you wish to keep right at the end of the Foundation. We then offer to glaze your work for you if you live abroad and ship, or if you are more local we will arrange glazing sessions a few weeks post the course has been completed. This is so that you do not keep and fire work which you later regret selecting at the end of the Foundation, as you will have improved so much. 40 pieces are allowed to be kept and from previous foundations the edit is most effective right at the end of the foundation. The focus of the Foundation should always be to improve your techniques and knowledge and not necessarily be about the final products you leave with. Your skills and knowledge you leave with are at all times our focus!
Wednesday, August 26 – Bellied and collared Vessels - Instructor Clare Spindler
Bellied and collared Vessels are a perfect technique to finish with. This will allow you to challenge yourself with bottle forms and vases.
Thursday, August 27 – Bellied and collared Vessels continued - Instructor Clare Spindler
You will continue with the forms Clare demonstrates and perhaps if ready challenge yourself with higher weights of clay.
Friday, August 28 – Bellied and collared Vessels - Turning - Chucks. Edit All your Work - Celebration - Instructor Clare Spindler
You will turn your work from the bellied and collared last two days. You will perhaps have to learn about throwing Chucks and how you can use them to turn works with longer necks. You will Edit and Choose the pieces you wish to fire from the whole Foundation Course. We will then display all of your work on the tables to see the vast improvement and array of works you have produced. Off to the kiln room your pieces will then go! Cake and Celebration!!