Expand your skills with this 2-part pottery course designed to give you confidence when testing and applying glazes.
You will learn
This pottery course gives you the opportunity to build your knowledge and confidence when working with the glazes and materials we use in the Harley Pottery Studio. During the two sessions, you will learn the basics of glaze, including: how to apply glazes, what happens to them when they are fired in the kiln, and how to develop a library of interesting glaze surfaces for use on your own projects.
Techniques covered include:
- Safe glaze practice
- Creating your own library of glaze tests
- The different ways to apply glaze (dipping, brushing, pouring) and the advantages and disadvantages of each technique
- Layering oxides, slips and glazes for creative effect
You will need
This is an adult session, perfect for those who have attended any of our 6 week introductory courses, or who regularly attend Self-Guided Studio Access. You must be aged 14+ to attend, all under 18’s must be accompanied by a paying adult.
There is an opportunity to glaze one of your own pieces during the course. Please bring a bisque-fired item that is no larger than 4 inches at its tallest/widest to the first session. Please note, your bisque-fired piece needs to be made of the same clay we use in our courses. If you do not have a suitable piece, or you have made and fired your piece elsewhere, please get in touch with education@harleyfoundation.org.uk to discuss your options.
This session will involve information sharing alongside practical activities. Please bring along a notebook and pen to take notes.
We recommend trimming long nails prior to the session, removing any jewellery, and tying back long hair.
Additional information
This course takes place over 2 consecutive weeks starting on your booked date.
The course cost includes all glaze materials and tools, plus firing of your glaze tests and final piece. Please bring your own bisque-fired piece to both sessions. We will contact you when your work is ready to collect from our museum, this can take up to 6 weeks. If you haven’t heard from us within this time, please contact us.
Kyra Cane
This course is taught by Kyra Cane.
Kyra Cane is a potter who works from her Harley Foundation studio on the Welbeck estate in Nottinghamshire. She is a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain, a selected member of Contemporary Applied Arts, and now the Chair of the board of trustees for the Craft Pottery Charitable Trust.
She combined this with an academic career, teaching, leading the Harrow Ceramics degree course at the University of Westminster and examining at a range of institutions until 2017. She currently teaches a range of part-time courses at West Dean College in West Sussex and acts as a mentor and advisor to a range of organisations.
