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Ceramics/Pottery for adults and teenagers |
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Course Times
2007: Sept 11th to Nov 24th 11 weeks €260
2008: Jan 8-Feb 21, Mar 4-Apr 17, Apr 29-Jun 12,
Sept 16-Oct 30. Beginners €195 per 6-week course (18 hours).
Experienced students pay €170 for 6 weeks or €300 per 12 weeks
Classes run from 9.30-12.30 (mornings) and 6.45-9.45 (evenings)
Choose one class per week: Tuesday/Wednesday evenings, Wednesday/Thursday mornings
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A gift voucher for a course at Kinsale Pottery and Art School makes an ideal gift.
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Course Outline
For 2008, we are restructuring our schedule to offer a 6-week beginner's course to include all the basic techniques such as coiling, slab methods, thrown pots and sculpting in clay. Various decorative techniques, including sgraffito, slip-painting, underglazing and glazing. Typically, students beginning from scratch will produce about 6-8 finished pieces in their first course, after which they can go on to the experienced group. Those with experience work on their own projects and receive one-to-one tuition.
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The courses concentrate on three-dimensional art – sculpture and pot-making, with an emphasis on technical skills development and artistic exploration. Classes are designed to be relaxing and fun, without the pressure of academic qualifications, but with all the support and educational guidance needed to develop good work and gain experience with clay. Students are encouraged to experiment and to develop their own styles and techniques. |
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For those with experience of ceramics, we can expand and develop your skills, sharing hints and tips for throwing or glazing and experimenting with new materials – paper clay, porcelain, engobes and on-glaze enamels. Whatever your prior level of experience, Kinsale Pottery aims to tailor the course to your needs.
Pottery courses for adults and teenagers are available: weekly 3 hour classes run in blocks of 6 weeks, to coincide with school term-times, and we also offer five-day intensive summer courses and two-day weekend introduction courses throughout the year.
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Adrian Wistreich, Ceramic Artist.
After more than 20 years of corporate life in London, working as a publisher and research consultant, I left the rat-race to pursue my ambition of becoming an artist and teacher. I completed a diploma in Ceramics and Design at Hackney College of Art, London, moved to Kinsale with my family and set-up the Kinsale Pottery and Art School.
My desire to teach comes from my experience as a communicator, I have learned to find and stimulate the artist in us all, regardless of our experience of art.
I tend to be sculptural in my own work drawing on a love of form and texture through smoke-fired abstract ceramic pieces and studies of people. I have increasingly brought colour to my work developing my own stoneware glazes, which are available for students to try out. I want to break down the barriers between traditional craft skills and the apparent inaccessibility of fine art.
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