Open Pottery Classes at KudoClay Studio
Welcome to our Open Pottery Classes! Whether you’re interested in hand building or wheel throwing, our classes are designed to help you develop and further your skills in a fun, supportive environment. Our Open classes allow you the freedom to chose your own projects, knowing we have your back on virtually anything your heart desires. We’ll help you develop the skills needed to bring your projects to fruition. Select your class below, then fill in the enrolment form to secure your spot and get started on your pottery journey.
Monday 7 to 9 pm Open Wheel
Open Pottery Wheel Class: Refining and Advancing Your Skills
Are you ready to take your pottery-making to the next level? Have you already dabbled in wheel throwing and want to refine your techniques, experiment with new forms, and push your creative boundaries? Our Open Pottery Wheel class provides the perfect environment to advance your skills, gain confidence, and explore a wider range of possibilities on the potter’s wheel.
Course Focus:
These classes are designed to enhance and broaden your existing wheel-throwing capabilities. It’s an immersive experience that encourages personal growth, experimentation, and the development of your unique style, all while refining the essential techniques you’ve already acquired.
Curriculum Highlights:
Clay Preparation & Quality Control:
Further refine your clay preparation methods, ensuring consistent results and the perfect canvas for more complex throwing techniques.
Advanced Centring & Throwing:
Strengthen your control over centring and forming clay, enabling you to confidently tackle more challenging shapes and larger-scale pieces.
Exploring Complex Forms:
Move beyond basic cylinders and bowls to experiment with lidded jars, teapots, altered forms, and other sophisticated vessel shapes.
Refined Trimming & Finishing Techniques:
Hone your trimming skills to achieve cleaner lines, sharper profiles, and more elegant finishes, enhancing both the functional and aesthetic qualities of your work.
Handles, Spouts & Lids:
Perfect the art of adding functional components—such as handles, spouts, and lids—to create fully integrated pieces that reflect your evolving craftsmanship.
Prerequisite:
This class is designed for individuals who have basic to intermediate experience working on the potter’s wheel. If you’ve completed a beginner class or have foundational skills, you’ll be well-prepared to embrace the challenges of more advanced forms and finishing techniques. This ensures you can fully engage with the material and confidently expand your wheel-throwing repertoire.
Join us on this journey to elevate your pottery practice! Dive deeper into the world of wheel-thrown ceramics, refine your techniques, and enjoy the freedom to explore new forms. Whether you’re an enthusiast aiming to grow or a seasoned practitioner seeking fresh inspiration, this Open Pottery Wheel class will empower you to refine and express your creative vision.
| Term 1: | 3 February | 7 April | Fee:$295 |
| Term 2: | 28 April | 23 June | Fee:$295 |
| Term 3: | 14 July | 15 September | Fee:$295 |
| Term 4: | 6 October | 8 December | Fee:$295 |
Enrolment fee: The enrolment fee covers tuition, while clay, glaze, and firing costs are additional.
Enrolment: Please fill in the Enrolment Form, below, to secure your place.
Tuesday 10 to 12.30 Open Class
Open Hand-Building & Wheel Class: Refining and Advancing Your Skills.
Are you ready to continue expanding your pottery-making journey? Have you already developed some foundational skills and want to refine your techniques, experiment with new forms, and push your creative boundaries? Our Open Hand-Building & Wheel class provides the perfect environment to advance your craftsmanship, gain confidence, and explore a wider range of possibilities in both hand-building and wheel-thrown pottery.
Course Focus:
These classes are designed to enhance and broaden your existing hand-building and wheel-throwing capabilities. It’s an immersive experience that encourages personal growth, experimentation, and the development of your unique style, all while refining the essential methods you’ve already acquired.
Curriculum Highlights:
Clay Preparation & Quality Control: Further refine your clay preparation methods, ensuring consistent results and the perfect canvas for both hand-building and wheel-based techniques.
Integrating Hand-Building & Wheel Techniques: Explore pinching, coiling, slab construction, and wheel-throwing to create complex forms that showcase your expanding range of skills.
Advanced Wheel-Throwing & Forming: Strengthen your control over centreing, shaping, and finishing thrown pieces, empowering you to confidently tackle more challenging shapes.
Refined Trimming & Finishing Techniques: Hone your trimming and surface finishing skills to achieve cleaner lines, sharper profiles, and more elegant final pieces.
Handles, Spouts & Lids: Perfect the art of adding functional components—such as handles, spouts, and lids—to create integrated pieces that reflect your evolving craftsmanship.
Prerequisite: This class is designed for individuals who have completed at least a beginner pottery course or have foundational clay-handling skills. Having basic experience ensures you can fully engage with the material and confidently expand your repertoire of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques.
Join us on this journey to elevate your pottery practice! Dive deeper into the world of ceramic artistry, refine your techniques, and enjoy the freedom to explore new forms. Whether you’re an enthusiast aiming to grow or a seasoned practitioner seeking fresh inspiration, this Open Hand-Building & Wheel class will empower you to refine and express your creative vision.
Term dates:
| Term 1: | 4 February | 8 April | Fee: $355 |
| Term 2: | 29 April | 24 June | Fee: $355 |
| Term 3: | 15 July | 16 September | Fee: $355 |
| Term 4: | 7 October | 9 December | Fee: $355 |
Enrolment fee: The enrolment fee covers tuition, while clay, glaze, and firing costs are additional.
Enrolment: Please fill in the Enrolment Form, below, to secure your place.
Tuesday 7 to 9 pm Open Class
Open Hand-Building & Wheel Class: Refining and Advancing Your Skills
Are you ready to continue expanding your pottery-making journey? Have you already developed some foundational skills and want to refine your techniques, experiment with new forms, and push your creative boundaries? Our Open Hand-Building & Wheel class provides the perfect environment to advance your craftsmanship, gain confidence, and explore a wider range of possibilities in both hand-building and wheel-thrown pottery.
Course Focus:
These classes are designed to enhance and broaden your existing hand-building and wheel-throwing capabilities. It’s an immersive experience that encourages personal growth, experimentation, and the development of your unique style, all while refining the essential methods you’ve already acquired.
Curriculum Highlights:
Clay Preparation & Quality Control: Further refine your clay preparation methods, ensuring consistent results and the perfect canvas for both hand-building and wheel-based techniques.
Integrating Hand-Building & Wheel Techniques: Explore pinching, coiling, slab construction, and wheel-throwing to create complex forms that showcase your expanding range of skills.
Advanced Wheel-Throwing & Forming: Strengthen your control over centreing, shaping, and finishing thrown pieces, empowering you to confidently tackle more challenging shapes.
Refined Trimming & Finishing Techniques: Hone your trimming and surface finishing skills to achieve cleaner lines, sharper profiles, and more elegant final pieces.
Handles, Spouts & Lids: Perfect the art of adding functional components—such as handles, spouts, and lids—to create integrated pieces that reflect your evolving craftsmanship.
Prerequisite:
This class is designed for individuals who have completed at least a beginner pottery course or have foundational clay-handling skills. Having basic experience ensures you can fully engage with the material and confidently expand your repertoire of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques.
Join us on this journey to elevate your pottery practice! Dive deeper into the world of ceramic artistry, refine your techniques, and enjoy the freedom to explore new forms. Whether you’re an enthusiast aiming to grow or a seasoned practitioner seeking fresh inspiration, this Open Hand-Building & Wheel class will empower you to refine and express your creative vision.
Term dates:
| Term 1: | 4 February | 8 April | Fee: $295 |
| Term 2: | 29 April | 24 June | Fee: $295 |
| Term 3: | 15 July | 16 September | Fee: $295 |
| Term 4: | 7 October | 9 December | Fee: $295 |
Enrolment fee: The enrolment fee covers tuition, while clay, glaze, and firing costs are additional.
Enrolment: Please fill in the Enrolment Form, below, to secure your place.
Wednesday 10 to 12.30 pm Open Class
Open Hand-Building & Wheel Class: Refining and Advancing Your Skills.
Are you ready to continue expanding your pottery-making journey? Have you already developed some foundational skills and want to refine your techniques, experiment with new forms, and push your creative boundaries? Our Open Hand-Building & Wheel class provides the perfect environment to advance your craftsmanship, gain confidence, and explore a wider range of possibilities in both hand-building and wheel-thrown pottery.
Course Focus:
These classes are designed to enhance and broaden your existing hand-building and wheel-throwing capabilities. It’s an immersive experience that encourages personal growth, experimentation, and the development of your unique style, all while refining the essential methods you’ve already acquired.
Curriculum Highlights:
Clay Preparation & Quality Control: Further refine your clay preparation methods, ensuring consistent results and the perfect canvas for both hand-building and wheel-based techniques.
Integrating Hand-Building & Wheel Techniques: Explore pinching, coiling, slab construction, and wheel-throwing to create complex forms that showcase your expanding range of skills.
Advanced Wheel-Throwing & Forming: Strengthen your control over centreing, shaping, and finishing thrown pieces, empowering you to confidently tackle more challenging shapes.
Refined Trimming & Finishing Techniques: Hone your trimming and surface finishing skills to achieve cleaner lines, sharper profiles, and more elegant final pieces.
Handles, Spouts & Lids: Perfect the art of adding functional components—such as handles, spouts, and lids—to create integrated pieces that reflect your evolving craftsmanship.
Prerequisite:
This class is designed for individuals who have completed at least a beginner pottery course or have foundational clay-handling skills. Having basic experience ensures you can fully engage with the material and confidently expand your repertoire of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques.
Join us on this journey to elevate your pottery practice! Dive deeper into the world of ceramic artistry, refine your techniques, and enjoy the freedom to explore new forms. Whether you’re an enthusiast aiming to grow or a seasoned practitioner seeking fresh inspiration, this Open Hand-Building & Wheel class will empower you to refine and express your creative vision.
Term dates:
| Term 1: | 5 February | 9 April | Fee: $355.00 |
| Term 2: | 30 April | 25 June | Fee: $355.00 |
| Term 3: | 16 July | 17 September | Fee: $355.00 |
| Term 4: | 8 October | 10 December | Fee: $355.00 |
Enrolment fee: The enrolment fee covers tuition, while clay, glaze, and firing costs are additional.
Enrolment: Please fill in the Enrolment Form, below, to secure your place.
Thursday 6.30 to 8.30 pm Open Class
Open Class: Refining and Advancing Your Skills
Are you ready to continue expanding your pottery-making journey? Have you already developed some foundational skills and want to refine your techniques, experiment with new forms, and push your creative boundaries? Our Open Intermediate Hand-Building & Wheel class provides the perfect environment to advance your craftsmanship, gain confidence, and explore a wider range of possibilities in both hand-building and wheel-thrown pottery.
Course Focus:
These classes are designed to enhance and broaden your existing hand-building and wheel-throwing capabilities. It’s an immersive experience that encourages personal growth, experimentation, and the development of your unique style, all while refining the essential methods you’ve already acquired.
Curriculum Highlights:
Clay Preparation & Quality Control: Further refine your clay preparation methods, ensuring consistent results and the perfect canvas for both hand-building and wheel-based techniques.
Integrating Hand-Building & Wheel Techniques: Explore pinching, coiling, slab construction, and wheel-throwing to create complex forms that showcase your expanding range of skills.
Refined Trimming & Finishing Techniques: Hone your trimming and surface finishing skills to achieve cleaner lines, sharper profiles, and more elegant final pieces.
Handles, Spouts & Lids: Perfect the art of adding functional components—such as handles, spouts, and lids—to create integrated pieces that reflect your evolving craftsmanship.
Prerequisite:
This class is designed for individuals who have completed at least a beginner pottery course or have foundational clay-handling skills. Having basic experience ensures you can fully engage with the material and confidently expand your repertoire of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques.
Join us on this journey to elevate your pottery practice! Dive deeper into the world of ceramic artistry, refine your techniques, and enjoy the freedom to explore new forms. Whether you’re an enthusiast aiming to grow or a seasoned practitioner seeking fresh inspiration, this Open Hand-Building & Wheel class will empower you to refine and express your creative vision.
Term dates:
| Term 1: | 6 February | 10 April | Fee: $295.00 |
| Term 2: | 1 May | 26 June | Fee: $295.00 |
| Term 3: | 17 July | 18 September | Fee: $295.00 |
| Term 4: | 9 October | 11 December | Fee: $295.00 |
Enrolment fee: The enrolment fee covers tuition, while clay, glaze, and firing costs are additional.
Enrolment: Please fill in the Enrolment Form, below, to secure your place.
Friday 10 to 12.30 pm Open Class
Open Hand-Building & Wheel Class: Refining and Advancing Your Skills.
Are you ready to continue expanding your pottery-making journey? Have you already developed some foundational skills and want to refine your techniques, experiment with new forms, and push your creative boundaries? Our Open Hand-Building & Wheel class provides the perfect environment to advance your craftsmanship, gain confidence, and explore a wider range of possibilities in both hand-building and wheel-thrown pottery.
Course Focus:
These classes are designed to enhance and broaden your existing hand-building and wheel-throwing capabilities. It’s an immersive experience that encourages personal growth, experimentation, and the development of your unique style, all while refining the essential methods you’ve already acquired.
Curriculum Highlights:
Clay Preparation & Quality Control: Further refine your clay preparation methods, ensuring consistent results and the perfect canvas for both hand-building and wheel-based techniques.
Integrating Hand-Building & Wheel Techniques: Explore pinching, coiling, slab construction, and wheel-throwing to create complex forms that showcase your expanding range of skills.
Advanced Wheel-Throwing & Forming: Strengthen your control over centering, shaping, and finishing thrown pieces, empowering you to confidently tackle more challenging shapes.
Refined Trimming & Finishing Techniques: Hone your trimming and surface finishing skills to achieve cleaner lines, sharper profiles, and more elegant final pieces.
Handles, Spouts & Lids: Perfect the art of adding functional components—such as handles, spouts, and lids—to create integrated pieces that reflect your evolving craftsmanship.
Prerequisite:
This class is designed for individuals who have completed at least a beginner pottery course or have foundational clay-handling skills. Having basic experience ensures you can fully engage with the material and confidently expand your repertoire of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques.
Join us on this journey to elevate your pottery practice! Dive deeper into the world of ceramic artistry, refine your techniques, and enjoy the freedom to explore new forms. Whether you’re an enthusiast aiming to grow or a seasoned practitioner seeking fresh inspiration, this Open Hand-Building & Wheel class will empower you to refine and express your creative vision.
Term dates:
| Term 1: | 7 February | 11 April | Fee: $355.00 |
| Term 2: | 2 May | 27 June | Fee: $355.00 |
| Term 3: | 18 July | 19 September | Fee: $355.00 |
| Term 4: | 10 October | 12 December | Fee: $355.00 |
Enrolment fee: The enrolment fee covers tuition, while clay, glaze, and firing costs are additional.
Enrolment: Please fill in the Enrolment Form, below, to secure your place.
Friday 6.30 to 8.30 pm Open Wheel
Open Pottery Wheel Class: Refining and Advancing Your Skills
Are you ready to take your pottery-making to the next level? Have you already dabbled in wheel throwing and want to refine your techniques, experiment with new forms, and push your creative boundaries? Our Open Pottery Wheel class provides the perfect environment to advance your skills, gain confidence, and explore a wider range of possibilities on the potter’s wheel.
Course Focus:
These classes are designed to enhance and broaden your existing wheel-throwing capabilities. It’s an immersive experience that encourages personal growth, experimentation, and the development of your unique style, all while refining the essential techniques you’ve already acquired.
Curriculum Highlights:
Clay Preparation & Quality Control: Further refine your clay preparation methods, ensuring consistent results and the perfect canvas for more complex throwing techniques.
Advanced Centring & Throwing: Strengthen your control over centring and forming clay, enabling you to confidently tackle more challenging shapes and larger-scale pieces.
Exploring Complex Forms: Move beyond basic cylinders and bowls to experiment with lidded jars, teapots, altered forms, and other sophisticated vessel shapes.
Refined Trimming & Finishing Techniques: Hone your trimming skills to achieve cleaner lines, sharper profiles, and more elegant finishes, enhancing both the functional and aesthetic qualities of your work.
Handles, Spouts & Lids: Perfect the art of adding functional components—such as handles, spouts, and lids—to create fully integrated pieces that reflect your evolving craftsmanship.
Prerequisite:
This class is designed for individuals who have basic to intermediate experience working on the potter’s wheel. If you’ve completed a beginner class or have foundational skills, you’ll be well-prepared to embrace the challenges of more advanced forms and finishing techniques. This ensures you can fully engage with the material and confidently expand your wheel-throwing repertoire.
Join us on this journey to elevate your pottery practice! Dive deeper into the world of wheel-thrown ceramics, refine your techniques, and enjoy the freedom to explore new forms. Whether you’re an enthusiast aiming to grow or a seasoned practitioner seeking fresh inspiration, this Open Pottery Wheel class will empower you to refine and express your creative vision.
| Term 1: | 7 February | 11 April | Fee: $295 |
| Term 2: | 2 May | 27 June | Fee: $295 |
| Term 3: | 18 July | 18 September | Fee: $295 |
| Term 4: | 10 October | 11 December | Fee: $295 |
Enrolment fee: The enrolment fee covers tuition, while clay, glaze, and firing costs are additional.
Enrolment: Please fill in the Enrolment Form, below, to secure your place.
Saturday 10 to 12.30 pm Open Class
Open Hand-Building & Wheel Class: Expanding Your Creative Range
Are you eager to broaden your pottery skills and explore new techniques that bridge both hand-building and wheel-throwing methods? Whether you’ve completed a beginner pottery course or are just stepping into this art form, our Open Hand-Building & Wheel class welcomes you. This session provides an encouraging space to develop confidence, refine your craftsmanship, and experiment with a wide range of forms and finishes.
Course Focus:
This class is designed to build upon foundational pottery techniques, guiding you through more diverse forms and methods. You will explore blending hand-shaped structures with wheel-thrown elements, fostering greater versatility and creativity in your ceramic work.
Curriculum Highlights:
Clay Conditioning & Preparation: Elevate your approach to clay preparation, ensuring a consistent working medium ready for various shaping techniques.
Combining Techniques: Discover how to seamlessly integrate wheel-thrown components with hand-formed sections, pushing the boundaries of your creative expression.
Exploring Complex Forms: Move beyond the basics to shape more intricate pieces, experimenting with diverse silhouettes that challenge your skill set.
Refining Surfaces & Details: Focus on achieving professional-quality surfaces, refining details, and adding decorative elements that showcase your artistic vision.
Functional & Aesthetic Enhancements: Learn to incorporate handles, lids, and other practical or ornamental features, bringing purpose and personality to your creations.
Prerequisite:
While this class is open to anyone keen to learn, having completed a beginner pottery course provides a helpful foundation. Beginners are also welcome and will receive the guidance they need to build core skills, ensuring everyone can fully engage with the exploration of hand-building and wheel-throwing methods.
Join us in expanding your pottery horizons! Immerse yourself in a creative environment that encourages experimentation and growth. Whether you’re looking to advance skills you’ve already acquired or begin a new chapter in your ceramic journey, this class invites you to explore, innovate, and evolve as a potter.
Term dates:
| Term 1: | 8 February | 12 April | Fee: $355 |
| Term 2: | 3 May | 28 June | Fee: $355 |
| Term 3: | 19 July | 19 September | Fee: $355 |
| Term 4: | 11 October | 12 December | Fee: $355 |
Enrolment fee: The enrolment fee covers tuition, while clay, glaze, and firing costs are additional.
Enrolment: Please fill in the Enrolment Form, below, to secure your place.
Enrolment Form
