Join ceramicist Qian Liu on this day workshop to learn how to throw porcelain clay on the wheel.

In this workshop Qian will teach you the fundamentals of throwing with porcelain. These will be broken down and taught with multiple demonstrations and one-to-one guidance including covering clay preparation, throwing, and details about turning, drying, and other making process that need to be considered when using porcelain.

Over the course of the day, you will have a designated wheel to use for practise where you will make several pieces to gain a more in-depth understanding of the motions and stages needed to get to a finished porcelain pot. You will then select one piece to be fired with a transparent glaze.

You will leave this workshop with confidence in throwing with porcelain clay and a fundamental understanding of the process and motions needed to create beautiful pottery.

Tutor: Qian Liu
Date & Time: Saturday 15th November, 10am - 4pm
Venue: Wheel Studio, New Brewery Arts
Price: £110 (£0.00 VAT)

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.

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Who is this workshop for?
Suitable for intermediate potters, you must be able to centre clay and lift clay confidently.

What you will need:
Please bring an apron or wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

Please remove jewellery and tie hair back.

All materials and equipment are included. One piece of work will be kiln fired with a transparent glaze. Firings can take up to 6 weeks. We will contact you when your work is ready for collection.

Accommodation: 
Residential option available. Find out about our accommodation, costs and how to book here.

Meet Your Tutor - Qian Liu

Qian Liu specialises in throwing forms either in stoneware or porcelain. Qian was previously apprenticed to Tom Knowles Jackson (UK) and Steven Sheridan (Australia), both of which specialise in thrown functional wares.

The aspiration behind Qian's pursuit of pottery is to create well considered functional wares that poise between prose and poetry; work situated in the containment of utility (prose) yet able to offer beyond its functional realm (poetry).