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The London Potters Guild is pleased to offer a selection of adult classes for both beginners, intermediate and advanced students. As well, we offer a children’s class and two clay camps for children. Summer classes run between June 9 and July 31; most are in July. Some are concentrated in one week, others run evenings over a four-week period. Included are two Kids in Clay camps, one full-day and one half-day. Fees for each class are listed by the course description.
Except where noted, all classes are held at the East Lions Artisans Centre, 1731 Churchill Avenue in London, Ontario, CANADA. (map).
These classes are popular, so please register now to avoid disappointment. There are 6 to 8 students in each class (8 maximum for all classes). Should there be fewer than 6 students registered, the class will be cancelled.
Note: There will be no classes in August as we prepare to move into our new home.
NEW! Online Registration
We are pleased to offer online registration through the security of Paypal. Use your Visa or Mastercard to securely register for classes online. (more about security from Paypal) Here is how it works:
- Review the classes below, and choose the class or classes you would like to take. You can also register for workshops online. Click the Register Now! button to choose a class. (You can remove it later if you change your mind or make a mistake.)
- When are ready to pay for your classes, click the View Cart button.
- You will be directed to Paypal's secure website, where you can set up a Paypal account in a few easy steps. You will enter your Visa or Mastercard number and expiration date.
- Paypal will notify the London Potters Guild of your registration, and your payment will be sent to the Guild too.
- As our thanks for being the first to use this new service, all participants who register online will be entered in a draw to receive a prize valued at $25!
If you have any trouble with online registration, contact the web administrator.
Snail Mail Registration
If you prefer to register by mail, send the class name, dates and time, along with your name and phone number, with a cheque written out to “The London Potters Guild” to:
London Potters Guild Classes
c/o Genet Hodder
20 Mayfair Drive
London, ON N6A 2M6
Registration is completed once payment has been made. Cheques may be postdated to the first day of the class. Students will be accepted on a first-come first-pay basis.
Children's Classes and Camps
Note that GST is not required on children's classes.
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Children's Pottery Class
Thursday mornings, 9 to 11:30 a.m., July 2, 9, 16, and 23
Instructor: Penni Stoddart
Fee: $90, includes all materials and firing
Children will learn hand-building techniques including pinch pots, slab building and coil building. We will also try to create something on the potter’s wheel! Pieces will be finished with slips and glazes, then fired and picked up a week or so after the last class. Expect to bring home lots of treasures! |
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Kids in Clay Camp – Full Day
For kids & teens aged 9-14. Maximum 8 participants.
One week course: July 27-31, Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm
Instructor: Beth Turnbull Morrish
Fee: $225, includes all materials and firing.
This class will be fun for students with any level of experience.
We will try some of the basic pottery techniques such as pinching, slab building, coiling and even try throwing on the pottery wheel! We will paint or glaze all of our pieces. The pottery will be fired in our kilns and participants will come back later to pick up their finished and completely functional wares!
Although the main focus will be on clay, throughout the week we will have fun exploring additional arts related activities, such as drama games and other crafty projects. The East Lions Artisans Centre is surrounded by a lovely park which will allow us (weather permitting) to get some physical activity too!
Optional toolkits are available for purchase at $13 each, but the studio is fully equipped with everything we may need and lots of shared tools.
Your instructor is a professional potter with a passion for clay and over 5 years of teaching experience with both adults and kids.
Students should bring light snacks, especially drinks (there is not a water fountain in the building) and lunch. Peanut free, please.
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Kids in Clay Camp – Half Day
Half day pottery camp 1 to 4 pm, Monday to Friday for one full week, July 6-10.
Instructor: Penni Stoddart
Fee: $135, includes all materials and firing
Children will learn hand-building techniques including pinch pots, slab building and coil building. We will also attempt to create something on the potter’s wheel! Pieces will be finished with slips and glazes and then fired and picked up a week or so after the last class on Friday. Expect to bring home lots of treasures – even after only one week!
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Adult Classes and Camps
Note that GST will be added to the price of all adult classes at online checkout. If you pay by cheque through the mail, please pay total amount.
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Beginners and Beyond
Tuesday evenings, 6:30-9:30, July 7, 14, 21, 28
Instructor: David Moynihan
Fee: Members $100 plus $5. GST, Total $105.00
Non-members $120 plus $6 GST, Total $126.00
If you are new to throwing or simply trying to refine your skills, this class is for you. The class will look at each student individually and develop or refine their skills. We will concentrate on the wheel, with some time given to handles and trimming. Once you have the basics anything is possible!
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An Adventure in Cylinders
Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30, July 6, 13, 20, 27
Instructor: Brian Barry
Fee: Members $100 plus $5. GST, Total $105.00
Non-members $120 plus $6 GST, total $126
Explore the potential of the cylinder form in this class, which offers an adventure in cylinders from mugs to plates, bowls, pitchers, lidded jars, and teapots. We’ll experiment with amounts of clay from 1 to 5 pounds. Course designed for raw beginners to experienced pros. You’ll be making cylinders on opening night!
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Learning the Basics
One week, July 13-17,
Monday-Friday, 12-4pm
Instructor: Sam Cuttell
Fee: Members $140 plus $7. GST, Total $147.00
Non-members $155 plus $7.75 GST, Total $162.75
In this class we'll cover the basics of various types of hand-building and learn how to centre and throw on the wheel. No experience required - just enthusiasm and a wish to get muddy. While decorating and glazing will be discussed, there isn't enough time to finish pots during this course.
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Throw, Trim, Handle (or not!)
One week, July 20-24, Monday-Friday, 12-4 pm
Instructor: Sam Cuttell
Fee: Members $140 plus $7. GST, Total $147.00
Non-members $155. plus $7.75 GST, Total $162.75
This one week intensive throwing class offers you the chance to throw like a pro. Make it one day, trim/handle later the same day, or early the next. This class is for people who have taken one or more classes, and wish to perfect certain skills (centering, raising, handles, lids etc.) While decorating and glazing will be discussed, there isn't enough time to finish pots during this course.
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Design and Build
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, 12-4pm. Five sessions, June 17, 18 and June 24, 25,
plus one glazing session in late July.
Instructor: René Wortel
Fee: Members $140 plus $7 GST, Total $147.00
Non-Members $155 plus $7.75 GST, Total $162.75
Hand-built clay slab construction,
using design sketches, forms and templates,
to create elegant functional vessels.
Add the fire with glazes and surface alterations.
Two Projects, one each week, with two afternoon sessions,
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Raku Reduction Magic
Intermediate to Advanced Level
4 weeks - Saturday morning 9-12 am,
July 4, 11, 18, 25
Instructor: Gene Timpany
Location: Joey Ianni’s: 2095 Hamilton Rd. London ON (map)
Fee: Members $100 plus $5 GST, Total $105.00
Non-members $120 plus $6 GST, Total $126.00
Fee includes all glaze and firing costs
Smoke but no mirrors. Learn the techniques behind the magic to achieve repeatable results. We will cover reduction, copper raku, lustres, naked raku, and saggars. Time will be given to allow an in-depth self-study for those wanting to explore a particular method.
Requirements: Each student is asked to bring 2 – 3 small to medium sized bisqued pieces to the first couple of classes.
Examples:
• Small vase and cylinder shapes up to 5 inches high X 4 inches in diameter
• Small bowl or plate shapes up to 5 inches high X 4 inches in diameter
• Medium vase, cylinder, bowl and plate shapes up to 8 inches high X 6 inches in diameter
Typical class outline:
Theory, Discussion and Technique handout
Demonstration
Hands On practice
Class Discovery
We will discuss and use guild raku glazes, commercially available glazes, various colourant items and materials, various reduction materials, various reduction bins and saggars, lustre materials, low-temp salt firing, keeping the oxygen out.
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Glaze Application and Effects
Tuesday evenings, 6:30-9:30, June 9, 16, 23, 30
Instructor: David Moynihan
Fee: Members $65 plus $3.25 GST, Total $68.25
Non-members $75 plus $3.75 GST, Total $78.75
All glaze materials included in the cost of the class.
Tired of the same old glazes? Wonder how potters get those great glaze effects? Don't want to mix all new glazes? If you answered yes to these questions, join us for four weeks of exploration. Within the guidelines of safety and your existing glaze pallet you can attain an endless array of custom glaze "effects". Over the course we will work through several methods of applying underglaze and overglaze, then move into simple methods of crystal formation and other forms of highlighting. We will be discussing these effects from both an aesthetic and scientific point of view.
Learn hands on how to use other chemicals and products to get the most out of your glaze palette! To participate please bring:
1- an inquisitive, open mind
2- a notebook
3- a mental picture of which glazes you like and why.
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Need more information? Contact Genet Hodder, Class Coordinator, at 519-433-9550.
 
Students in our recent classes throw on the wheel and glaze their wares.
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Throwing on the wheel is one of the many things you can learn in our classes. |
