CLAY EDUCATION
Extended Practice
STUDENT AGREEMENT

Warrandyte Pottery's Clay Education Program offers comprehensive education that helps individuals enhance and refine their involvement with clay and art, while also developing the skills necessary for an independent ceramic practice. Students benefit from collaborative exploration of conceptual, aesthetic, and technical aspects of their practice, while also focusing on their own individual work.

At Warrandyte Pottery, the studio environment and the creative processes we teach fosters the development of a diverse and multifaceted practice that embraces various ways of understanding and learning. We encourage an approach to creating that explores the interplay between concept, design, and personal experiences, allowing each individual to produce authentic and original artwork.

2025 Dates 
Semester 1
Term 1: February 6th - 27th March
Break: 28th March - 14 April (Speciality Workshops)
Term 2: 17th April - 19th June
Break: June 20th - July 10th (Speciality Workshops)

Semester 2
Term 3: 17 July - 18th September
Break: 19th September - October 9th (Speciality Workshops)
Term 4: October 16th - December 11th
Student Exhibition: December 12th 2024


What you can expect:

  • Weekly 3 hour group sessions

  • Monthly one on one mentoring sessions with studio owner, Creative Arts Therapist, and Arts Based Researcher, Gabriela Mello.

  • Group sharing, collaborative engagement and individualised support for your artistic journey.

  • Studio Access every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday for creative exploration.

  • Each Term runs for 8 - 10 weeks, with term breaks where no class will be offered but the studio access time will still be available for students to continue their arts practice. 

  • During Term breaks, speciality workshops will be offered to clay education students at a discounted rate. However these will also be offered to the public and we cannot guarantee a placement unless booked in a timely manner. Workshops and dates will be released in late January along side the Studio and Gallery 2025 Calendar.

  • Supportive, encouraging and welcoming community

  • Use of studio equipment, tool, glazes, reduced firing rate, and studio reclaim clay.


    Course Details:

    Tuesdays 5:30pm - 8:30pm $2100 per semester ($350 per month)

    $350 non-refundable deposit to secure your place in Clay Education: Extended Practice

    Warrandyte Pottery values accessibility and is aware of varying financial positions in which we find ourselves. For this reason the total of the course has been divided into monthly instalments of $350 which will be directly debited via your Clay Education membership. Once payments are received, they are non-refundable. 

    Speciality Workshops:

    Details, dates and bookings to come in Early 2025.

    • Alternative firing Techniques with Gabie

    • Surface Decoration and design: Exploring Slips, Oxides and Texture

    • Pottery Tool Making

    • Glaze 101: recipes, development and testing with Nicole

    • Coil and Throw with Bernard Kerr

    • Design and Development with Malcolm Greenwood

    • Pit/Barrell/Teepee Firing with Gabie

To secure your place in the course please complete the form below and register. By filling out the form you are agreeing to participate for the duration of the semester. If you need to finish the course earlier than the end of the semester please give a minimum of 2 month's notice.

At the end of January 2025 you will receive a course outline, membership page link and any further details.