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Central North Island news – May/June 2024
Kia ora, Matilda here from Driving Creek Pottery. As the days continue to get shorter, the Driving Creek trains keep on chugging and the pugmill keeps on pugging. We’ve had potters from all around the country visit to take part in our new intensive courses. It’s been a pleasure to get to meet some of you. We’ve just released a fresh batch of dates for the courses this year. Please forward this on to your club members and print out one of the attached posters for your clubrooms. |
| This course is aimed at beginner and intermediate throwers. It cover the basics and take students through a range of different forms, as well as pulling handles and trimming. July 22 – 26 June 17 – 21 September 9 – 13 December 2 – 6 More Information |
| This course is aimed at more experienced throwers who are looking to increase their speed, accuracy, efficiency and repetition of forms. Callum Trudgeon will be tutoring the production courses. Callum was trained and worked in production for many years at the Leach Pottery in St. Ives. May 20 – 24 August 19 – 24 More Information |
| This course is taught by guest glaze-nerd, Ronald Boersen. It is intended for potters who want to start mixing their own glazes and for those who already have some basic knowledge and experience. He will explain the fundamentals of how glazes (cone 6-10) work and then put theory into practice by exploring different testing methods and reviewing the fired results. October 21 – 25 More Information |
| We also have some exciting one-off specialist courses by guest potters from Aotearoa and abroad in the making. Keep your eyes peeled for updates in the coming months. Ngฤ mihi nui, Matilda Halley Production Potter Driving Creek Pottery |