Zoo Ceramics Pottery Classes in Lincolnshire

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Pottery Classes and Summer Workshops 2022

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Maggie and Tracy jointly run adult pottery classes and workshops at their studio in Waddington, just outside Lincoln. The courses specialise in the hand-building techniques including coil, slab, modelling and sculpting. Please note that we do not offer throwing courses. The structure of each session will enable each student to explore the medium of clay at their own pace and create personal themes or follow set projects.

The pottery classes are run weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays during each term and are extremely popular and can only be joined by putting your name on a waiting list. As the group classes are often fully subscribed we also run pottery workshops that provide a complete clay experience in a couple of hours or a full day, with a connected glaze workshop several weeks later.

This page contains information on the classes and workshops and contact links on how to apply and links at the bottom of the page will take you to a Frequently Asked Question page and other pages contain lots more images of the class work and events.


Hare by Louise	Gargoyle Plaque by Anna	Hare Plate by Helen

Adult Pottery Classes 2022

The pottery classes run for three terms during the year in Spring, Summer and Autumn and last 8 weeks with raku session at the end of the summer term and a winter feast at the end of the Autumn term. The classes are on Wednesday afternoons from 1.00 to 3.00 pm and Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7.00 to 9.00 pm and there are 11 students per class. Covid safety measures are in place.

Classes cost £10.65 student books a term and pays in full at the beginning of each term and are able to secure their place for the following term half way through the term they are on. As a result most places are taken up, so the only way to join is to put yourself on the waiting lists. To join the group classes please follow the instructions below.

Pottery Class Dates, Times and Spaces

SPRING TERM 2022 £85.00			SUMMER TERM 2022 £85.00			AUTUMN TERM 2022 £90.00
	Wed PM/Eve	Thurs Eve		Wed PM/Eve	Thurs Eve		Wednesaday PM 1 - 3 pm	Wednesday Eve 7 - 9 pm
1	2 Feb	3 Feb	1	4 May	5 May	1	7 Sep
2	9 Feb	10 Feb	2	11 May	12 May	2	14 Sep
3	16 Feb	17 Feb	3	18 May	19 May	3	21 Sep
4	23 Feb	24 Feb	4	25 May	26 May	4	28 Sep
5	2 Mar	3 Mar	5	1 Jun	2 Jun	5	5 Oct
6	9 Mar	10 Mar	6	8 Jun	9 Jun	6	12 Oct
7	16 Mar	17 Mar	7	15 Jun	16 Jun	7	19 Oct
8	23 Mar	24 Mar	8	22 Jun	23 Jun	8	26 Oct
				22 Jun	23 Jun	9	29 Oct Saturday Catch Up 10 - 12 am
			RAKU WEEK 8 22nd and 23rd June				Wednesday 9th November Winter Feast To Be Confirmed

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON	1.00pm - 3.00pm	Full (Waiting List 11)
WEDNESDAY EVENING	7.00pm - 9.00pm	Full (Waiting List 15)
THURSDAY EVENING	7.00pm - 9.00pm	Full (Waiting List 10)

Pottery Class Spaces Updated 20th June 2022

Summer Workshops 2023

Dates for 2023 to be confirmed.

The 2023 workshops will be run in two parts with the making sessions held over a weekend, followed by a glaze class a few weeks later in July. We will run the Small, Medium and Large Animal Workshops and the next day, we have two Porcelain Jewellery Classes, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. For times and prices see the chart below and if you would like to apply for the workshop please request a workshop application form using the Email Link below.

Email [email protected]

For more details and images of work created on the workshops please click on the Workshops link.

WORKSHOPS

Zoo Ceramics Animal Sculpture and Giftware
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2 HOUR TASTER SESSION SMALL ANIMAL WORKSHOP	3 HOUR MEDIUM ANIMAL OR COIL POT WORKSHOP	FULL DAY LARGE ANIMAL SCULPTURE WORKSHOP	2 HOUR PORCELAIN JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS
Saturday 19th June 2021	Saturday 19th June 2021	Saturday 19th June 2021	Sunday 20th June 2021
10.00 - 12.00 AM	2.00 - 5.00 PM	10.00 - 5.00 PM	1. 10.00 12.00 AM 2. 2.00 - 4.00 PM
Size - 15cm high Materials - Valentine Sculptural Clay	Size - 30cm high Materials - Valentine Sculptural Clay	Size - 45 cm high Materials - Valentine Modeling Clay	Materials - Porcelain clay and stoneware glazes and stains
5 students per class £40.00 per person	5 students per class £50.00 per person	5 students per class £125.00 per person	10 students per class £40.00 per person
2 HOUR GLAZE WORKSHOP	2 1/2 HOUR GLAZE WORKSHOP	3 HOUR GLAZE WORKSHOP	2 HOUR GLAZE WORKSHOP
Once piece has been bisque fired you have three options. 1. No glaze. Create own finish with paint or other materials. 2. Attend glaze workshop and learn about glaze application techniques. 3. Let us glaze your work. Prices for 2 and 3 - £20 small animal and porcelain jewellery, £25 medium animal and £35 large animal.
Saturday 10th July 2021	Saturday 10th July 2021	Saturday 10th July 2021	Saturday 10th July 2021
9.30 – 11.30 AM	9.30 – 12.00 AM	9.30 – 12.00 PM	2.00 – 4.00 PM
5 students per class £20.00 per person	5 students per class £25.00 per person	5 students per class £35.00 per person	15 students per class £20.00 per person
SPACES 5/5	SPACES 4/5	SPACES 5/5	SPACES PORCELAIN 1. AM 5/10 2. PM 8/10
Workshop Spaces Updated 8th June 2021

If the class you would like is full you are welcome to go on to a waiting list to see if there are any cancellations or to be sent details of the next workshops.

WORKSHOP DETAILS AND WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
• Tuition by two experienced ceramic artists. Learning pinch pot techniques, coiling, slab building and sculptural modelling processes.
• Worksheets, and use of books and other resource materials.
• Use of or bright spacious pottery workshop in a three hundred year old cottage in Waddington village, just five miles out of Lincoln.
• Materials - Use of Valentines smooth and sculptural crank clays.
• Bisque firing and glazing options. Or you can paint your finished work in any paint materials for a realistic option.
• Use of all tools, brushes and equipment.
• Refreshments –Tea, coffee, herbal, soft drinks and biscuits. You are welcome to bring your own lunch if staying for the two classes or the full day sculpture workshop. There are also shops, cafes and pubs in the village.

HOW TO BOOK
• Please email us on the link below and we can send you back an application form.
• Please provide name, address and Postcode if you would like us to send the application back by post.
• Workshops are payable in full by post-dated cheque, bacs or cash – all the details will be on the application form.
• Gift vouchers are available for the workshops – email us with this request.

Email [email protected]

PLEASE BRING WITH YOU
• IMPORTANT. Please bring with you good images of the animal design you are going to create; especially if it is a pet. Take a series of photographs at eye level from the front, back and sides and the top and some detailed shots of the head. For any other animal please print out as many images of your chosen animal from sources like google images. Please note, we do have a good library of animal books, but your one may not be featured. It takes a lot of time out of our teaching schedule if we have to print lots of images from the computer. We do have a wifi connection, so you are welcome to use mobile phones, laptop and ipads. However please be aware that clay is wet and dusty and could cause damage to your equipment and we take no responsibility if this occurs.
• Sketch book
• Camera
• Overall, but we have lots of spare ones if you forget.
• Lunch if staying for double classes or the full day of the sculpture workshop.

COMPLETION AND WHAT IS EXTRA
At the end of the session, once your piece is completed, it will need to dry out for about 2 – 3 weeks before going in to a bisque firing. You now have there options to finish your work, by either painting, glazing by us, or attending the glaze class to coincide with this making workshop in March.

Once your work is finished we will contact you to arrange collection, which usually takes about 4 – 8 weeks.

For any other questions you may have, please refer to the FAQ link at the bottom of the page.

SMALL ANIMAL WORKSHOP - 2 HOUR


Mark used small forks and combs to create the spiky texture	Lucy loves dragons and coiled the body up from a pinch pot base	John created his puffer fish from two pinch pots

CREATIVE COILING WORKSHOP - 3 HOUR


Julia working on a coiled rim	Tiny flowers create a wonderful beard on Caren's Coiled gargoyle head pot	Shannon smoothing down her pot

LARGE ANIMAL SCULPTURE WORKSHOP - 1 DAY


Chaz is carving feather details on his runner duck.	Work drying out over the lunch break ready for carving and decorating.	Smoothing down the coils on the body of the hare

GLAZINGING WORKSHOP - 2 or 3 HOUR


Interesting glaze pattern on Beattiie's snake vase	Jeanne delicately painting feather details	Lesley painting black oxide on to the outline of the tree

GARGOYLE WORKSHOP


Helen uses oak leaves to press in to flat clay to create her acorn and leaf design	Tiny flowers create a wonderful beard on Caren's gargoyle head	Lisa has created a delicate border of leaves to frame the face

PRICE GUIDE FOR PRIVATE AND GROUP POTTERY WORKSHOPS PER PERSON
SIZE	2 HOUR TAST ER	3 HOUR PROJECT	FULL DAY SCULPTURE
1 person	£60.00	£75.00	£175.00
2 - 12 people max	£45.00	£55.00	£145.00
Group Courses	£40.00	£50.00	£125.00
TIMES	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
2 hours	10.00 - 12.00	1.00 - 3.00	7.00 - 9.00
3 hours	9.30 - 12.30	1.00 - 4.00	7.00 - 10.00
FULL DAY	9.30 - 12.30 Lunch 1.00 - 4.00

SIZE	2 HOUR GLAZE	2 1/2 HOUR GLAZE	3 HOUR GLAZE
1 person	£45.00	£50.00	£55.00
2 - 12 people max	£35.00	£40.00	£45.00
Group Courses	£25.00	£30.00	£35.00

The times of the sessions are flexible and can be altered to suit your needs.


Coiling by Ian	Sunflower Pot by Julie	Carving by Jane

How To Join The Pottery Classes

The group classes are very popular and are run on a membership system. Existing students have priority to renew their spaces at the end of each term, therefore only a few slots are available for each class at the beginning of a new term. To join you must first put yourself on the waiting lists by contacting us on the email link below and provide us with the following information. This can be copied and pasted in to your email.

Email [email protected]

1. Name
2. Address
3. Telephone Number
4. Waiting lists you would like to be put on. ( Wednesday Afternoon 1 - 3 pm, Wednesday Eve 7 - 9 pm or Thursday Eve 7 - 9 pm )
5. If applying for more than one person, please indicate if you would accept a single place, or if you only want to join together. ( Single, Join together)

You may put yourself on all three waiting lists if you wish and we shall contact you when a space becomes free. We keep a precise date related record of all people on the waiting list and as soon as a space becomes available for a new term, we offer it to the person at the top of the list. I will then give you one week to confirm and then pay for the class, before it is offered to the next person. Things do change during the year and a space may become available in a matter of weeks, but sometimes it can be several months or longer. Details of waiting list figures are shown below and are updated regularly. Please inform us if you no longer wish to be on our waiting list and rest assured that all you personal information will never be passed on to another party.

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