Pottery Courses
Have a Holiday with a difference
Hundred-aker-wood pottery in conjunction with the new
Portland Arts Centre offers pottery experience holidays throughout 2010
on the fascinating Isle of Portland, the home of the 2012 Olympic
sailing events.
For the complete beginner or the more experience potter,
we can provide a memorable activity holiday at our workshop at the
newly established Portland Arts Centre in Fortuneswell, Isle of
Portland overlooking the famous 17 mile Chesil beach and the Sailing
Academy where during the summer of 2012 they will be playing host to
the biggest water sports event in the world.
Our non residential courses range from 2 or 3 day
weekends to 4 or 6 day courses where there is a opportunity for you to
push the boundaries. All the courses are done with fun and enjoyment as
a major factor. You can go as far as you wish with your learning, David
the potter will be permanently on hand to show you individually all the
skills required to produce your first piece of pottery on the wheel or
handbuild through to the firings and glazings. At the end of the
course, any pieces finished will be ready to take home with you but if
not then they will be safely sent to your home address.
Follow this link to see a
page about the workshop and gallery.
Download a
Booking Form
Courses
For our 2 or 3 day courses,depending on your potting
experience we would aim to teach and run through different stages of
throwing, practising as we go techniques such as the gearstick descent,
Five o'clock pinch, six to twelve push, all tried and tested methods to
bring about a rapid improvement in your throwing skills. There will be
no pressure on yourselves timewise and you will be encouraged to keep
practising with no worrying about what clay you use. Ideally finished
pots will be dried enough to turn. On these short courses the finished
pots will be sent on to your home address when glaze fired. On the 3
day course you will have the chance to glaze a pot to have Raku fired
before you go home.
For our longer 4 day course you will be able to progress
a little bit further with your practice and again on the last day a
raku firing will take place.
Our 6 day course will take you through the process of throwing a series
of pots, turning when leather hard and having them biscuit fired prior
to glazing them on the last day. Again on the last day of the course
there will be an opportunity to participate in a raku firing from which
you will be able to take home your finished pots. All stoneware glazed
pottery will be forwarded on to your home address if not able to finish
firing before departure.
With all the courses we aim to remain flexible so that if you wish to
take in some sightseeing on any particular day we will work within your
schedule.
During all 2/3/4/6 day courses tea and coffee refreshments will be
served throughout the day and a light lunch will be included.
On many days in the Summer I will be running one day
workshops/taster sessions. These will be suitable to give someone a
experience of working with clay either on the wheel or handbuild.
All courses and workshops are limited to 6 people to enable individual
attention to be given to each person.
Dates and Prices 2010
Dates of availability
2 DAY COURSES : £120
Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th July
Monday 20th September to Tuesday 21st September
3 DAY COURSES : £180
Tuesday 27th to Thursday 29th July
Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th August
Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th September (with option of extending to 5
day course by adding Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st September)
4 DAY COURSES : £240
Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th August.
Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd August.
6 DAY COURSES : £360
Sunday 1st August to Friday 6th August
Other dates can requested. Please visit contact page to enquire.
1 DAY WORKSHOPS : £35
One day workshops are £35 per person (£18
for under 16's accompanied by an adult)
Available to book from June to September
Additional Charges
All 2/3/4/6 day course fees include :-
Refreshments and light lunch each day.
Firing charges for the best 5 pots and postage for
sending back the finished pottery to your home address.
Any extra pots required to be glazed
incur firing charges of £1 per item, £2 for items over 7
inches tall. Postage for them also be charged at £6 for first 3
items. Each additional item costs an additional £3.
For one day taster/workshops all firing
charges are extra and cost £1 per item, £2 for items over 7
inches tall. All glazed and fired pots will be posted to your home
address. Postage charged at £6 for first 3 items. Each additional
item costs an additional £3.
Accommodation
All courses are non residential however, we are able to
give a list of various types of accommodation available on Portland and
the mainland.
See this website's accommodation page-
which features some local accommodation. Some of these will be offering
special deals in conjunction with these pottery holidays.
Booking
Download a
Booking Form
Please use the the contact page form to make enquiries
about booking and to check the availability of dates.
Once it is confirmed a place is available, full payment
or a deposit of £50 per person is required for all bookings of
pottery courses. The deposit is only returnable if you cancel before 28
days prior to the start of the course. If you cancel within 28 days
then we will make every attempt to resell your holiday. If we are
successful then 90% of your holiday fee will be returned. If we are
unable to resell your holiday then we regret no refund will be made. It
may be advisable to insure against cancellation charges.
If booking within 28 days of the start of the course,
please send total amount.
Our reply email will confirm your booking dates and give
details of payments, which can be made by cheque or alternatively
payment can be made on-line using PayPal (you do not have to have a
PayPal account, just a working credit or debit card - follow this link
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