Introduction to turning in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)

Activity description :

1. 3 hours
2. Up to 6 people
3. From 15 years old

Does throwing appeal to you but you've never tried it? Discover the basics of pottery during a 3h initiation and learn the essential gestures to create your first clay piece.

Workshop schedule (3h) :

• Welcome and presentation of tools and equipment
• Discovery and preparation of clay
• Learn basic gestures: centering, drilling and mounting
• Step-by-step guidance to create a cylindrical shape
• Opportunity to create your first piece on the lathe
• At the end of the workshop, you can choose whether to glaze your piece in a follow-up workshop or leave it to the workshop.

At the end of the workshop, you can choose to enamel your piece in a follow-up workshop, or leave the drying, firing and enameling to the workshop. Your creation will be ready in about 1 month.

An ideal workshop for an introduction to throwing and the pleasure of working with clay!