Introduction to Japanese Pottery

Introduction to Japanese Pottery

Discover for yourself the beautiful art of Japanese pottery. Everyone welcome at this introductory course, no previous experience necessary.

Many different traditional methods will be explored including Tebineri (hand building pottery). You will learn how to do Kikuneri (spiral wedging), then make rectangular dishes by Himotsukuri (coiling), Kurinuki (hollowing a lump of clay), a tea bowl by Tamatsukuri (thumb pot) and plates by Tataratsukuri (wet slab). Each piece will be decorated by brush drawing or slip decoration techniques.

Details

Starts On

11/05/2019 - 00:00

Ends On

18/05/2019 - 00:00

Event Categories

Other

Venue

Medway Council

Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham
Kent
United Kingdom
ME4 4TR
http://www.medway.gov.uk/MAE
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