Weekend Classes

Glazing Session Sunday July 3

Sun 03 Jul 2022

Finn Anderson begintadv

Open to any FAC ceramics student wanting to glaze and add finishing touches to their works. Discover a number of glazing and ceramic decorating techniques from an experiences ceramicist. Includes second firing.

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Beginners Drawing With Sean Wain (Night)

Tue 26 Jul 2022 — Tue 20 Sep 2022

Sean Wain beg

Starting from scratch, discover essential drawing skills in an encouraging environment. Learn observation skills, basic drawing methods and how to use different materials through exercises and demonstrations.

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Machine Sewing for Beginners (Saturdays)

Sat 30 Jul 2022 — Sat 17 Sep 2022

Angela Ferolla beg

Discover everything you need to know to get you sewing, from how your machine works and sewing a straight line to reading, laying, adapting and cutting patterns. This is a great hands–on course to teach you technical skills and get you motivated. Students will sew a simple clothing pattern, customised to fit. Bring your own sewing machine.

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Introduction to Enamelling (Saturdays: 30th July – 20th August)

Sat 30 Jul 2022 — Sat 20 Aug 2022

Claire Townsend beg

Explore cloisonné enamelling, the distinctive art of decorating metal. Coloured glass is applied to gold and silver foil to create beautiful designs and features. Learn the techniques of sifting and stencilling to create your own small pendant or earrings using this ancient technique.

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Contemporary Silver Jewellery

Sat 30 Jul 2022 — Sat 27 Aug 2022

Nicole Lance begint

Learn the foundations of jewellery making including soldering, sawing, filing, riveting and creating textured surfaces in metal. Design and construct your own contemporary bracelets, rings, earrings or pendants in silver.

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Throwing Saturdays

Sat 30 Jul 2022 — Sat 03 Sep 2022

Finn Anderson begint

Create beautiful ceramics on the wheel. Whether you are a beginner or experienced potter this class will teach you new skills or extend existing ones to help you create functional objects.

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Improve Your Throwing Skills (Saturdays)

Sat 30 Jul 2022 — Sat 03 Sep 2022

Finn Anderson intadv

This is a great chance to develop your skills on the pottery wheel with an experienced tutor. Discover clay's unique properties, the specialist tools used for shaping and different ways to decorate and glaze pieces. Works will be fired in FAC's kilns.

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Replicate Your Favourite Piece of Clothing

Sat 30 Jul 2022 — Sat 17 Sep 2022

Angela Ferolla begintadv

Have you ever wanted to copy your favourite item of clothing and recreate it in all different colours and fabrics? With Angela's expert guidance, learn how to use a ready made garment to make a pattern with some simple techniques. In this hands on course discover everything you need to know to get you sewing, from how your machine works and sewing in a straight line to choosing the right item of clothing to copy. Bring your own sewing machine.

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Garden Design (Afternoons)

Sat 30 Jul 2022 — Sat 13 Aug 2022

Grant Donald begint

The creation of a garden space can take time and money, but the fundamental aim is to create a space that you want. What do you like to do in the garden, what do you want to look at in the garden, what style do you like, is it sustainable, how much maintenance does it need? All these questions require thoughtful planning and implementation. Using the simple pencil and paper learn how to draw up your design to scale and start working on your plan. This course will help you to create a vison for your garden and help you through the process of turning this vision into reality.

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