Introduction

On Centre is aimed at committed people who wish to develop in-depth skills for a professional approach to clay with focused training and instruction about material and processes.  As a result, students will improve their throwing skills and visual awareness consistently.

Aims

The primary aim of the intensive course On Centre is to help participants achieve confidence and fluency, which comes from the ability to efficiently throw items in quantity. Secondly, participants will explore the possibilities  of high fire materials, so that they can be select, adapt and use them with competence.  Through continuous training, worki in a small group of eight participants and one-on-one attention from the instructors, sudents will achieve  consistent progress at an individual pace. Furthermore, the exchange  of information and the discussion within the group will contribute to the active learning environment.

Logistics

Students will  stay and study in the supportive environment of La Meridiana, with logistics like lodging, transportation and lunch taken care of. They will have a generous working space at their disposal. On every working day, a delicious lunch will be served. A  foremost ceramicists of wide experience will tutor the selected group of eight students.

Instructor

Richard Phethean is a graduate of the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, and further trained in the studios of tutors Colin Pearson and Janice Tchalenko. He is a is a long established professional potter whose work is exhibited and collected widely in the UK and Europe. As a Fellow of, and recently retired as Chair of the Craft Potters Association, a member of the Cornwall Crafts Association and of the Penwith Society of Artists,  Richard has been a leading professional and inspiring instructor for many young ceramists. Richard’s broad pottery teaching experience spans forty years. http://www.richardphethean.co.uk

“New Ceramics – Throwing” , published 2012, Richard’s well regarded and comprehensive book on throwing technique,