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ESSENTIAL INFO
If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.
👥 Suitable for: Ages 16 and up
📍 Venue: Bellingen High School (mobility aid accessible)
📈 Level: BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE skill level
⏰ Schedule: Thu–Fri, 9am – 4pm (2 Full-Days)
🏷️ Extra costs: This course has a cost of $95 for materials
⚠️ Extra info: Following the course, instructions will be provided on firing and glazing the pieces. This will be completed independently, as there is insufficient time during the workshop for pieces to dry and progress through the firing process.
🚗 Check your venue: If you are booking multiple courses, we are unable to provide transport between venues.
Required skills & experience
This course is suitable for beginners as well as those with some experience working with clay.
Participants who are new to clay will receive support throughout the workshop to help ensure they create successful projects.
Supplies that will be provided by your tutor
Cost of $95 includes:
1 x bag of Walker's 10 Clay
1 x 100 ml Kiwi Underglaze (one colour per student – choose from Forest Green, Black or Admiral Blue)
1 x set of clay modelling tools
1 x fan brush
Shared studio materials and consumables:
Plaster
Slip
Templates
Moulds
Handouts
Miscellaneous workshop supplies
NOTE: Supply costs will be collected by the tutor before Camp Creative.
Supplies that you need to bring to class
An apron
A large plastic or polystyrene box of at least 30L with your name on it to store and transport your pieces.
A rolling pin (a standard kitchen rolling pin is suitable and can find them at Kmart or $2 shop approx $6).
A notebook and pencil for sketching ideas
A hairdryer
Learning outcomes
Participants will leave with a collection of approximately 2 -4 hand-built ceramic pieces, such as pasta bowls and complementary functional forms, along with test tiles exploring surface decoration techniques.
They will gain practical skills in slab building, mould and template making, developing cohesive designs, and using surface techniques including sgraffito.
It is expected that participants will have leftover clay to continue exploring and developing their skills beyond the workshop, allowing them to continue their journey with clay at home.
COURSE PLAN
DAY ONE
Learn the fundamentals of slab building, mould and template making, and creating repeated forms and designs.
Participants will make their functional pieces, which will dry overnight.
During the afternoon session, participants will experiment on test tiles as they learn sgraffito surface decoration techniques.
DAY TWO
Develop a botanical design theme using either observational drawing, photographic references, or supplied designs, and create templates that can be repeated across pieces to build cohesion within the collection.
Students will then apply surface decoration to finished pieces and end the workshop by learning about the next stages of drying, firing and finishing work after the workshop.
COURSE TUTOR
Melissa Street
Melissa Street is a potter and qualified teacher based in Brisbane. She has taught dozens of clay workshops in Brisbane, working with people of all ages alongside teaching high school English and the Arts.
Melissa loves bringing the joy of pottery to all kinds of people and creating calm, welcoming spaces where beginners feel comfortable trying something new. One of her favourite parts of teaching is seeing people settle into a state of flow and become completely absorbed in the creative process.
Russell Bloomer will be working alongside Melissa as the assistant for this course.
“Melissa is a brilliant facilitator with a good balance between providing the lesson and allowing participants to give it a try. The products are quality and a fantastic location. Can’t wait to do it again.”
“Melissa was an excellent teacher of adults – she provided materials to read, had everything prepped, and provided thorough instruction and support throughout the class. Experimenting with clay patterns was fun, and I’m excited to see the finished product.”
“Melissa is a very knowledgeable and patient teacher. She encourages and supports you to achieve your own piece using a variety of techniques. I have already booked for another class.”
