Ceramics - Large scale coiled Ceramics

Band: B

Aims

To provide an exciting opportunity for beginners and established ceramicists to develop their coiling techniques to create a range of large scale coiled ceramics for a variety of uses. One aim is to use the ceramic forms to grow fruit and veg in during the spring and summer months.

Description

Ceramics (Pottery) is a process that has been practiced for thousands of years.

It is becoming very rare for Ceramics to be taught in a school. The current department has been creating with clay for over 25 years.

Ceramics at St Bede's School is taught by Mr A Hammond (Head of Ceramics) and Ms R Armitage. Both teachers have over 40 years of experience of creating objects out of clay.