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Throwing on the Wheel

From the first encounter with the technique of throwing on the potter’s wheel to throwing complicated shapes and large pots.
The throwing branch for 2011 includes both the basic courses of the program, as well as T4K – Ceramics and Flowers, which also includes RAKU firing. This course will be held under the leadership of Petr Toms, as will TD – Throwing Workshop. In this course, advanced potters will study the creation of tea pots. This subject will also form the contents of the vacation course T6J – Japanese Tea Pots. T2 – Second Throwing on the Wheel will be prolonged in the summer to include the weekend, devoted to firing in a gas kiln.

Basics of Throwing on the Wheel

Name of the course:
T1 – Basics of Throwing on the Wheel
Objective of the course:
establishment of the basics of this technique, learning centering on the wheel and shaping of a smaller item, glazing and firing of some of the pots produced
Suitable for:
slightly advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course M1 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 55 hours (7 days), 14 hours of theory + 41 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
begins with modelling practice, followed by the basics of throwing on the wheel, decoration with engoba and simple glazing on about 10 items. The theoretical part includes acquaintance with choice of materials, the basics of firing and the main defects in glazes
Program prepared / taught by:
Ing. Jarmila Tyrnerová / instructors of the Ceramics Studio
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Second Throwing on the Wheel

Name of the course:
T2 – Second Throwing on the Wheel
Objective of the course:
development of ability to use a potter’s wheel and learning the entire procedure of throwing a straight and rounded mug (pulled handle) with a saucer, selection and preparation of glazes and learning to glaze simple items
Suitable for:
slightly advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T1 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 39 hours (5 days), 9 hours of theory + 30 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
throwing mugs, saucers, candlesticks and dishes; some of the items produced are completed using engoba, glazes and decoration of unfired glazes
Program prepared / taught by:
Ing. Jarmila Tyrnerová / instructors of the Ceramics Studio
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Ceramics and Wicker

Name of the course:
T2P – Ceramics and Wicker
Objective of the course:
combination of two traditional crafts – weaving baskets and ceramics. The ceramics part of the course concentrates on repetition of a single shape and combination of wicker weaving with ceramic items.
Suitable for:
Medium advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T2 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 55 hours (7 days), of which 14 hours of theory and 41 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
acquaintance with the use of wicker, cane, bast, phloem, bondot and other materials. You will take home products made with a combination of the two crafts: a garden party cane tray with 4 cups, a paper basket with ceramic features and a frame of boiled wicker, a dish in a basket and other items
Program prepared / taught by:
Mgr. Miloslava Benediktová / Mgr. Miloslava Benediktová
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Mugs with Sculptured Decoration

Name of the course:
T3 – Mugs with Sculptured Decoration
Objective of the course:
learning shaping of products on a potter’s wheel using a rib, training shape lines of mugs incorporating a pulled handle and adjustment of the foot-ring. Comparison of the results of oxidation firing and reduction firing in a gas-fired kiln.
Suitable for:
slightly to medium advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T2 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 39 hours (5 days), 7 hours of theory + 32 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
throwing exact shapes of mugs decorated by engraving, by scraping and attaching decorations, glazing by spraying, dipping and pouring. The theoretical part includes the history of sculptured decoration, development of kilns and specific aspects of reduction firing
Program prepared / taught by:
Ing. Jarmila Tyrnerová / instructors of the Ceramics Studio
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Throwing and Engoba

Name of the course:
T4 – Throwing and Engoba
Objective of the course:
learning throwing of medium-large pots, combined shapes, training various kinds of locks and lids, closing pots while throwing; use of decoration by engoba in the full range of possibilities
Suitable for:
medium advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T3 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 55 hours (7 days), 9 hours of theory + 46 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
throwing a cake form, lard barrel, sugar pot and table salt-and-pepper set. Mixing engoba colours, decoration with a goose quill fitted to a cow’s horn, Indian techniques. The theoretical part includes the history of ceramics.
Program prepared / taught by:
Ing. Jarmila Tyrnerová / instructors of the Ceramics Studio
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Ceramics and Flowers

Name of the course:
T4K – Ceramics and Flowers
Objective of the course:
exact perception of shape and its transfer to thrown ceramic pots intended for arranging flowers and natural materials
Suitable for:
advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T4 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 55 hours (7 days), 10 hours of theory + 45 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
throwing precise and elegant shapes of vases and dishes on a potter’s wheel, including fitting together from parts, dealing with the problem of impermeability of the material for water and use of a wide range of decorative glazes
Program prepared / taught by:
Petr Toms / Petr Toms
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Stoneware and Wiring

Name of the course:
T5 – Stoneware and Wiring
Objective of the course:
learning throwing of large pots by the technique of joining thrown pieces on the wheel, putting together vessels from thrown parts, use of various stoneware materials and glazes; acquaintance with the technique of wiring pots
Suitable for:
medium advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T4 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 55 hours (7 days), 8 hours of theory + 47 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
using the technique of joining thrown pieces in making goblets, bottles and jugs; demonstration of modification of thrown shapes to form a salt jar; preparation and use of earthy brown glazes on stoneware and potter’s decoration of the surface. Wiring pots using a historical technique.
Program prepared / taught by:
Ing. Jarmila Tyrnerová / Petr Toms
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Japanese Tea Pots

Name of the course:
T6J – Japanese Tea Pots
Objective of the course:
learning new procedures in putting together tea pots with emphasis on the sieve, spout and handle; inspiration in shape and decoration based on Japanese tea pots of the 19th century for one’s own creative work
Suitable for:
medium advanced and advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T5 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 55 hours (7 days), 14 hours of theory + 41 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
4 thrown and 1 slab tea pot complemented by tea dishes created as free-style copies of historical tea pots with typical Japanese decoration
Program prepared / taught by:
Ing. Jarmila Tyrnerová / instructors of the Ceramics Studio
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Tea Pots Five Ways

Name of the course:
T6  – Tea Pots Five Ways
Objective of the course:
learning to make functionally reliable and aesthetically balanced tea pots in various variations
Suitable for:
medium advanced and advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T5 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 55 hours (7 days), 14 hours of theory + 41 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
4 thrown and 1 slab tea pot supplemented by a lemon press; the course concentrates on various types of lids, handles and spouts
Program prepared / taught by:
Ing. Jarmila Tyrnerová / instructors of the Ceramics Studio
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Other Tea Pots

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Name of the course:
T7 – Other Tea Pots
Objective of the course:
learning difficult features and tea pots of complicated shapes and unusual designs
Suitable for:
medium advanced and advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T6 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 55 hours (7 days), 7 hours of theory + 48 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
throwing a double-jacket tea pot with woven insulation surface and incorporation of a heater into the overall shape, cut-out features and unusual design of slab pots for two beverages
Program prepared / taught by:
Ing. Jarmila Tyrnerová / instructors of the Ceramics Studio
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.

Throwing Workshop

Name of the course:
TD – Throwing Workshop
Objective of the course:
training complicated throwing procedures derived from history; fitting together and turning individual parts on a potter’s wheel and rediscovering historical glaze recipes
Suitable for:
advanced
Entrance requirements:
completion of course T6 or experience at this level
Length of the course:
total of 39 hours (5 days), 7 hours of theory + 32 hours of practice
Contents of the course:
discovering old working procedures and their use in throwing and putting together complicated shapes inspired by historical vessels stored in museums – jugs, storage jars, tiles, …
Program prepared / taught by:
Petr Toms / Petr Toms
Maximum number:
12 participants
Certification:
certified by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as further education of pedagogical workers.
Keramické studio Jarmily Tyrnerové s.r.o., Kohoutov 74, 544 01 Dvůr Králové nad Labem
Phone: 00420 499 392 416, cell phone: 00420 602 182 242