Ceramic Short Courses
Introduction to
Wheel Throwing
Designed for complete beginners, this course will introduce you to the skills and techniques required to throw clay on a potter’s wheel. Participants will be guided through various stages of the wheel-throwing process from centering and shaping clay on the wheel, trimming and glazing.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of cylindrical forms such as cups, bowls, small planters and vessels. Suitable for beginners and participants who are familiar with wheel work but would like to further develop their skills.
COST: $475
Students will need to bring a towel and apron. All other materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 3, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
Time: Wednesday 1-3pm
Date: 30th April - 18th June 2025
Tutor: Holly Phillipson - FULL
Time: Wednesday 6-8pm
Date: 30th April - 18th June 2025
Tutor: Lauren Murphy - FULL
Time: Thursday 6-8pm
Date: 1st May - 19th June 2025
Tutor: Bridget Saville - FULL
Time: Saturday 10am-12pm
Date: 3rd May - 21st June 2025
Tutor: Hannah Vorrath-Pajak - FULL
Time: Saturday 1-3pm
Date: 3rd May - 21st June 2025
Tutor: Hannah Vorrath-Pajak
Time: Sunday 10am-12pm
Date: 4th May - 22nd June 2025
Tutor: Sophie Horvat - FULL
Intermediate
Wheel Throwing
Designed for practiced throwers who would like to further develop their skills; this course will expand your throwing repertoire with new techniques and forms such as throwing bowls and plates with a larger base, adding handles, creating matching sets and lidded vessels.
Please note that students must have completed at least 2 terms of beginner’s wheel-throwing classes and have confirmed with their teacher that this is the appropriate class for them. Participants must be comfortable and consistent with centering, opening up, pulling sides and trimming, and able to throw cylindrical forms of different proportions with intention.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of forms such as mugs with handles, bowls, plates and lidded vessels.
COST: $475
Students will need to bring a towel and apron. All other materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 3, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
Time: Tuesday 6-8pm
Date: 29th April - 17th June 2025
Tutor: Hannah Vorrath-Pajak
Time: Friday 1-3pm
Date: 2nd May - 20th June 2025
Tutor: Holly Phillipson
Time: Sunday 1-3pm
Date: 4th May - 22nd June 2025
Tutor: Hannah Vorrath-Pajak
Introduction to Hand Building
and Surface Decoration
This course will introduce you to a range of construction and surface decoration techniques in hand built ceramics. Students will learn coiling, pinching and various slab construction methods before being guided through surface treatment techniques to apply texture and decorative elements to their pieces, and then glaze all finished work.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools, plaster moulds and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of sculptural and practical forms such as mugs, jugs, vases and flat slab-ware pieces such as plates or trays. Suitable for beginners and participants who are familiar with hand building techniques but would like to further develop their skills.
COST: $475
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
Time: Wednesday 6-8pm
Date: 30th April - 18th June 2025
Tutor: Holly Phillipson
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Build Your Own Dinnerware
Hand build your own 12-piece dinner set (4 plates, 4 side plates and 4 pasta bowls) in this two-session weekend course. Participants will learn the process of building ceramic pieces with slump moulds; using a rolled-out clay slab which is draped and formed over a plaster mould to create pieces of consistent size and shape which can then be individualised through surface texture.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All materials are supplied; your finished pieces will be glazed and fired in JamFactory's Ceramics Studio, to be collected 2-3 weeks after the workshop date.
COST: $400
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 4 hour sessions
Time: 9am-1pm
Date: Saturday 17th + Sunday 18th May 2025
Tutor: Lauren Murphy
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Decorative Underglaze with Golshad Asami
Learn the basics of mixing and applying coloured underglaze decoration to earthenware pottery in this workshop led by JamFactory Ceramics Production Manager Golshad Asami. In this two-day workshop set over two weeks, participants will learn about underglaze composition, how to create their own colour palette and apply underglaze to greenware pottery with brushes and other tools and decorative techniques such as sgraffito to paint their own set of two small plates.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All tools and materials are supplied, including a selection of underglaze colours, prepared test tiles and two small plates. Students may wish to bring a notebook and pencil to take notes and sketch ideas. Finished pieces will be glazed and fired in JamFactory's Ceramics Studio, to be collected 2-3 weeks after workshop concludes.
COST: $380
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 4 hour sessions
Time: Saturday 9am-1pm
Date: 24th + 31st May 2025
Tutor: Golshad Asami
Art Kintsugi with Yoko Kawada
In this workshop led by visiting artist and multi-disciplinary designer-maker Yoko Kawada, participants will learn about the philosophy, origins and history of traditional Kintsugi before being guided through the introductory technique of the Art Kintsugi method, following 7 essential steps using modern accessible materials (such as epoxy and gold metal) to gain an understanding of the repair process and create an original piece of Kintsugi art to take home.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All required tools and materials will be supplied, including a piece of broken ceramic to repair (due to time considerations, students will not be repairing their own items in the workshop, however Yoko does offer consultations by appointment for the repair of specific items).
Students will complete the workshop with their own piece of Kintsugi ceramic art to take home, and the skills required to continue to repair pieces themselves.
COST: $250
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 1 x 4 hour session
Date: Saturday 21st June 2025
Time: 1-5pm
Tutor: Yoko Kawada
OR
Date: Sunday 22nd June 2025
Time: 1-5pm
Tutor: Yoko Kawada
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Clay as Canvas with Stephen Bird
In this weekend-long workshop led by visiting artist Stephen Bird, participants will explore the potential of creating unique slab-built forms and experiment with a variety of illustrative surface treatments.
On day one, students will be guided through the process of making durable clay slabs and how to transform them into simple, elegant forms. Participants will make a variety of slab-based pieces such as plates, platters, vessels, tiles and unique moulds.
On the second day, Stephen will reveal the secrets of clay slip: how to make it, colour it, and paint with it. Students will explore a variety of drawing and painting techniques using liquid clay slips, stains, metal oxides and raw glaze. All pieces will be fired and finished in a clear glaze by JamFactory's Ceramics Studio, to be collected 2-3 weeks after the workshop date.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All tools and materials are supplied; you may wish to bring some reference images to work from if desired.
COST: $450
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 6 hour sessions
Time: 10am-4pm (with lunch break)
Date: Saturday + Sunday 14-15th June 2025
Tutor: Stephen Bird
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