Make Your Own Terracotta Plant Pot

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Course code: P39F

Create your very own terracotta plant pot from scratch

when

Dates

From 18 May 2024
Sat 10:30-13:30

One day

18 May 2024

10:30 to 13:30


with Joanna Espiner

where

St Paul's Learning Centre 

94 Grosvenor road
St Paul's
Bristol
BS2 8XJ


fees

Fees and concessions

total  fee  for  this  course: £35.00.

the full tuition fee for this course: £35.00 ,the concession fee  £22.00.

who

Bristol Adult Learning

stokelodge@bristol.gov.uk

0117 903 8844

Description

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">A relaxing and creative workshop, where you will be guided through making your own plant pot using various hand-building techniques.</span></span></p>

<p><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">This course will be delivered at St Paul&#039;s Learning Centre.</span></span></strong></p>

What can students expect?

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:#202124">During this half-day</span></span><span style="color:#040c28"> introductory workshop</span><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:#202124">, learners will design and build a unique terracotta plant pot, perfect for the home, garden or to gift! You will use hand-building techniques including slabs, pinching, and coiling to make a small-to-medium sized terracotta planter. You will also explore different surface decoration techniques including impressing, relief, carving and sgrafitto to decorate your piece.  Pieces will be fired by the tutor and collected at a later date. </span></span></span></p>

Late starters allowed?

<p><span style="font-size:16px">No</span></p>

Previous experience required?

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:&#34;Times New Roman&#34;,serif"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">No - complete beginners as well as improvers will gain something from this session.</span></span></span></span></p>

What is the progression route?

<p><span style="font-size:16px">Other pottery short courses as well as the 6-week programmes.</span></p>

Work set between sessions?

<p><span style="font-size:16px">No</span></p>

What should students bring?

<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:16px">Apron or overshirt to protect clothing</span></li>
</ul>

Teaching method/style?

<p><span style="font-size:16px">The tutor will demonstrate the different techniques of making and decorating the planters. Participants will be guided and supported in the activities as a group and individually as most appropriate.</span></p>

Equipment Required

<p><span style="font-size:16px">See list above</span></p>

Refunds and cancellations

<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:16px">If we have to cancel your course your fees will be refunded in full. We are unable to reimburse the cost of materials you may have bought for the course.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:16px">If you cancel your course booking a week (7 days) or more before the start date we will refund your fees minus an admin charge of 20%.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:16px">If you cancel with less than a week (7 days) before the start date or after the course has started, we will not be able to refund your fees.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:16px">Transfers will incur a fee of 10% and must be requested 7 days or more before the start of a course unless you are transferring to another course because your original course was cancelled.</span></li>
</ul>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">We are not able to offer refunds due to sickness or ill health.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">If you are due a refund you must contact the office within 3 months of the course to arrange payment as we do not keep card details.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">When attending an online course, it is a learner’s responsibility to ensure they have adequate internet access before the start of a course. Refunds will not be given for technical failure of a learner’s home computer or their internet access.</span></p>