pottery beginners classes
Pottery; it looks so easy and it seems so wonderful to do! Well, it isn't really easy, but you can learn it and it certainly is fun!
Hoeboer Pottery offers a structured lesson program, in which the basic skills of pottery are treated step by step. There is a lot of practice, both directly on the wheel and 'from the hump'. The finishing is also treated, that is to say finishing the bottom, the decoration and simple glazing.
Compact course beginners May/June
In the months of May and June, just before the summer holidays, we do a compact throwing course for beginners of 8 x 2.5 hours. This compact course includes the same teaching material as the regular course, but in 8 lessons of 2.5 hours instead of the usual 14 x 1.5 hours. This way we are ready before the summer holidays and you could possibly start the regular semi-advanced course in September.
level:
This is a beginner's course, no previous experience is required. At the end of the course you will be able to make, decorate
and 'turn' bowls. You can progress to the 'semi-advanced' course.
when:
Lessons begin the week of May 13/17, 2024 and last eight lessons through 1-5 July. On Monday, the last lesson is a week later, July 8, because there is no lesson on Pentecost. The complete range of courses
can be found below on the registration form.
cost:
A beginners course costs €340. Tuition includes materials, glaze, tools and firing.
A group consists of a maximum of ten students.
where:
The compact courses are given in our studio in 'De Hobbit', at Joseph Ledelstraat 52 in The Hague. Time and location of the course are clearly stated on the invoice.
registration:
For registration, please use the registration form below
We try to keep this form up to date, but it is possible that a chosen course is already full. If possible, enter alternative dates in 'comments'
missed classes:
Missed classes cannot be made up for. Before you register, consider whether you will be able to attend the classes on the chosen day and time. Are you going to miss more then one class?
Consider joining us at a later moment, or choose another day and time.
Summer week 2024
beginner/advanced
If you want to dive into pottery making, this summer week is ideal. You can get started every morning, five days in a row.
As an advanced you can delve into a subject under the supervision of a teacher. This can
be your own learning goal, but the teacher can also suggest and develop a subject.
As a beginner you can become acquainted with the basics of pottery in a short time. You will be taught by an experienced teacher,
but we do not follow the strict curriculum of the regular beginners course. There will be a lot of time for trial, discovery and practice.
(Note: At the end of this week you cannot automatically move on to the semi-advanced group in September. If that is what you want, take a look at the compact beginners course, or wait until September to enroll).
when:
Summer week A
15-19 July, Mon-Fri 9:30-13:00
Summer week B
22-26 July, Mon-Fri 9:30-13:00
cost:
€310,-. including materials and max. 2 kg of fired work.
A group normally consists of a maximum of ten students.
where:
The Hobbit, Joseph Ledelstraat 52 in Den Haag. Time and location of the course are clearly stated on the invoice.
registration:
for registration please use the form below.
Extra classes (+ teapot)
current students only
For beginners and intermediate students of the current courses there is the option to take a number of extra lessons. Not to learn new things, but to practice skills
that you learned last season. For beginners that is bowls and for intermediates it's cylinders. The aim of the lessons is to make miles and to increase your skills.
If you want two you can makeyour own 'Tea for one' teapot, from two bowls, in the last lessons. Fun to make and a nice ending to these practice weeks.
This is a series of 6 lessons of 2.5 hours each. The costs are €195.00 including materials and max. 2kg of fired work.
- Wednesday 19:00-21:30
15,22,29 May 5,12,19 June - Friday 9:15-11:45
17,24,31 May 7,14,21 June
registration:
for registration, please use this registration form.
throwing colored clay
current students only
During this course you get the chance to play with different colors of clay, other than white. Red, black, gray, ocher, salmon, all clay colors you can choose from. The teacher Laurena Ruiter makes her own work from colored clay. She also mixes the different colors together, creating a marble effect. Learn how to get this marble effect in different ways. It's throwing, trimming and finally glazing with a transparent glaze.
when:
Thursday 19:00-21:30
16,23,31 May and June 6
ór
Thursday 19:00-21:30
13,20,27 June and 4 July
teacher:
Laurena
Cost:
This course costs €175. Tuition includes materials, glaze, tools and firing. A group consists of a maximum of ten students.
registration:
for registration, please use this registration form.