SLIPWARE WEEKEND with Frances Savage at Glasgow Ceramics Studio (17/18 Oct 2026)

Please note this class is only suitable for people with some previous throwing experience and not for complete beginners.

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Slipware Bakeware:

Taking place over the weekend of 17th/18th October at Glasgow Ceramics Studio. This two-day course will focus on throwing and altering low wide forms on the potters wheel using terracotta clay to create kitchenware. On the first day we will be looking at making baking dishes using a two different techniques, manipulating the clay straight from the wheel to create rectangular, square and oval dishes.

Students will be learning about the use of slip in low-fired earthenware and practicing slip application techniques. On the second day students will learn how to work with wet-slip decoration, using slip trailers, marbling, feathering and other methods to make spontaneous gestures of decoration to the beautiful slipware pieces. This is an intermediate course for students who already have experience throwing on the wheel and would not be suitable for a complete beginner.

Finished pieces will be glazed in a clear glaze and ready for collection approximately 4 weeks after the end of the course. We will email you when they are ready.

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Where:
Glasgow Ceramics (studio 11)*
WASPS studios
77 Hanson Street,
Glasgow,
G31 2HF

When:
Saturday 17th October
Sunday 18th October

The cost of the course is: £295 per person payable at the time of booking.

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Cancellations:

If you need to cancel the lesson block once full payment has been made we will try and fill the space. If we are able to re-fill the space you will be issued a refund minus a 20% processing fee. If we are unable to fill the space we will be unable to offer you a refund.

If we need to cancel the course you will receive a full refund.

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By booking you are agreeing to the above terms and conditions.

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Artist bio:

Frances is a slipware potter based in Manchester who loves to make pots that are joyful to use as part of everyday rituals to encourage a sense of comfort and warmth. Since graduating from Clay College, Frances has been exploring the possibilities of low-fired terracotta slipware, drawing decorative inspiration from the traditions of British slipware, to create contemporary tableware. She is a great admirer of Medieval pottery and hopes to create friendly forms in an expressive manner with generous curves, slipped surfaces and playful handles. She is fascinated with people’s relationships to material objects and loves to leave traces of the maker on her pieces to encourage a dialogue with the user.
She currently makes pots in her studio space at the Manchester Ceramics Collective and teaches a yearly throwing course at La Meridiana School of Ceramics in Tuscany.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frances.savage.pots/