mould making and slip casting
Models and moulds workshop
An introduction to making models and moulds : their design, the materials, various techniques and the powerful potential of pottery plaster.
Some prior clay experience will be advantageous but not essential.
Slip casting workshop
Everything you want to know about this luscious liquid : how to use it, make it, adjust it, and colour it.
Mould making Mondays
3 hour sessions every Monday evening over 6 weeks : 6 - 9pm (during daylight savings)
Advanced mould making demonstration day
How to make moulds for slip casting complex forms.
models and moulds workshop
Learn the various materials and techniques used in model making as you design and create your own ‘drop out’ model in clay. Understand how to safely and successfully use pottery plaster in the studio and make your own slip casting mould from your clay model. When dry, your plaster mould will be ready to cast, either at home, or in the slip casting workshop.
Workshop fee:
$250 - includes all materials and your working plaster mould.
Dates and times:
Saturday 31st August 2024 : 9 - 5 pm
Saturday 9th November : 9 - 5 pm
What to bring to pom-me-granite studios:
An apron, or clothes you don’t mind getting covered in clay and plaster.
Any images or treasures from home that inspire you.
Sustenance - we are a long way from the shops!
Extras:
Please check the dates before you book. We are unable to offer a refund if you can no longer make your booking, but you can transfer your space to another.
slip casting workshop
Slip cast a form in porcelain using the mould you made in the ‘models and moulds’ workshop or borrow one from the studio. You will learn to adjust slip correctly with specific gravity, reclaim casting scraps, and colour slip with stains or oxides using volumetric blends to find the perfect shade.
Workshop fee:
$175 - includes all materials plus your finished and fired porcelain form.
Dates and times:
Saturday 14th September 2024 : 12 - 4.30 pm
Saturday 23rd November 2024 : 12 - 4.30 pm
What to bring to Pom-me-granite Studios :
An apron, or clothes you don’t mind getting covered in clay.
Any images or treasures from home that inspire you.
Sustenance, as we are a long way from a shop!
Extras:
Your work will be fired and glazed and ready for collection in 4 weeks - or packed and sent for a fee.
The nature of ceramics is unpredictable! Every effort will be made to ensure your pieces survive the firing, however, the studio is not held accountable for firing loss.
Please check the dates before you book. We are unable to offer a refund if you can no longer make your booking, but you can transfer your space to another.
Mould making Mondays
Work on your own project, at your own pace, with expert advice by your side.
Suitable for those who have attended a Pom-me-granite mould making workshop, or have previous mould making experience and are keen to consolidate their learning and gain practice in a fully equipped studio and plaster room.
Model making clay supplied. Plaster available for purchase by weight.
Workshop fee:
$35 per session : $210 total
Dates and times:
7th, 14th, 21st, 28th October 6-9pm
4th, 11th November 6-9pm
What to bring:
Your previous mould making knowledge and a curiosity for material, design, form and process.
Please check the dates in your calendar before you book. We do not offer refunds but you can transfer your space to another.
advanced mould making demonstration day
Demonstration day
A visual learners delight, Emma will mould up 3 different forms in 3 model materials to demonstrate and discuss the various tools, techniques, advantages and challenges of each. Ask questions as we go and walk away with the confidence to make your own complex moulds in your studio. Bring a model that needs a 2 or 3 part mould for release and we will use it as discussion and learning.
Workshop fee:
$100
Dates and times:
Saturday 16th November 2024 : 9 - 5 pm
What to bring:
A model for discussion
Sustenance - we are a long way from the shops!
Extras:
Please check the dates before you book. We are unable to offer a refund if you can no longer make your booking, but you can transfer your space to another.
A video showing the slip cast caul bowl being removed from its mould.