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Pottery School
Wheel Throwing Taster Classes - Clay Soiree!
Always wanted to try your hand at pottery? Join us for a wheel throwing class where you'll get a taste of the art of working with clay on the potter's wheel. Discover how to centre and throw clay. This is a great introduction to ceramics!
Are you worried about your skills? Don't stress—this workshop is designed for beginners. At the end of the session, select your favourite piece to be trimmed, glazed, and fired for you to collect in four weeks.
Learn the basics of wheel throwing in a friendly and supportive environment
Create and take home your own pottery piece
Connect with others in a fun and interactive setting
Feel ready to begin your first course with Mayfield Street and launch your ceramic journey!
4 & 6 Week Wheel Throwing Courses with Juliet Sayers and Matilda Warren.
Four- and six-week courses.
Perfect for beginners, those with a little experience, and intermediate throwers.
NDIS participants welcome! (Please reserve your space using the coupon NDISBookme or see below.)
Includes: Clay, tools, glazes.
Duration: Two hours each week.
Bring: An apron and a towel.
Wear: Clothes that can get dirty. Closed shoes are essential.
Collection of work: 3 - 4 weeks.
The course needs at least six people to proceed, so bring a friend!
Missed classes can be made up with a single unsupervised Studio Access session.
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For those who would like to begin or improve their start-up skills.
Dive into throwing on the wheel. Focus on mastering the essential skills. Spend one week throwing the next trimming and then repeat. Leave with four pieces glazed by us. If the day or time doesn’t suit you can also join our Saturday or Sunday morning classes.
These classes cater for absolute beginners and anyone who has had some experience.
We will cater to all starting out levels, absolute beginner or after you’ve done a class or two!
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Refine your technique or just build your confidence! Focus on a variety of functional pieces. Make test tiles and experiment with glaze. Glaze your own work in the final week! These classes are now being offered Saturday and Sunday at 10am and will cater for absolute beginners and anyone who has had some experience too!
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Intensive Workshops
Learn how to make a teapot!
Join Juliet for a super fun teapot-making workshop! With years of experience, she provides a great environment for personalised guidance and amazing results!! That's what we're talkin’ ‘bout!
Limited to 6 participants, sessions are held monthly on both Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM for $350.
NDIS participants are welcome. (Please reserve your space using the coupon NDISBookme or see NDIS below.)
Note: This workshop is for people with some centring experience. Glazing is optional; you can have your piece glazed or return for free studio access to glaze it yourself. We look forward to welcoming you!
Clay Counterpoint - Grow your practice with Nicholas Hannah
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Nick has been making wheel-thrown tableware since 2012, moving from a photography career after discovering the joy of clay. He studied under Jane Sawyer at Slow Clay in Melbourne, and spent time at the National Art School in Sydney before working closely with his creative mentors, including Prue Venables, Chester Nealie, and Sandy Lockwood.
His work is inspired by a love of useful objects, the search for an essential beauty, and the breath of the sea. Teaching pottery offers an opportunity to share the deep connections that clay creates - with the world and within our daily rituals.
Nick believes that through thoughtful, handcrafted objects we can create a deeper engagement with the world around us. His greatest wish is to encourage moments of quiet contemplation and joy in the rhythms of daily life.
Teacher and Manager for 5 years at the Byron School of Clay
Degree in Photography
1 year at the National Art School
1 year living at working with potters
At various times studied under Jane Sawyer, Shane Kent, Prue Venables, Sandy Lockwood, Chester Nealie, and other mentors and teachers
Self directed study trip to Japan - exploring the six ancient kilns & Hamada's workshop in Mashiko
Ceramic Materials Workshop intensive glaze course
Working with local materials in wood, gas, and electric kilns
Not Suitable for Beginners, but basic centring skills are OK!
Improve your throwing techniques, learn to create tall forms, and discover your voice through ceramic history and contemporary practices. 8 maximum.
1 Hour: Theory - critique and discussion. Learn something unexpected to broaden your practice!
2 Hours: Practical application on the wheel.
- $120 for a single 3-hour workshop - $480 for six classes (flexible scheduling)
- *Tax-deductible (check with your tax advisor).*
NDIS participants are welcome. (Please reserve your space using the coupon NDISBookme or see NDIS below.)
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Studio Access
16 Shimpo Whisper wheels. All tools and equipment. Glazes, colours, underglazes, Firing Service…. and storage soon too!
$40 per half-day (Booking essential)... $15 per hour Drop-ins are Welcome (but not during the weekday evenings due to staffing)... $10 Recycled clay.
NDIS encouraged! (Please reserve your space using the coupon NDISBookme or see NDIS below.)
Tuesday - Sunday: 9.30 am - 3.30 pm, Tuesday - Thursday: 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm (when pottery school is running),
Studio Monthly Pass
Unlimited Access. Renews Monthly, until cancelled.
Unlimited use of the studio during studio time hours except when the studio is closed.
$195.00 per month
Firing Service
Come and make with us at your own pace…
Bisque (weighed before firing)
$10 per kilo
Cone 6 mid-fire and Cone 9
Glaze Dipping or underglaze use PLUS firing
$20 per kilo.
(midfire glazes only)
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NDIS Access
We offer Studio Access and Course and Masterclass enrolments for NDIS Participants.
Mayfield Street is a non-registered NDIS provider offering studio access, courses and masterclasses for NDIS Participants on plan-managed or self-managed plans.*
Studio Access: 3 hours per session.
All materials, firing and GST included. The plan provider is invoiced after attendance. (Check out the line numbers below to be sure you can access our studio.)
$60 incl GST per 3-hour session + Centre Capital Cost (per session)
Masterclasses and Courses $50 per hour incl GST + Centre Capital Cost
Book into any class using the coupon code NDISBookme
NDIS Line Codes and Mayfield NDIS Studio Access Policies
Line codes:
04_104_0125_6_1: Access Community Social and Rec Activ - Standard - Weekday Daytime
04_103_0125_6_1: Access Community Social and Rec Activ - Standard - Weekday Evening
04_105_0125_6_1: Access Community Social and Rec Activ - Standard - Saturday
04_106_0125_6_1: Access Community Social and Rec Activ - Standard – Sunday
04_102_0125_6_1: Access Community Social and Rec Activ - Standard - Public Holiday)
PLUS
$2.53 per hour for Centre Capital Costs.
Line Code: 04_599_0136_6_1: Centre Capital Cost
Support workers are welcome to participate but must pay.
*Participants must be independent.
Cancellation Policy:
No show incurs a charge.
https://mycarespace.com.au/resources/ndis-service-cancellations-or-no-shows