Requirement: Student must have previous wheel throwing experience. At least one session on the wheel.
Continue your pottery journey at Laro Ceramics. Take our Advanced Wheel Throwing Course and learn different techniques on the wheel. Formal lessons are done every week. Inclusive of unlimited studio use for the whole month.
After the course, a mini gallery exhibit will be held in the studio. Invite your friends and family to celebrate your ceramic works of art. This course will be taught by Erika Austria, founder of Laro Ceramics.
What you can make: Mugs, Bowls, Plates, Vases and Jugs.
Lesson Plan 3-4 hours
- Jan 26 (9AM) Clay Preparation. Forming Cylinders. Shaping bowls.
- Feb 2 (3PM) Trimming and handles. Using underglaze and sgraffito.
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Feb 9 (3PM) Throwing big! Vases and bottles. Making Plates.
- Feb 16 (3PM) Decoration & Glazing. Glaze chemistry lesson. Loading the kiln.
- Feb 23 (5PM) Student exhibit in the evening.
Pricing
- P18,000 per student. Inclusive of unlimited studio use for 1 month.
Inclusions
- Welcome kit that includes basic pottery tools and your own apron.
- 4 intensive lessons every Sunday.
- Unlimited studio use every week.
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Glazing and firing of 10 pieces.
Requirements
- Student must have prior experience on the wheel. Any beginner's course on wheel throwing is permitted.
- Must be available on the specified dates. Strictly no rescheduling allowed.
Studio Amenities
- A complete studio with 8 wheels, workbench tables, wedging tables and an electric kiln that can fire from Cone 5 to Cone 10.
- Fully equipped with air-conditioning to keep you cool from the summer heat.
- Located at YDG Building with plenty of parking slots.
- Surrounded by cafes (Got Baked Cafe, NODOze cafe) and restaurants (Eat Fresh, Gorudo Ramen, Home Table Deli, Persiana, etc.)
Unlimited Studio Use
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What is the purpose of studio use? These hours are for practicing and applying what you learned during the Sunday lessons.
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Unlimited clay for practice. Free use of the pottery wheels and work tables.
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Studio use must be scheduled a day before. It is redeemable within the 4 week course.
About the Instructor
- Erika Austria is the founder of Laro Ceramics. She trained at La Meridiana, Italy in 2022 with a focus on functional ware under Franco Rampi.
- Over the years she has developed techniques on the wheel for cups, bowls and vases. Using both gas and electric kilns to fire her pieces.
- She has exhibited pieces in Milan, Italy (1000 Vases 2022) and Florence, Italy (On Centre Fall 2022). Condé Nast's publication World of Interiors included her pieces in their global quarterly roster "Top of the Pots" in 2023.
