Pottery: exploring Japanese hand building ‘Tebineri’
This is a unique 2-day hands-on ceramics masterclass, welcoming learners interested in exploring Japanese making techniques in clay; Tebineri (hand building), including Tama-tsukuri (pinching),Tatara-tsukuri (slab making/building) and Kurinuki (hollowing clay).
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This is a 2 day course which gives you an opportunity to explore Japanese hand building (Tebineri) techniques with expert guidance from your Tutor. You will create everyday objects in clay and look at finishing techniques with slip decoration using Japanese brushes.
You can explore your creative ideas in clay using a range of Tebineri techniques and develop your hand building skills, such as pinching (Tama-tsukuri), slab-making/building (Tatara-tsukuri) and hollowing clay; Kurinuki as well as exploring your slip decoration techniques.
What will we cover?
You will learn Spiral wedging (Kikuneri) and make pinching (Tama-tsukuri) tea bowl and tea cup, create slabs from hump of clay and make two organic shape dishes without using moulds (Tatara-tsukuri). You will also learn how to create little boxes by hollowing clay (Kurinuki).
All hand building technique will be taught with slightly different approach, along with some tips commonly used in Japan.
You will use Japanese straw brush (Hōkibake) and/or soft wide brush (Hake) to create Hakeme and/or Kohiki slip decoration which will occur by your spontaneous hand movement.
Work will be left to be biscuit fired.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Understand a principle of Spiral wedging; Kikuneri.
Use pinching; Tama-tsukuri technique to create tea bowl and tea cup with foot rings.
Use Tatara-tsukuri technique and create how to make slabs from hump of clay
Make organic shape dishes without using moulds and understand simple batch production methods
Learn how to create little boxes by hollowing clay; Kurinuki
Understand different timing of leather hard clay to work with for creating shapes.
Be aware of, and work to, health and safety guidelines.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Beginners and intermediate.
You should be able to follow written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, handouts and H&S inductions. You should be able to follow the guidance, use numbers and do simple calculations. Self-reflection is an important part of art education and practice, you will be encouraged to evaluate and review your own learning, ways of working and progress and be invited into group discussions.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, both group and individual, followed by handouts
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Tools are available within the department for use but you may want to purchase your own. Your tutor will advise you which tools to purchase. There is a charge of £2.75 per 500g for clay before firing, the porcelain charge is £24.00 per bag/ £12.00 per half bag. Ensure that you bring with you a suitable pair of closed shoes, e.g. not open toed sandals. You will be expected to show good workshop practice and follow health and safety guidelines.
In the final week you will need to pay for materials that you have used during the course, payments to be made by contactless card reader.
Rie came to Britain in 2004 to study a BA in Ceramics and Wood after working as an Art Director/Graphic Designer for 17 years in Tokyo. Learning a language as an adult changed her life, enabling her to study at university again and to start a new life abroad. Rie believes that learning and teaching a language can change someone’s life and this is why she is fascinated by teaching Japanese to adult learners. After completing her MA in Ceramics and Glass in 2012, Rie obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language in 2016 whilst also teaching Ceramics in an adult education college and Japanese Pottery at a college as a visiting lecturer. She then started teaching Japanese both privately and at a language school where she gained valuable experience teaching at all levels. Since 2019, Rie has been teaching Japanese at City Lit at all levels from complete beginners to advanced. Her teaching materials, which include original handouts, reflect her background in art design and culture and help learners enjoy speaking and listening.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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You will also learn how to create little boxes by hollowing clay (<em>Kurinuki</em>). </p><p>All hand building technique will be taught with slightly different approach, along with some tips commonly used in Japan.</p><p>You will use Japanese straw brush (<em>Hōkibake</em>) and/or soft wide brush (<em>Hake</em>) to create <em>Hakeme</em> and/or <em>Kohiki </em>slip decoration which will occur by your spontaneous hand movement.</p><p>Work will be left to be biscuit fired.</p>,<p>You will learn Spiral wedging (<em>Kikuneri</em>) and make pinching (<em>Tama-tsukuri</em>) tea bowl and tea cup, create slabs from hump of clay and make two organic shape dishes without using moulds (<em>Tatara-tsukuri</em>). 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