Ceramics Inspired by nature with Jill Fanshawe Kato 21-25th May

This course is for all levels from those wanting to explore clay for the first time to experienced potters wanting to work in a new direction. Taking place in early springtime in Devon, a stunning time of year when life returns to the earth and the hedgerows are fresh with bracken fronds, new leaves and flowers.

This course offers students a great opportunity to improve their skills in a more relaxed environment than is possible on shorter courses. The emphasis will be on simplicity and good design inspired by nature. Starting with handbuilding methods, students will create useful pottery for the table. Progressing to coiling large bowls and lidded pots and also try throwing on the potter’s wheel. Those who wish can progress to more individual sculptural forms.

Jill Fanshawe Kato is an internationally renowned ceramicist and lecturer and exhibits widely in the UK, internationally and in Japan where she has had over 40 exhibitions. She writes regularly for ceramics, craft & design publications and has been teaching ceramics at Coombe Farm Studios for over 12 years. Jill has a life long love of nature and is well known for her use of stylised birds, fish and plant forms and abstract blocks of colour inspired from her travels and her study of Japanese pottery.

Residential and non residential options available, visit our website for full information and course fees.

For more information about Jill's work visit www.jillfanshawekato.com

For more information visit http://www.coombefarmstudios.com/