Ceramic Short Courses
Introduction to
Wheel Throwing
Designed for complete beginners, this course will introduce you to the skills and techniques required to throw clay on a potter’s wheel. Participants will be guided through various stages of the wheel-throwing process from centering and shaping clay on the wheel, trimming and glazing.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of cylindrical forms such as cups, bowls, small planters and vessels. Suitable for beginners and participants who are familiar with wheel work but would like to further develop their skills.
COST: $475
Time: Tuesday 6-8pm
Date: 14th October - 2nd December 2025
Tutor: Sophie Horvat
Time: Wednesday 1-3pm
Date: 15th October - 3rd December 2025
Tutor: Holly Phillipson
Time: Wednesday 6-8pm
Date: 15th October - 3rd December 2025
Tutor: Bridget Saville
Time: Thursday 6-8pm
Date: 16th October - 4th December 2025
Tutor: Lauren Murphy
Time: Saturday 10am-12pm
Date: 18th October - 6th December 2025
Tutor: Hannah Vorrath-Pajak
Time: Sunday 10am-12pm
Date: 19th October - 7th December 2025
Tutor: Hannah Vorrath-Pajak
Students will need to bring a towel and apron. All other materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 3, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
Intermediate
Wheel Throwing
Designed for practiced throwers who would like to further develop their skills; this course will expand your throwing repertoire with new techniques and forms such as throwing bowls and plates with a larger base, adding handles, creating matching sets and lidded vessels.
Please note that students must have completed at least 2 terms of beginner’s wheel-throwing classes and have confirmed with their teacher that this is the appropriate class for them. Participants must be comfortable and consistent with centering, opening up, pulling sides and trimming, and able to throw cylindrical forms of different proportions with intention.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of forms such as mugs with handles, bowls, plates and lidded vessels.
COST: $475
Time: Friday 1-3pm
Date: 17th October - 5th December 2025
Tutor: Holly Phillipson
Time: Sunday 1-3pm
Date: 19th October - 7th December 2025
Tutor: Hannah Vorrath-Pajak
Students will need to bring a towel and apron. All other materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 3, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
Introduction to Hand Building
and Surface Decoration
This course will introduce you to a range of construction and surface decoration techniques in hand built ceramics. Students will learn coiling, pinching and various slab construction methods before being guided through surface treatment techniques to apply texture and decorative elements to their pieces, and then glaze all finished work.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools, plaster moulds and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of sculptural and practical forms such as mugs, jugs, vases and flat slab-ware pieces such as plates or trays. Suitable for beginners and participants who are familiar with hand building techniques but would like to further develop their skills.
COST: $475
Time: Wednesday 6-8pm
Date: 15th October - 3rd December 2025
Tutor: Holly Phillipson
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
Art Kintsugi
In this workshop led by visiting artist and multi-disciplinary designer-maker Yoko Kawada, participants will learn about the philosophy, origins and history of traditional Kintsugi before being guided through the introductory technique of the Art Kintsugi method, following 7 essential steps using modern accessible materials (such as epoxy and gold metal) to gain an understanding of the repair process and create an original piece of Kintsugi art to take home.
Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese craftwork where broken ceramic objects are pieced back together using Urushi lacquer and gold dust based on the philosophy of Wabi Sabi, finding beauty in imperfection. The process transforms much loved, worn items into a beautifully crafted, new piece of art. It is a chance to live a more sustainable way and to rescue objects which would otherwise be discarded.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All required tools and materials will be supplied, including a piece of broken ceramic to repair (due to time considerations, students will not be repairing their own items in the workshop, however Yoko does offer consultations by appointment for the repair of specific items).
Students will complete the workshop with their own piece of Kintsugi ceramic art to take home, and the skills required to continue to repair pieces themselves.
COST: $250
Date: Saturday 1st November 2025
Time: 1-5pm
Tutor: Yoko Kawada
Date: Sunday 2nd November 2025
Time: 1-5pm
Tutor: Yoko Kawada
Date: Saturday 8th November 2025
Time: 1-5pm
Tutor: Yoko Kawada
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 4 hours
Build Your Own Dinnerware
Hand build your own 12-piece dinner set (4 plates, 4 side plates and 4 pasta bowls) in this two-session weekend course. Participants will learn the process of building ceramic pieces with slump moulds; using a rolled-out clay slab which is draped and formed over a plaster mould to create pieces of consistent size and shape which can then be individualised through surface texture.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All materials are supplied; your finished pieces will be glazed and fired in JamFactory's Ceramics Studio, to be collected 2-3 weeks after the workshop date.
COST: $400
Time: 9am-1pm
Date: Saturday + Sunday, 15th-16th November 2025
Tutor: Lauren Murphy
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 4 hour sessions