This weekend workshop with Colin Hopkins from Melbourne Clay focuses on techniques for throwing and trimming larger forms with confidence. You’ll learn strategies for centring more clay, managing weight and wall thickness when throwing large forms like bowls, improving structure and balance, and refining large pieces at the leather-hard stage. Designed for intermediate-plus throwers, this workshop is ideal for potters looking to scale up their work and gain more control over larger forms.
All materials and bisque firing of work included. Please bring any particular tools you like to throw or trim with.
This workshop is part of the Elevate Program; a program designed to boost the creative strength of Albury and the surrounding region. Proudly supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, Elevate helps local artists, makers and designers turn great ideas into market‑ready products through practical workshops, hands‑on masterclasses and real opportunities to sell their work. Find out more here.
About Your Workshop Tutors
Acknowledged as a centre of excellence in the field of ceramics, Melbourne Clay specialises in small-to-medium scale production of hospitality and architectural ceramics. Renowned for its design expertise and commitment to innovative, high‑quality and sustainable making practices, the studio is equally dedicated to education and skill development within the field.
Founders Ilona Topolcsanyi and Colin Hopkins bring decades of combined experience as practising ceramicists, designers and mentors. Together, they have cultivated a collaborative and inspiring studio environment where ideas are encouraged to evolve and makers are supported in pushing the boundaries of their craft. Through Melbourne Clay’s professional training programs, Ilona and Colin share their technical knowledge, creative approach and passion for elevating ceramics as both an art form and a functional practice.
From: $198.00
