Slow Clay Centre in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia | Art school

Slow Clay Centre

Locality: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9943 7844

Address: 13 Keele Street 3066 Collingwood, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.slowclay.com

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25.01.2022 Come and say hi the Slow Clay tent is located at the entrance of @thepotteryexpo. Stop by for a chat about all things ceramics, or for information on Slow Clay classes, workshops, and of course - our TENT TALKS, which are about to start! . . . #slowclaycentre #slowclay #thepotteryexpo2020 #ceramics #artisttalk

24.01.2022 Despite the lockdown Art can still travel! Slow Clays Jane Sawyer has some pieces showing in Sydney at Maunsell Wickes Gallery as part of their Ceramics 2020 exhibition alongside the fabulous Fiona Hiscock, Gerry Wedd, William Eicholtz and Julie Smernos. Big kudos to Dom and Ted from Maunsell Wickes!

24.01.2022 It is with a heavy heart we advise that Slow Clay Centre has decided to cease face-to-face teaching from Friday 20 March until further notice. We are creating some exciting new ways to engage with clay and wish to encourage you to be positive and optimistic. Slow Clay Centre has never put money before community and we wish to thank our incredibly supportive community for the wonderful messages of love and encouragement. We commit to re-opening as soon as we can and send everyone our love. We are very aware that some will experience severe hardship during this time, whether health or financial, and we will do our best to walk along side you (from one metre!) at this difficult time.

22.01.2022 So sad to receive the news of Clay Gulgong being cancelled this year but so understandable. Our hearts go out to the Team Gulgong and Team Slow Clay are already looking forward to a bigger celebration in 2021!

22.01.2022 Were excited to announce we are releasing SLOW CLAY CARE KITS, so that you can nurture your creative muscles at home! Each kit includes 6kg of clay, an 8-piece tool set, and a 10-page instruction booklet full of tips, challenges and inspiration! We are offering the choice of either our beautiful soft Handbuilding Blend, or Wheel Clay for each kit. Both are mid-fire clays, softened and prepared in-house and are a mid-tone brown/buff colour. The Handbuilding Blend also has a s...peckle. Kits are $75 each or $65 to our current Slow Clay students, and can be ordered by email ([email protected]) and paid and collected by arrangement. We have a limited number, so get in quick! . . #slowclay #handmadeceramics #arteducation #thegoodlife #creativequarantine #melbournemade #slowclaycentre @ Slow Clay Centre See more

21.01.2022 HEY HELLO POTTERS !!! There must be somebody out there who would like an experience as a potter in the outback ... just for a couple of weeks ??? CASUAL JOB OPP...ORTUNITY PILLIGA POTTERY, COONABARABRAN, NSW We are looking for a Ceramic Artist to help decorate our work and/or a Potter who can throw pots on the wheel for 2-3 weeks. Free accommodation and three cooked meals every day plus a remuneration package will be offered. Please visit our website for more details about www.barkalafarmstay.com.au or contact Maria to apply for the above position. E: [email protected] T: 02 6842 2239

21.01.2022 Slow Clays @janesawyer1 has some pieces heading to Sydney for an exhibition @maunsellwickesgallery opening this Saturday 15-30 August. The exhibition #Ceramics2020 also showing the fabulous work of @fionahiscock @gerrywedd @juliesmeros And @williameicholtz If lockdown prevents you, like us, from getting there, never fear, just ask the gallery to send you images! . . . #australianceramics #contemporaryceramics #atleastpotscantravel #collapse #fluid #suggestive #ceramics

20.01.2022 As life slowly returns to a (new) normal, this toolkit is particularly useful in getting a handle on the business side of your creative practice! This online course - led by experienced ceramic artist @itufts - presents a series of topics that relate to product and business development, different types of making practices, ways of getting your work out into the world and how to keep track of the business side! Students are encouraged to show their own work for discussion, and... Ingrid will show many examples of work, as well as practical ideas that you can apply to your own practice. This course is perfect for both those wanting to start their own small business and those with an established small businesses seeking practical, business and marketing support from an experienced maker and small business tutor! The live online course will be held via the Zoon platform over 4 Wednesday evenings, 2-23 December, 7-9pm. Head to slowclay.com to book! *Image by @itufts . . #slowclay #slowclaycentre #professionaldevelopment #smallbusinessmelbourne #onlinecourse See more

19.01.2022 Ceramic space available in Melbourne. Nothing more needed to make and fire your creations. Access to the studio is 24x7. Message me or text me on 0452 404 949.

19.01.2022 Were so thrilled that we have been able to reinstate our upcoming Weekend Intensive wheel courses! Were fully booked for June, but still have spots available for the subsequent Weekend Intensives on September 19th - 20th, and October 31st - November 1st. We are extremely conscious of implementing best health practices and ensuring government social distancing guidelines are met, ongoing. Taught by Slow Clay founder Jane Sawyer (@janesawyer1 ), these Intensive courses offer ...a great introduction to the ergonomically sound methods that underpin all of our wheel classes, and are suitable to those at beginner or intermediate level (as Jane can offer some tailoring to the content). Intensives cover the same content as our eight-lesson term, packed into one weekend (10am-4pm both days) plus an optional glaze class (held a few weeks later). Content covered includes clay preparation, insight into Slow Clay techniques, solid working time, visual presentations and discussion. Whether you're itching to get back into the studio or swing of making, or looking for an introduction to Slow Clay methods, these Intensives are a great way to learn what we do over a weekend of educational fun! Bookings via slowclay.com (search Weekend Intensives). Nick Hannah . . . #slowclay #handmadeceramics #arteducation #thegoodlife #handmadeinmelbourne #melbournemade See more

19.01.2022 Ok, ok, we know many of you have seen this already - because you have sent us links to it! But it's worth re-posting with huge thanks to Michael Leunig for his insight. Let's create an alternative Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November? Anyone up for it?

19.01.2022 Slow Clay Updates Term 3 Lockdown - https://mailchi.mp/slowcl/slow-clay-updates-term-3-lockdown

19.01.2022 This is a wonderful blog post about the value and use of sketch books and drawing to develop a visual language. We recommend to all our students to keep a sketch book as they progress through our courses. And we also offer a specific drawing subject with the wonderful artist Sarah Tomasetti as part of our Studio Practice Program (SPP). Many students feel overwhelmed and incapable of knowing where to start, unless they already have an art background, but we stress it is a priv...ate sketch book and they do not need to show it to anyone. Developing a unique visual language feeds into developing a unique sense of touch with clay. The two are linked but different as the choice of materials brings its own voice to the relationship. Drawing, like making, gives you to opportunity to process and grow from the seeds of an idea. Where you end up may be totally different to where you started and this is part of the joy of it all! See more

18.01.2022 If you have been to Slow Clay Centre, you will surely have seen @sabri.talarico busy in the office or teaching our kids class. Not only is Sabrina an administrative whiz, but she is also a skilled ceramic artist and videographer, and has a degree in arts therapy. She shared this lovely video in response to our reflection on daily ritual(s)/tea ceremony. Doesn't it capture the warm and grounding aura of this simple act so well? Ceramics: Andrew Halford, Robert Barron, Jane Sawyer . #slowclay #slowliving #creativetalk #thegoodlife #creativequarantine #melbournemade #slowclaycentre #deepthinking #mindfulness #meditation #potteryvideos #connection #morningritual

18.01.2022 More of Jane Sawyers work appearing at Maunsell Wickes until 30 August. Enquires to the gallery!

18.01.2022 Whats on your bookshelf? During this time of enforced slow-down, we are more in need of nurturing and connection than ever. Wed love to hear about your personal sources of inspiration and learning. Are you currently engaged more with digital content or are you taking a hiatus from the technological world to embrace a more tactile approach? Perhaps a combination of both If you are unable to touch clay at the moment (due to studio closures such as ours), are you able to use ...your time to connect with design, drawing or reading? With all that is going on, we will be posting a series of discussion points over the coming weeks, that invite all makers to partake in meaningful conversations with us about connection: how and why we do what we doThis post encourages you to turn to your bookshelf and dive deep into a book! Why not make a cup of tea in your favourite hand made cup and curl up somewhere warm and let us know what you are reading! . . #slowclay #slowliving #creativetalk #thegoodlife #creativequarantine #melbournemade #slowclaycentre #deepthinking See more

17.01.2022 Having fun in lockdown!

16.01.2022 We have some fantastic pieces by Varuni Kanagasundaram available at our annual COLLECTIVE X SLOW CLAY! This year we’ve asked 10 of our favourite Victorian artists to show 10 pieces each that respond to the theme 'Limited Edition 2020', in whatever way they choose! Varuni’s practice explores the universal meaning of rituals of the Indian subcontinent. Here is a sneak peak of some of her work that will be available at this year’s COLLECTIVE exhibition, and accompanying artist s...tatement: The ceramic artworks in the form of ritual objects of offering convey the textiles, designs, colours and markings of the Indian subcontinent. They try to evoke a sense of tactility, preciousness, vibrancy as well as curiosity. The forms respond to a limited edition series as bolts of fabric in ceramic, scrolls or ceramic objects that capture the folds of fabric. Southern ice porcelain paper clay or fabric impregnated with Southern ice porcelain slip brings out the delicacy of forms and also the vivid colours of the pigments of the East. Migrant stories are embodied within these ritual objects. by Michael Lam COLLECTIVE X SLOW CLAY: Limited Edition 2020 - running online at slowclay.com 1-13 December (physical viewing of the work available in the studio on these dates, 11am-4pm daily). . . #slowclay #collectivexslowclay #collectivexslowclay2020 #australianceramics #melbourneceramics #onlineexebition #shoplocal #contemporaryceramics #supportlocal #melbourneceramics #melbourneartist #ceramicsaustralia See more

15.01.2022 Slow Clay November Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/slowclay/slow-clay-september-newsletter

15.01.2022 Slow Clay teachers have been busy in the lockdown. Huge congratulations to Grace Brown who is showing her beautiful "Lost Worlds" at The Stockroom Kyneton. And yes, it's in Stage 3 but you can enquire direct to the gallery for images! https://stockroomspace.com/grace-brown

15.01.2022 Of course, we have some pieces by Slow Clay founder @janesawyer1 available at this year’s COLLECTIVE X SLOW CLAY: A Limited Edition 2020! Fluid, gestural and tactile, @janesawyer1’s ceramic art reflects her interest in movement. In this series, freshly-thrown walls of clay are manipulated, slumped and shaken to induce collapse. The changed form has echoes of the circularity of the original form and yet the collapsed form suggests movement is possible. Perhaps it is not an e...nd but is rather a beginning of something still to be explored which she does by freezing the forms into strange contortions and wrapping them in layers of contrasting fluid clay and dripping glaze. Each piece has a corresponding wall hook made from the same clay that drapes these collapsed pieces over them to provide an illusion of dripping fluidity and softness creating a tension between the known and unknown: the frozen hard ceramic material and the illusion of soft drapery. Works made for the COLLECTIVE X SLOW CLAY: A Limited Edition 2020 provide an opportunity to explore repetition and were made during Melbourne’s second lockdown in 2020, the year of change and uncertainty. COLLECTIVE X SLOW CLAY: A Limited Edition 2020 - running online at slowclay.com 1-13 December (physical viewing of the work available in the studio, 11am-4pm daily). . . #slowclay #collectivexslowclay #collectivexslowclay2020 #australianceramics #melbourneceramics #onlineexhibition #shoplocalmelbourne #contemporaryceramics #melbourneceramics #melbourneartist #ceramicsaustralia See more

14.01.2022 Slow Clay director @janesawyer1 explains some techniques and concepts for the upcoming online version of our popular Form & Surface course. Pieces featured in this module are by @ohheygrace @neilhoffmannceramics and #susanrobey . Luckily @geoff.bartlett is able to contort himself behind the camera! Thanks also the @sabri.talarico and @ruth_luthi for camera and planning. Huge gratitude to all. This course is going to be awesome!!! . . . .... #australianceramics #onlinecourses #clayonline #ceramicschool #clayschool #melbourneceramics #handbuildingwithclay See more

13.01.2022 Covid-19 advice for students and visitors: We are following the governments guidelines to "notice the signs" and "reduce the spread. We therefore ask all people entering Slow Clay Centre to be mindful of any possible fever, cough and infection, or exposure to anyone with these symptoms, and to seek medical advice and isolate themselves rather than attending. At Slow Clay Centre our cleaners are using disinfectant on all surfaces daily and staff are also advised to stay home if symptomatic. If we have a case of Covid-19 within our community and are advised to close we will refund any remaining unused fees or transfer you to another class up to 12 months in the future at no extra cost. Thank you for your cooperation and wishing you good health!

12.01.2022 Student work appreciation post We love the brush strokes on this piece, and lovely contrast and depth they create! This image was taken fresh out of the kiln, though we'd like to thank those who have sent us images of your work in their new homes - it is so nice for us to see their full journey - keep them coming! A note to students who have not yet picked up their work from last term: we are offering more collection times this week and the next on Wednesday 3 and 10 June (10am - 1pm), and Saturday 6 and 13 June (10am - 12noon). . . #slowclay #handmadeceramics #arteducation #thegoodlife #handmadeinmelbourne #melbournemade #slowclaycentre

12.01.2022 Slow Clay Porcelain and Hand Building teacher @pilarrojas.studio has a feature article about her lovely work in the @australianceramics magazine April issue! We'd like to congratulate Pilar, and as stockists of this great magazine, we encourage those of you looking for a great read or some creative inspiration to pick up a copy (also available online through @australianceramics). . . #slowclay #slowliving #creativetalk #thegoodlife #porcelain #melbournemade #slowclaycentre #deepthinking

12.01.2022 difficult decision but...about time we say....

11.01.2022 We started filming our first online course this week! Theres been a lot to learn, but weve certainly been having fun! A huge shout-out to @yarracityarts who gave us some seed funding to get some online courses happening. We are forever grateful for this opportunity to explore new ways of learning and delivering educational content to our community, many who are vulnerable or cannot attend classes due to geographical distance. Were lucky to have the BEST team on the job! S...abrina Talarico and Geoff Bartlett on the cameras, and Ruth Luthi on curriculum development means Slow Clay director Jane Sawyer just has to learn how to smile in front of a camera . . . #slowclay #handmadeceramics #arteducation #thegoodlife #handmadeinmelbourne #melbournemade #onlinelearning @ Slow Clay Centre See more

10.01.2022 After progressing from Slow Clay studio technician to teacher of our Beginner's Wheel Class and Taste The Clay classes, @erinnmcalpine has shared with us this lovely image of her favourite cup. Made by @sophiejanemoran , Erinn says this is the cup she reaches for daily, admiring the soft earthy hues and gentle faceting. We agree - it is just lovely! . . #slowclay #slowliving #creativetalk #thegoodlife #creativequarantine #melbournemade #slowclaycentre #ceramics #deepthinking #mindfulness #meditation #connection #morningritual

10.01.2022 Are you mystified by how to establish your ceramics business and get your name and products out into the world? We are so excited to be running an online Business and Marketing Toolkit course led by experienced ceramic artist @itufts ! Ingrid specialises in design and short run production of handmade ceramic tableware and objects, and has a large client list ranging from retailers, galleries, restaurants, cafes to cultural organisations and commercial corporations. Ingrid's s...tudio includes production facilities, equipment for prototyping and space for professional development. Targeted to ceramic artists, the course covers topics related to product and business development, diverse creative practices, promotion, and business tracking. Outcomes are practical ideas, resources and strategies that you can apply to your own practice. We have a limit of 10 students for the live online course, which will be held via the Zoon platform over 4 Wednesday evenings, 2-23 December, 7-9pm. Head to slowclay.com to book! . . #slowclay #slowclaycentre #professionaldevelopment #smallbusinessmelbourne See more

10.01.2022 An invitation to join together in Isoclaytion with Mansfield Ceramics. Its wonderful to see everyones faces and studios. Usually we are identified by our work! Very positive.

09.01.2022 Nice message from Mansfield ceramics. Give it a go if you can!

08.01.2022 This online ceramics conference this weekend offers some wonderful workshops and talks! Its very affordable and the proceeds support charities. https://www.ceramicsforcharity.com/

08.01.2022 Huge congratulations to the incredible Sarah Tomasetti for winning the John Leslie Art Prize! Sarah is a teacher in our Professional Development Program and Studio Practice Program. Slow Clay students will know her as a warm, generous, highly skilled and knowledgeable artist and a teacher who lifts her students up and gives them everything! Sarahs fresco paintings are poetic, mysterious, atmospheric and profoundly evocative and this is such a deserving win for a wonderful person and a wonderful painting/fresco Mt Kailash from Above.

07.01.2022 If anyone is wondering why we didn't wait until the end of term to close Slow Clay Centre, or wait for the government to tell us, this is the answer. It's a heartfelt message from the Covid frontline in Italy. Watch it to the end. We are imploring all our community to stay home, do not gather in groups, take the necessary health precautions, and please keep well. There are no jokes or laughs that we can offer - this is serious. Thanks Merran Esson for posting.

07.01.2022 @craftiek is the first student through the doors to collect work from last term, and we are all so excited! A reminder to students that last terms work must be collected on the same day of the week as their class last term, between 10am-1pm only. Or Saturday 23/5, 10-1, as a last resort! . . #slowclay #handmadeceramics #madeinmelbourne #thegoodlife #creativequarantine #melbournemade #slowclaycentre

06.01.2022 Repost from @cibi_minanoie Simple everyday pleasure, CIBI is proud to launch the CIBI Everyday Takeaway Cup CIBI Everyday Cup for your everyday’s takeaway... We want to contribute to our environment. We wantto waste less takeaway cups. We wantto change the concept of buying takeaway coffee. We wantto enjoy takeaway coffee the right way. We wantto do the best we can for now. Coffee would taste the best to be consumed in a cup. Use any cup you like or use your favourite if you want to takeaway. We thought you might enjoy our CIBI Everyday Takeaway Cup because of its story. Terracotta is an environmentally friendly material. Natural insulation to keep your coffee warm. It looks beautiful and has a glazed smooth rim for your lip Made locally by hand of special friendship with @slowclaycentre to be enjoyed by everyone. Zenta, CIBI To celebrate the launch of our Everyday Takeaway Cup, This month, if you buy CIBI everyday takeaway cup in store, it comes with one complimentary coffee of any kind. Please enjoy we do have a piccolo cup too . #cibieverydaycup

05.01.2022 Update: all wheels are now hired (thank you everyone) but please email [email protected] to get on a waitlist. Do you wish to hire a wheel and continue to practice your wheel skills while our classes are closed? Were now hiring our wheels! Send us an email if youre interested. We hope that this will keep you busy, happy and calm during the time of isolation.... Tools will include a turning tool and 2x batts. We can also sell some of our mid fire clay and can offer a firing service when we can. Email [email protected] but be quick! See more

05.01.2022 This is a wonderful resource andI was my first glaze book ever! Kudos to all for re-publishing!

04.01.2022 Would you like some one-to-one (or one-to-two!) special targeted teaching either to expand or hone your skills, mentor you to the next stage, help with a specific project or simply get your hands dirty again? As the CoVid19 restrictions have lifted a little, we've recently opened up to offer some private classes. These have been so well received that we're offering further private sessions moving forward, and we're thrilled that we are now able to take up to two students per ...session. We ask for a minimum commitment of three sessions per individual/pair, so we can follow through the process and best facilitate learning. Email [email protected] for further details/ to book a weekday afternoon with Slow Clay founder Jane Sawyer (@janesawyer1 ), between 1-6pm. Clay, glazes, and all other materials are provided. We recommend 1.5hrs per session, though are now allowing longer timeframes to be booked if desired. Due to the volume of interest in private classes, we recommend getting in quick to secure a spot! Nick Hannah . . #slowclay #handmadeceramics #arteducation #thegoodlife #handmadeinmelbourne #melbournemade #slowclaycentre See more

04.01.2022 We’ve been busy getting ready for our annual COLLECTIVE X SLOW CLAY exhibition! As this year has been a bit, well, limited, we’ve adjusted the exhibition accordingly. We’ve invited 10 Victorian ceramic artists to show 10 pieces each that respond to the theme: Limited Edition 2020. The exhibition will run from 1st 13th December, with all works available for purchase online. Alternatively, now that galleries are able to open again, come and visit us and view the works in pe...rson at Slow Clay (11am-4pm daily on exhibition dates) we’d love to see you! List of artists: David Ray @davidrayceramics Holly Macdonald @h_ollymacdonald Jane Sawyer @janesawyer1 Kirsten Perry @kirstenpp Madeleine Thornton-Smith @madeleinethorntonsmith Pie Bolton @piebolton Pilar Rojas @pilarbox Prue Venables @pruevenabl Susan Robey #suerobey Varuni Kanagasundaram #varunikanagasundaram . . #slowclay #collectivexslowclay #collectivexslowclay2020 #australianceramics #melbourneceramics #onlineexhibition #shoplocalmelbourne #contemporaryceramics #melbourneceramics #melbourneartist #ceramicsaustralia See more

04.01.2022 Just when we thought we were going ok and could open up for our Term 3 classes again, an outbreak has happened here in Melbourne (or is it a second wave?) and we are going into lockdown again -for 6 weeks. We will be in touch with all our enrolled students via email but if anyone would like to grab a Clay Care Kit you can turn up today until 5pm or tomorrow 10-5 to collect one. $65 for students, $75 for everyone else. Bring your pieces back for us to glaze and fire for $10/kg... after we open again. . . . . #bugger #patiencerequired #lockdownoffer #claykit #isoactivities #isolationcreation See more

03.01.2022 Creative visions for the future needed please...preferably without Zoom... https://www.smh.com.au//what-the-world-needs-now-is-art-20

01.01.2022 We wanted to share with you all this lovely handbuilding video by @pilarbox to start your week with some creative inspiration! Here at Slow Clay, Pilar has been teaching both the Porcelain Small Objects and Form and Surface courses for 5 years now, and we feel so blessed to have such an experienced teacher and maker on our wonderful team! We encourage you to visit Pilar's Instagram page and website to see more of her amazing work We have also been busy filming a handbuilding course for online delivery - led by @Jane sawyer1 - so watch this space... information and details to come! . . #slowclay #slowclaycentre #handmadeinmelbourne #potteryclass #onlineclasses

01.01.2022 We can highly recommend the Journal of Australian Ceramics and also Ceramics Art and Perception (see Mansfield Ceramics) to catch up on some great reading while you are in lockdown! We stock both magazines at Slow Clay Centre but....it's going to be harder to get them to you from now for a while! Try ordering direct online instead for the time being!