- Tim Copsey
Tim Copsey – Hybrid Vessels
£540.00
Dates:
27 April, 2027 - 29 April, 2027
Tim Copsey’s ceramics combine the opulent and the organic. The Peak District, which surrounds his home and studio, is a lively landscape filled with motion, flux, texture and luster, providing both inspiration and material. The gold and silver burnishes on many of Copsey’s pieces are a response to rushing waterfalls and the dark reflections of peat pools.
8 Spaces Available
Tim Copsey
The Peak District Pennine landscape and seasons are the backdrop to everything Tim makes: Described as beautifully ugly, he in essence makes bowls, bottles, cups and vases that inhabit the border between function and sculpture.
Your Course
Hybrid Vessels Workshop
This three-day workshop is designed for competent ceramic makers who want to explore the possibilities of combining thrown and hand-built techniques to create hybrid forms that sit between functional and sculptural vessels.
The workshop will begin with a series of playful, experimental exercises designed to encourage experimentation with form, proportion, construction and surface. These initial studies will act as ceramic ‘sketches’ from which participants can develop a more focused piece, either by refining one of the forms they have created or by using the experiments as a springboard for a new direction.
We will explore ways of bringing thrown components together with hand-built elements, considering how contrasting methods of construction can be integrated into a single, coherent form. The emphasis will be on developing an individual approach rather than producing a predetermined outcome, with plenty of opportunity to experiment, alter and respond to the material as the work develops.
Alongside form-making, we will introduce ideas around colour and surface design. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with slips and oxides as part of the making process, considering how colour, pattern and surface can contribute to the character and structure of the vessel.
The workshop will work within the scale and limitations of the available wood kiln, allowing participants to develop a substantial piece while remaining mindful of practical considerations such as drying, construction and firing.
The emphasis throughout will be on curiosity, experimentation and developing a personal vocabulary of forms, while gaining practical experience in combining wheel-thrown and hand-built techniques.
Suitable for: Competent makers with previous experience of throwing and hand-building.
Materials and techniques: Wheel throwing, hand-building, joining and altering forms, coloured slips, oxides and surface experimentation.
Key Information
- Suitable for: Intermediate to Advanced
- Timings: 3-Day masterclass from 10am – 4.30pm
- Catering: A light lunch and refreshments will be provided each day. Please specify any dietary requirements at time of booking.
- Venue: The Waldron Gallery & Studio, TN21 0RA
