TAILOR MADE COURSES FOR 200 EUROS PER WEEK

ACCOMMODATION FROM 400 EUROS PER WEEK

We shall be running residential pottery courses at Chapeliers between November 2008 and March 2009.  These courses can be weekly or fortnightly and will be perfect for anyone who is interested in learning or improving any aspect of ceramics, be it hand building, slab building or throwing.  You should be able to go home with glazed or smoke fired (finished) work.

Hand built smoke fired pots by Kim Grayson (your tutor)	Tin glazed earthenware by Mike Latham (an ex student)

Accommodation costs from 400 Euros per week.  For pottery students and their friends or their partners we are offering the accommodation in Chapeliers for up to four adults on a self catering basis for 400 Euros per week. This comprises the two double bedrooms, the fully equipped kitchen, the TV lounge and of course, use of the garden and free parking.  For groups of more than four people (including up to four students) we can make Le Petit Chapeau, our self catering holiday home, available as well, for the same price as above, 400 Euros per week.  For individuals or couples, we can offer bed and breakfast at Chapeliers for 65 Euros per night and for those who would like to be totally independent, we can find alternative local accommodation.

We fully understand that potting couples are very rare, so we can suggest or arrange excursions or activities for your non-potting partners, thus enabling everyone to enjoy themselves.  The weather in November and in March often reaches a very pleasant 25 degrees centigrade and of course, the countryside is very beautiful in Autumn and Spring.  In December, January and February, there should be plenty of snow for skiing, unless we have another warm, dry winter, which will then provide great opportunities for walkers and climbers.  

If you are interested in discussing or booking a course, please call Kim or Mike Grayson on 0033 534 090 548 or e-mail us on chapeliers@hotmail.com  

Kim throwing a pot. Don't be scared to have a go!		Chapeliers is to the left, the pottery studio to the right and a small area of the spacious garden is shown in the foreground.
Your tutor, Kim Grayson, has studied and made ceramics for over 20 years and with City and Guilds Certificates in Ceramics, Design for Ceramics and Adult Education Teaching is well prepared to teach anyone who is willing to learn.  She also speaks German and French and is more than happy to take groups of mixed nationalities.  Whilst being a confident teacher and communicator, her approach is very much 'hands off', giving help rather than instructions and allowing each of you to find your own style and form.		The pottery studio is a few meters across the garden from your accommodation.  It is equipped with an electric wheel, a kick wheel, a slab roller, and an electric kiln.  Those who have already had experience of pottery courses will appreciate that we have a double sink with plenty of running water, good lighting, central heating, tables of different heights, plenty of space and chairs, stools and tools for all. Clays and glazes will be available or bought in ready for your choice of creations.  As the kitchen is in a separate building, hazardous chemicals are kept separate from food and drink.

The courses can address your choice of processes if you have previously worked with clay, or follow a standard learning structure if you have never touched clay before.  There will be 4 hours of tuition, and four extra unsupported hours for you to choose from each day.  The tuition fee will be 200 Euros per week (five days). We ask for a contribution towards clays, slips, glazes and oxides depending on the quantities used and firings are charged for according to the total size and volume of your work.   Work can be posted to you at home if there are strict weight restrictions on your chosen airline.

A Chinese vase under creation by Janice Pons, a long term local student.