YEEVIA POTTERY STUDIO - CERAMICS HANDBUILD in Malaysia

This is an e-mail I got from my sifu Frankie Yee, he just came back from USA so I decided to promote this KACHING industry you may want to check out.

Here are the classes that I had typed. At least you know what classes I am planning to offer.

All classes can be drag into 6 months so just devide half the price. Most part time can only do once in a week. :)

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Intermediate level Ceramics 3 (combination techniques) and Advanced Ceramics Professional Development

Course Description:

Intermediate Level Ceramics 3 and Advanced Ceramics Professional Development is designed for the student with the experience and discipline to work independently in art. This course is to develop and expand understanding of the skills, values and history particular to the ceramics medium. The students are expected to interact with other advanced students and share their problems/discoveries in formal and informal settings. Importance is placed on individual research and productivity toward professionalism in the field.

Procedures:

A portion of each class period will be dedicated to one or more of the following:

Lectures

PowerPoint presentations

Glazes testing and clay bodies experiment

Group or individual discussions

Demonstrations individual or group

Individual / group critique

Course Goals:

To identify each student's style from define and refine personal expression into ceramics.

To encourage students to research and explore processes, materials, and techniques in order to accomplish aesthetic goals.

To provide students with more independent manner of exploring artistic problems, must as they will encounter after leaving the courses.

To promote student verbalized professionally through their esthetic ceramics artwork.

To acknowledge the esthetic of history and contemporary ceramics artists.

This course is a four months long period and it can be repeating over again depending each student progressions.

Each week will have two sessions and each session is 3 hours lecturing with additional 3 hours extra as total of 6 hours. Total of 8 sessions in a month. Date will be schedule available. The hour is between 10.00am to 5.00pm only.

Additional studio time is available when there is no class. Do check out the open studio schedule as first come first served by making appointment.

This intermediate and advanced courses cost (excluding ceramics material, glazing and firing pieces) for one month depends how many students are in a class section:

One student $750.00 MR each cost per month. Full payment is $3,000.00

Two students $650.00 MR each cost per month. Full payment per person is $2,600.00

Three students and up $600.00 MR each cost per month. Full payment per person is $2,400.00

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Ceramics 2 (throwing on the wheel)

Course Description:

Ceramics II focuses on wheel-forming techniques of ceramics production. After demonstrating wheel-forming proficiency, students are free to explore their choice of forming methods as they develop their own aesthetic ideas in clay.

Course Objectives:

Students will gain knowledge in:

1. Clay Manipulation – demonstrated by ability in wheel-forming clay.

2. Technical information – increased familiarity with glaze formulation, firing and modifications, demonstrated by systematic glaze experimentation.

3. Aesthetic growth – increased awareness of the variety of past and present ceramics forms; the indication of a personal search for a meaningful form as evidenced in pieces produced.

This course is a four months long period. You will learn step by step from throwing simple cylinders, close form, mug/cup, bowl, plates, pitcher, lidded jar and teapot. You will also learning how to pull handle.

Each week will have two sessions and each session is 3 hours long. Total of 8 sessions of lecturing in a month. You can choose weekend or weekday to match my schedule available. Usually the hour you can choose is between 10.00am to 5.00pm or 7.00pm to 10.00pm.

Additional practice time is available for throwing when there is no class. Do check out the open studio schedule as first come first served by making appointment.

Ceramics 2 lecturing course cost (excluding ceramics material, glazing and firing pieces) for one month is $800.00 MR. Full cost payment is $3,200.00 MR. This course is directly teaching one to one and using porcelain clay only.

Top white Yeevia porcelain clay (china bone clay). $6.00 MR per KG.

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For Advanced Professional Independent Ceramist that needs Consultant.

If you need any ceramics consultant regarding your artwork, I would be giving out my input, guidance and critiques at $100.00 per hour and minimum is 2 hours. Just make appointment with me.

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For Wall Hanging Sculpture or Landscape mural wall Ceramics Workshop.

This course is a three months long period.

Each week will have two sessions and each session is 3 hours lecturing with additional 3 hours extra as total 6 hours. Total of 8 sessions in a month. Date will be schedule available. The hour is between 10.00am to 5.00pm only.

Additional studio time is available when there is no class. Do check out the open studio schedule as first come first served by making appointment.

This course cost is (excluding ceramics material, glazing and firing pieces) for one month depends how many students:

1 student $750.00 MR per month. Full payment is $2,250.00

2 students $650.00 MR Each cost per month. Full payment is $1,950.00

3 students and up $600.00 MR Each cost per month. Full payment is $1,800.00

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BEGINNING CERAMICS HANDBUILD COURSE.

This course is an introduction to clay and ceramics technology as applied to the production of art/craft forms. You will learn hand-forming methods of pinch, coil and slab construction. Emphasis will be placed on vessel form. Study will include the nature and origin of clay, a basic overview of the entire ceramic process from raw material to fired form and an introduction to ceramic history.

Course Goals:

You will gain knowledge in three areas of ceramic art:

A. Technical: Proficiency in three (3) methods of hand-forming clay. This involves analyzing and solving construction problems by applying knowledge of the nature of clay.
B. Intellectual: Understanding the physical properties of clay from raw material to fired product and applying this information in the use of the material to effect expression.
C. Aesthetic: Develop an awareness of the unique, expressive qualities of clay through personal experience and study of historic and contemporary work. Exercise creativity in the completion of ceramic works, and verbalize about intent and content found in ceramic forms.

This course is basically a three months long period. Each month will be focusing on one technique. Each technique, there will have a few methods of pinching techniques to learn. So do the others techniques to be mastering.

Each week will have two sessions. Each session is 3 hours long lecturing with hands-on demo and a total 8 sessions in a month. You can choose either weekend or weekday to match my schedule available. Usually the hour you can choose is between 10.00am to 5.00pm or 7.00pm to 10.00pm.

In one session, I will only take one to three students.

The cost:

The beginning hand build ceramics course cost (excluding ceramics material, glazing and firing pieces):

For one independent student, one month is $700.00 MR. (Direct teaching one to one) Total 3 months cost is $2,100.00

If the class has two to three students, each student will be paying $600.00 MR per month. Total 3 months payment cost per person is $1,800.00

If you can find one or two more friends to join you in a group, you will have friends around to chat with while making ceramics.

Extra given Open studio for 6 hours per week without instructor guidance is given to each student and please do make the appointment each week.

Other cost that are not included in the course:

1) Ceramics set tools $30.00 or you can buy from store.

2) Top white Yeevia porcelain clay (china bone clay). $6.00 MR per KG.

Kiln firing price.

Electric kiln full load per bisque firing or one low firing is $35.00 MR

Gas kiln full load for firing to high firing cone 10 is $150.00. Usually it takes 14-16 hours labor of firing and watching the kiln.

Gas kiln full load for oxidation for cone 6 is $70.00 MR

Gas kiln full load for oxidation for Cone 10 is $100.00 MR

For coloring glazes, the price will be between $1.00 to $3.00 per piece.

If you have interest to take the ceramics course and maybe you would like to ask more questions, please don't hesitating to give me a call.

Thank you.

Sincerely
Frankie Yeevia

Malaysia International Ceramist
Master of Fine Art (MFA)
Lecturer & Workshop
Ceramics Art Consultant
Yeevia@gmail.com

Tel: 014-358-0388