Key documents
Fairwater Pottery leaflet
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Student referrals
How to refer someone to access our services.
Fairwater Pottery
Fairwater Pottery is a place where personal creativity flourishes to produce high quality ceramics such as:
- hand made tiles
- garden pots and sculptures
- tiled mirror frames
- one-off commissions.
Clay is a wonderful medium for developing manual dexterity and self-expression. Students learn ceramic handling techniques and production methods. They are involved as much as possible in every aspect of work, from designing to firing. We also use sessions to emphasise the development of social skills and self-advocacy.
Training and accreditation
We offer OCN accreditation.
Those who may benefit start with some initial ‘taster’ sessions. If these go well students can attend Fairwater Pottery for one or two days per week, occasionally more if appropriate. Attendance continues for a period of two or sometimes three years.
An Individual Training Plan (ITP) is developed for each student, this includes skills such as:
- identifying different types of clay
- handbuilding, press moulding and tile making skills
- glaze application
- making and using plaster moulds
- research and design.
Location and contact
Project Co-ordinator
Fairwater Potter
Sbectrwm Building
Bwlch Road
Fairwater
Cardiff
CF5 3EF
Telephone: (029) 2057 5828
Fax: (029) 2056 5960