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[quercus]

hello, have any of you found good pottery teachers in or around seoul or ichon? have any of you taken pottery courses at the uni's? where they any good? expensive? how often could you go and for how long each time?

[treeplanter]

hi there!
Before I came to Korea, learning pottery was one of the main goals I set up for myself. I had tried to find a pottery teacher in Ichon since -I'm sure you know already-it's the most famous city for pottery in Korea. Unfortunately though, I found out that the master potters there don't usually take on"students" that are not professional. I"m not sure how experienced you are, but finding a good teacher in Ichon who's willing to teach you might be a bit difficult. On the other hand, if you're not a professional potter, I'm sure you can find potters just about anywhere. I remember finding tons of information on the internet. Finding a teacher that can speak and instruct in English might be a bit hard though.. If you let me know where you live or how far you're willing to travel to learn, I can try to find some places for you.

I have been taking pottery lessons in Ansan, kyeongkido, and it's been a blast! My teacher's been so great-he's trying to teach me everything he knows! (you'll find out that a lot of places don't like to teach students too much too fast and soon because they want to have you as a student as long as possible for obvious rea$on$! ) I'm paying about 150000won per month, and I usually go there 4 days a week although he says i can come everyday if i wanted to. The usual fee I think is about 10000/month for twice a week for most places.
I'm actually thinking about buying a used wheel so I can do it at home!

good luck with the search, and let me know if you need help! (tell me your area, and how much time you have for pottery)