About our 5 Weeks Hand Building Course

​This 5 week course, led by our instructor Ji, is designed to introduce you to the main hand building techniques, bring your ideas to life, and practice glazing your clay pieces. This course will offer you an intro to pottery with an experienced instructor, unlimited clay, and a variety of decorating tools and glazes. With a smaller group size of up to 12 students, you will be able to get more one on one time with our instructor to answer questions specific to your pieces. Perfect for all skill levels—especially beginners aged 14+ —this class focuses on creating pieces using 3 main techniques - pinching, coiling, and slab building as well as learning about proper glaze brush on application techniques. Come ready to explore, create, and grow!

 

Course Overview

Class 1: Learning about and practicing pinching technique under instructor's guidance.

Class 2: Coiling Technique - creating pieces and finishing up projects from Week 1

Class 3: Slab Building - creating pieces from clay slabs using either templates or free style method

Class 4: Starting to underglaze and/ or glaze pieces from Week 1 & 2 Class 5: Finish glazing of all the pieces created during the course Pieces will be ready for pick up 4 weeks after the final class.

 

Terms and Conditions: Classes are for ages 14+ All courses are non-refundable. We require at least two week advance notice to reschedule a course, regardless of the date of booking. There are no partial refunds for missed classes. Our instructor will not be able to repeat the demo in case of late arrival. Please make sure to arrive on time. Make-up Sessions: We will try to accommodate one makeup class per course, however we may not always be able to do so. Please notify us at least 48 hours in advance. Note that new work can't be started in the last two classes (unless you are registered for the following session)

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Our Clay 

At our studio we use stoneware clay which is dense pottery fired at high temperatures to make it resistant to liquids. It is made from clay, but is more durable than other kinds of pottery and earthenware. Stoneware gets its name from its stone-like qualities. It is considered one of the most food safe types of clay due to its non porous nature, but your piece still needs to be glazed after the first firing to become food safe. Stoneware pieces are easy to clean and are soft and pleasing to the touch.​

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