Hand-building
Learn to craft your own ceramics
Saturday workshops
Workshop dates: 18 October & 22 November. 10am until 12.30pm
Location: Mont Albert Clay, 6 Smythe Avenue, Mont Albert VIC 3127
All levels welcome: Perfect for beginners with no previous experience. Experienced students receive a refresher and can progress at their own pace.
We are thrilled to offer Saturday hand-building workshops throughout the year. Get creative and enjoy fresh coffee & delicious treats. Catering by Matilda cafe.
Workshop inclusions
Introduction to hand-building techniques. Individual guidance to help you craft unique ceramic objects
Iron rich brown hand-building clay, pottery tools, and a wide range of stoneware glazes and underglazes
A firing allowance of up to 1kg. Additional firing over your allowance is charged at $20 per kg. You can add on an extra allowance when you book.
Fresh batch-brew coffee & sweet treats. Catering by Matilda Cafe.
Your finished hand-built creations will be ready to collect 4-5 weeks after the workshop.
Questions? Please feel free to contact Rob: 0408 052 962.
What you will learn
Hand-pinching forms
Learn to apply pinching motions to shape clay into forms like coffee cups, trinket dishes and bowls.
Coiling vessels
Create taller organic vessels by squeezing clay into coils, then joining & blending the pieces.
Slab rolling
Learn how to roll out a clay slab. Craft plates and bowls, box-shaped objects, jewellery and decorations.
The art of hand-building
Hand-building is a more organic process than wheel-throwing. You have the freedom to create many types of object. From functional items like mugs and dishes, to sculptures, jewellery and decorative items. It is different from sitting at the pottery wheel, where typically you throw cylindrical forms. Hand-building is extremely beginner friendly.
