Intro to Handbuilding Class

Discover the ancient magic of hand-building pottery.



5 x 2.5 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests

$390 (Afterpay available)


Hand-building is one of the oldest techniques. It has been known since ancient times that working with clay brings many emotional and physical benefits. When we build with our hands, we are out of our heads, and we focus on the present, thus calming our stress and anxiety. It also helps to increase mindfulness and promote emotional regulation. When individuals come together for group projects, they learn how to collaborate, communicate, and problem-solve, and they create a wonderful community of ceramic friends!
If you are interested in learning more about hand-building techniques, our 5-intensive week course is perfect for you.
In this course, you will learn the basics of pottery hand-building by creating different functional ware or small sculpture projects over 5 weeks. The class is once a week with a duration of 2.5 hours each.
The classes are designed for people who are beginners or have some knowledge of pottery; it is not necessary to have previous experience with pottery.
  • Week 1 - Introduction of pottery/clay - project: pinch a pot
  • Week 2 - Introduction of Slab technique
  • Week 3 - Introduction of coil technique
  • Week 4 - Student project - mixing techniques
  • Week 5 - Glazing pieces


Knowledge required
Beginners / Intermediate
 
What you'll get
Five-week term, 2.5 hours for each class in 5 consecutive weeks.
We glaze your pieces with our white studio glaze.
All materials to create fantastic dinnerware (stoneware clay, white studio glaze, firings, studio tools).
We provide 5 kg of clay, you can purchase more in the studio.
What to bring
We provide aprons, but please bring comfortable clothes or clothes that you don’t mind getting muddy.
When the pieces are ready, you will receive a text message or email so you can pick them up.
Session repeats

This class series runs over 5 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity or hens party.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Newport, NSW

Exact location is masked for privacy. You'll automatically get the specific address after booking.

Intro to Handbuilding Class location
Your teacher

Nuna Terra Ceramics
Nuna Terra Ceramics

female Women-owned

Who we are
[Quechua dialect] Nuna -> spirit, soul
[Latin] Terra -> Earth
Nuna terra means the soul of the earth. It is said that we come to this world to remember who we are, why we came, and above all, to learn that we come to this world to be happy.
Nuna Terra was born from a dream and a journey to leave a footprint on this world and sow a seed so that the following generations can see the fruits.
We want to share the therapeutic benefits of working with clay, slowing our life to be in the present. Pottery brings many physical-emotional and well-being into your life. Clay is a medium of self-expression and healing, when we are creating, we are directly connecting to ourselves, making tangible representations of our emotions and feelings.
Nuna Terra is not only a conventional studio that teaches pottery classes and sells products online. We are an artistic and healing movement where we want to share, in addition to ancestral techniques and tradition in ceramics, share healing tools through art, therapy, yoga, singing, body movement, etc.
We come to share, teach and heal in community; we believe that in community, we weave the fabric that gives us strength and sustains and holds us to continue walking this life path.

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