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Make a Ceramic Serving Platter: Hand-Building Pottery Class

Hand-make and decorate your own ceramic platter and dipping bowls


OCD Studio
OCD Studio
5.0 (9)

2 hours

Class size 1 to 8 (public classes), 4 to 18

$85 - $90 (Afterpay available)
(Earlybird price of $85 applies if you book into a public session 14+ days ahead)

Sydney
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Craft
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Pottery
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Clay Sculpture and Hand Building
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Kid Friendly
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Creative Kids
Join our platter-making pottery class in Marrickville and create something you’ll love to use in a beautiful studio you'll love to be in. Learn core skills like slab, pinch and coil building while building a platter and dipping bowls you can proudly show off at your next soirée ("Oh this? Nothing really. It’s just something I knocked up a while ago…"). Not only will you be showered with compliments, but you will experience the satisfaction of hand-building, which is like meditation but more productive!
Together, we will explore a range of different platter forms and textural decorative techniques to add colour and personality to your design. This class is all about the slab building technique: rolling, cutting, joining and attaching three-dimensional decorative elements to create your one-of-a-kind platter. You will also be shown how to create different textural effects using a range of sculpting and trimming tools. Once you have created your canvas, we will explore how to make the most of it with different decorative effects made using a range of sculpting and trimming tools and underglaze colours.
Your tutor is an experienced educator who keeps her classes small so everyone gets the time and attention they deserve.
Has all this platter-making put you in the mood to party? After your class, it will be the perfect time to walk across the road to one of Marrickville’s most storied pubs - The Vic on the Park.
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Save $5 per guest, when you book 14+ days before a session
Knowledge required
  • This is a beginner-friendly class accessible to people with no previous experience, and those who’ve dabbled before. Pick up some new skills and create something you’ll be proud of!
  • You must be at least 13 years old to attend this class (minors will need an accompanying adult).
What you'll get
  • Included in the price, we will clear glaze then fire your piece after class, ready for pick up from the studio in 3-4 weeks. Your objects will be dishwasher and microwave-safe too!
  • A big ball of clay - more than enough to make a platter and accompanying small dishes.
  • Work with a full suite of clay tools and underglazes - everything you need to make and decorate your platter.
  • You’ll wear one of our gorgeous rust-coloured cotton drill aprons with soft linen straps…sooooft!
  • It’ll be afternoon tea time so tea and coffee are provided (inc. regular and soy milk).
  • Best of all, you will get addicted to a new ritual, the calming quality of clay!
What to bring
We could say ‘wear something that’s easy to clean, or that you don’t mind getting a bit dirty. Covered shoes are ideal and think about keeping long hair out of the way’ but honestly all you need to bring is your radiant self!
 
Suitable for

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

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 13 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

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

Location

The OCD Studio - 9 Addison Road, Marrickville NSW

​We’re at 9 Addison Rd in Marrickville, opposite The Vic, right near the intersection of Enmore Rd and seconds from Enmore Park. Dare to drive? There is ample parking along either side of Enmore Park, on Llewellyn St or Victoria Rd. There are also spaces along Addison Rd or any of the nearby side streets. Save the world, one bus trip at a time. Routes 355, 423, 426, 428, 430 all stop close by - alight at Enmore Park and pop around the corner.

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Your teacher

OCD Studio
OCD Studio

5.0 (9)
female Women-owned

Object & Ceramic Design (OCD) is a small pottery studio in Marrickville run by Susan Chen where she makes her own ceramic ware and hosts classes to help others do the same.
Susan has been a practising ceramicist for over a decade. She holds a Masters in Fine Arts from Sydney College of the Arts (USYD) and a degree in Industrial Design from UTS. Currently, she teaches sculpture at the University of Sydney and it is in the sharing of knowledge where her passion lies. With years of experience in helping individuals of all ages, from school children to mature age students, to discover and cultivate their passion for working with clay, Susan brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to her teaching.
Susan strongly believes in the transformative power of art making and sees clay as the ideal medium for creating beautiful objects and a beautiful life!

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