Late-Autumn 2025 Handbuilding: Holiday Ornaments (3 Weeks)
$240.00
This 3 week course dives deep into how to handbuild delicate, elegant and playful holiday ornaments. We will practice how to combine pillow moulds, coils and soft slabs to create voluminous ornamental forms that are then used as the base for a hanging ornament, bell, or keepsake. There will be afocus on finishing and decorating the pillowed forms with discreet sculpted elements and various decorative surface additions including slip trailing, extruded coils, sprigs, and underglaze and slip transfers.
Ideal participant:This workshop is perfect for beginner potters who are keen to explore combining techniques to create original forms. We also welcome more experienced handbuilders who wish to explore fine detail surface decoration.
Please note that all materials and tools will be provided.
We do not provide aprons so please bring one or dress in clothes you don't mind getting dirty. You may also want to bring a towel for your hands.
The class duration is 2.5 hour, clean up is included in this time.
This class is intended for all levels. It is open to all adults and teenagers from ages 15 and up.