Adult Handbuilding
How We Teach Handbuilding
We believe in teaching the basic techniques and then letting you experiment, craft and iterate. We are always on hand to provide gentle guidance and an experienced perspective. But we want your creations to be uniquely yours.
Our Beliefs
Clay is a quiet antidote to the stress of modern life
Modern life can be stressful and distracting. So, it can be a refreshing break to roll up your sleeves and engage in the quiet practice of building with clay. And once you've finished, you'll be rewarded by being able to use and admire something that is hand built and uniquely yours.
OUR CLASSES
Plenty of advice and encouragement
We can provide highly structured lessons, but we can also be flexible in helping you to create what you envision. Clay is a flexible medium, and there are often many ways to achieve your goal. We want to direct you in a way that is achievable and enjoyable every time.
Our Studio
The tools to experiment
You can build in the company of your friends and family at our large communal table. And we have a ton of helpful tools, forms, templates and inspiration on hand to help. We want to be there to help you create your own project, whether that is a planter, jug, platter or anything else you desire.
Our Promise
We'll handle your clay creations with care and respect
Each piece goes through several stages in order to go from raw clay to a finished vessel or decorative object. For example, after forming they need to be dried and then bisque fired at 950ºC before they can be painted. After painting, we re-fire them at 1204ºC. We catalogue and monitor each piece as it goes through our system, so you can collect your pieces after 3-4 weeks.
