Introduction to Hand building

Service Description

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