hygge beaver

join us for this 2-visit clay workshop

create a charming little beaver sculpture and bring joy to any space in your home. in this clay workshop, you’ll learn to hand-build this hygge beaver from stoneware clay and sculpt tiny bumblebees too!

14 days after building your beaver sculpture you will return to glaze (paint) it.

this is part-one (building) of the workshop. you will need to book part two (glazing) separately.

glazing time in not included in the building price - click here to book

Workshop Details

join us this July for a canadian adventure where you learn the art of stoneware clay in this no-experience-needed workshop. you’ll be guided through how to hand-build a hygge beaver sculpture perfect for your desk, window sill, shelf or garden!

then, return to add the professional quality glazes and watch as this little cutie comes to life with colours of your choosing! celebrate canada this july by making our national animal! 🦫

Timeline

1. Build & Sculpt: 2 hours of instruction. Create using our high fire clay and we will dry and fire the clay in the kiln.

2. Glaze: Return to the studio to add the beautiful glazes. Book at least 14 days after your build date. We recommend booking 1.5-2 hours, depending on the amount of detail :)

3. Pick up: We will fire it again in the kiln. In approximately 14 days after glazing, it’ll be ready for pickup.

Size

Techniques & Materials

techniques: hand building, glazing

materials: stoneware clay, underglazes, high fire clear glaze

Stoneware Clay 101

The most important thing to remember when working with clay is to relax and enjoy the process of making hand made art! Clay is like magical mud for creating fantastic pottery and cool ceramics. First, you shape it into whatever you want. Then it has to air dry and go into a super-hot oven called a kiln, where it gets fired at really high temperatures (around 1,200°C!). After it’s been fired once it’s ready for the colourful and clear glazes! Finally, it gets fired again to cure the glazes to the clay.

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