ice cream social

join us for this 2-visit clay workshop

calling all ice cream lovers to this charming workshop! in this clay workshop, you’ll learn to hand-build this bowl with blue details!

14 days after building your bowl 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

learn to hand-build your own stoneware clay ice cream social bowl following step-by-step instructions, with no experience needed.

next, book your return visit for glazing (adding colour) and choose which colours to adorn your adorable bowl with. the final result is playful and unique looking dishware for your home, handmade by you, and ready for your next icy treat! 🍨✨ (unfortunately, ice cream is not included 😜)

Timeline

1. Build & Sculpt: 1 hour 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 1-1.5 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.

"Without ice cream, there would be darkness and chaos."

—Don Kardong