friendsgiving bowls

join us for this 2-visit clay workshop

make something beautiful and practical for your home out of stoneware clay.

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

this is part-one (building) of the friendsgiving bowls 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

these bowls are perfect for serving comfort foods that warm the heart—and what is more comforting than a warming bowl of soup when the weather begins to change?

there is something deeply satisfying about cooking up a batch of soup. right up there along with baking a loaf of crusty bread. 🙂 so good for the soul. the best part would be pouring it into a handmade bowl!

Timeline

1. Build & Sculpt: 1 hour of building and an extra 30 minutes for smoothing, if needed. 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 hour, 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

2.5" H × 3.75" W

Techniques & Materials

techniques: hand-building, coil building, carving/stamping, glazing

materials: stoneware clay, underglaze, 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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—The Beatles