night owl

join us for this 2-visit clay workshop

discover the magic of clay hand-building as we guide you in creating your very own night owl lantern.

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

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

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

september | night owl



{non - members price}

$35 per person


{member pricing}

1 person for $25, 2 for $35, 3 for $45, 4 for $55


(members: if you book for more than 4 the pricing starts at 1 for $25 etc. again)




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Workshop Details

light up the night this fall with these night owl lantern sculptures! this 2-part clay workshop requires no previous skills or experience!

learn the art of stoneware clay and the fun sgraffito technique, which means "to scratch" in italian. this unique lantern will add charm and beauty to any surface it sits on. *for use with battery-operated tealights.

Timeline

1. Build & Sgraffito: 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

8.5" H × 4.5" W

Techniques & Materials

techniques: hand-building, sgraffito, glazing

materials: stoneware clay, glazes, battery-operated tealight

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.

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."

—Albert Einstein