September Workshop | 1 hour

night owl

Join us for this 1 or 2-visit* stoneware clay workshop!

Discover the wonderful world of clay hand building *Glazing is not included in the building price for all 2-part workshops.

september | night owl | adult & family workshop | lantzville location

 
 


{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)




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 & Sculpt: 1 hour of instruction, stay up to 30 min after to finesse. Create using our high fire clay and we will dry and fire the clay in the kiln.

2. Glaze: Request a clear dip or return to the studio to add the beautiful glazes. Book at least one week 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 8 days after glazing, it’ll be ready for pick up.

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