December Workshop | 1.5 hours + Glazing*

Trim The Tree — Winter Friends

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.

December | Trim The Tree—Winter Friends | Adult & Family workshop | Lantzville location

$35.00
 
$35.00
 

Workshop Details

There's something undeniably special about handmade ornaments that you can treasure for years to come. Create your own characters following step-by-step instructions and easy designs, in this no-experience-needed clay workshop (...a perfect family activity too)!

Book a return visit to glaze your ornaments with a rainbow of colours of your choosing! These make a perfect gift for the holidays, or add charm to your own tree!

Timeline

1. Build & Sculpt: 1.5 hours 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 1.5-2 hours, depending on the amount of detail :)

3. Pick Up: We will fire it again in the kiln. In approximately 10 days after glazing, it’ll be ready for pick up.

Size

2.75" H x 3" W

Techniques & Materials

Techniques: sculpting, scratch and slip, glazing

Materials: Stoneware clay, underglazes, clear high fire 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. 

“The best way to spread holiday cheer is singing loud for all to hear”

—Buddy the Elf