PLEASE NOTE:
The Workshop will take place over three- days.
About the workshop
Enjoy an exclusive, hands-on experience with 2 trainers for every 6 participants. Traveling with us from our workshop in Santiniketan are senior potters from the Sienna, Calcutta family, who will co-host pottery workshops for both kids and adults throughout the residency.
Shape, throw & mould!
19th July – Day 1
Our master potter & senior designer, and Senior glazing expert will give an introduction to hand-thrown pottery and ceramic arts. We will go through each stage of the pottery-making process with visual aids. We will start by teaching to wedge the clay and then throw on the potter’s wheel and finally learn to centre it.
20th July – Day 2
Shape and mould the clay and create various forms using hands and making handles, learning slab, coil and hand-building techniques. They will teach the group how to pull and push the clay body as desired to create various shapes & forms. Surface carving and decorating techniques.
21st July – Day 3:
Working on perfecting the shapes and sizes, controlling the forms, and continuing to practice throwing.
For intermediate level pottery experience
Age requirement: Over the age of 12 years
Duration: 2 hours
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
