Hand building workshop

Service Description

Winter is the perfect time to elevate your daily space with cosy winter candle and tea light holders, and infusers. They are ideal for centre piece, or a mix and match huddle, adding soft flickering light and a touch of elegance and warmth to your home. Join Mel for a hands-on workshop where warmth is shaped by hand. You'll learn to build your own ceramic candle holders, tea light vessels, and incense infusers—objects made not just to use, but to savour in your winter routines. Whether you're new to clay or returning to it, this is an invitation to pause, make, and create warmth from the inside out. Inspired by the quiet beauty of natural forms and the clarity of mid-century design, this 2 session workshop blends rustic textures with functional elegance. We'll work with earthy clay and soft matte colours to create pieces that enhance your home with subtle charm. Session one is focused on making a few clay pieces and preparing for a bisque firing. You will experience a range of hand building basics, such as pinch pots, coil and slab building techniques, and starting the decorative process by carving and adding the splash of colour. Session two, you will clean and finish decorating your pieces with colour and prepare for a glaze firing. Each piece will include a food safe clear liner glaze so it easy to clean. You will be able to pick up your pieces 2-3 weeks after Session two. Mel's studio is a cosy and relaxing setting located on 78 Carlingford Road Epping, with free parking off the main road on Midson Road. This course is right for you if you have : - no experience with clay and making - some experience and wanting a refresher - a desire to learn through making a piece - an interest in learning hand building techniques and working with clay This class will provide access to : - step by step support - practice through making - clay and materials required - tools and templates as required $140 Payment Includes : - Session one 2.5hrs, Session two 1.5hrs - The Clay Effect coloured slips and clear glaze relevant to your pieces - one bisque and one glaze firing What to bring : Wear closed in shoes, an apron (though not necessary) and images you find inspiring. It's better to have short fingernails — but not critical. Suitable for : Individuals, couples, small groups. Great place for mums and daughters! Adults, and teenagers (minimum age 14years old). An adult must accompany a teenager under 18 years old.