Handbuilding weekly course
120,00€ /month
Inscription fee: 30€
Classes of 2 hours a week
Ongoing ceramic handbuilding course for all levels. Learn pinch, slab, coil and hollowing techniques to create functional and decorative ceramics, including glazing and surface decoration.
Handbuilding is one of the most creative and direct ways to work with clay.
All you need is clay, a few basic tools and your hands to start building ceramic pieces. Unlike wheel throwing, handbuilding allows more freedom to explore forms while learning the techniques step by step.
In our ongoing ceramic handbuilding course, you will follow a structured program adapted to your level, whether you are starting from scratch or already have experience.
Classes are 2 hours per week, and during the course you will learn the main ceramic construction techniques: pinch, slab, coil and hollowing. With these techniques you will be able to create both functional pieces (bowls, cups, serving dishes, teapots) and decorative objects (vases, boxes, ikebana containers and more).
You will also explore a variety of surface and decoration techniques, including carving, engobes, wax resist, textures and glazing, allowing you to develop your own visual language in clay.
If you are a beginner, we will guide you step by step through the foundations of handbuilding.
If you already have experience, you will refine your skills and explore more advanced construction and decoration techniques.
The minimum enrollment is 3 months, allowing enough time to progress through the program and complete your pieces.
We work exclusively with high-temperature stoneware and glazes suitable for functional ceramics, so the pieces you create can be used in everyday life.
Classes are taught by bilingual instructors (Spanish / English).
Why you should take this course
Handbuilding allows you to explore ceramics in a very natural way.
While working with your hands, you learn how clay behaves, how to build forms and how to solve structural challenges.
In this course you will:
🔶 Learn the main ceramic handbuilding techniques
🔶 Develop creativity and control of the material
🔶 Create functional and decorative ceramic pieces
🔶 Explore surface decoration techniques
🔶 Understand the full ceramic process, from building to glazing
It is an ideal format for anyone who wants to develop their ceramic practice in a creative and progressive way.
Who it’s for
People who want to learn ceramics from scratch
Anyone interested in handbuilding techniques
Students who want to develop creativity working with clay
People interested in functional and decorative ceramics
Ceramicists who want to continue practicing and improving their skills
No previous experience is required.
What you will learn
During the course you will learn how to:
✅ Build pieces using pinch techniques
✅ Work with slab construction
✅ Build using coil techniques
✅ Create hollowed forms
✅ Design and build functional pieces such as bowls, cups and serving dishes
✅ Create decorative pieces such as vases, boxes or ikebana containers
✅ Apply decoration techniques including:
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carving
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textures
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wax resist
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engobes
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glazes
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✅ Understand the drying, firing and glazing process
The program adapts to each student’s level so you can progress at your own pace.
Day and time: check here our weekly timetable check timetable >
Inscription fee: 30€
Monthly fee: 110€ (includes all needed to follow the program)
Inscription fee and first monthly fee are charged by credit card, Following monthly fees are charged by direct billing.
THIS COURSE INCLUDES:
- Stoneware (high temperature clay), tools, firings, glazes and colored slips
- your finished pieces go home with you.
- New students are welcome at each beginning of the month (submitted to the availability of spots). Enrollment open throughout the year
For better personal tutoring we admit max. 6 students per class. The courses will take place with a minimum of 4 students. For groups of 6 students we can arrange special dates/schedules and programs.
