Clay and Design Workshop: Functional Ceramics

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Clay & Design is a three-hour workshop that brings design thinking and handbuilding together.

We begin with design principles, not as rules, but as lenses. How does form follow function? What does an object communicate through its shape and texture? How do constraints become creative resources? Then we put the theory down and you build your own object from clay, guided by a brief you write for yourself.

No design background needed. No experience needed. No perfect result expected. There is tea and coffee, there is quiet, and there is something that happens when your hands take over and your phone is away.

You'll leave with a piece you made from a genuine brief, and a different way of looking at every object you use every day. Your piece fired and ready to collect within a few weeks.

You can either book here on my website: https://www.ravaceramics.com/workshops
Or via Hipsy ticket.


Details:
- A space to slow down, soften, and reconnect
- A workshop shaped by curiosity and discovery
- Guided support, without pressure
- Guidance that leaves room for your own way
- Making something meaningful, not perfect


'When mind uses itself without the hands it runs the circle and may go too fast.... The hand that shapes the mind into clay or written word slows thought to the gait of things and lets it be subject to accident and time.'
Ursula K. Le Guin

What happens to my piece after the workshop?
Your piece will be glazed with a transparent glaze and fired at 1240°C. It usually takes 2–3 weeks to dry and be fired, depending on the weather and how busy the studio is. Once it’s ready, I’ll let you know and you can pick it up from the studio within 10 days. I don’t ship workshop pieces.

Do I need any experience with clay?
No experience is needed. The workshop is open to beginners and curious makers, and I’ll guide you through the process step by step.