Join us at Ora Aroha Studio in beautiful Mangawhai Village for a delightful Pottery Hand building Workshop led by the talented local artisan potter, Lael Read.

Embrace your creativity as you roll up your sleeves and dive into the wonderful world of clay.

Pottery Hand building Workshop

In this class I will take you through the basics of hand building and how to underglaze (paint) your pieces.

Make as many pieces as you like within the class time and the 1kg of clay provided.
Everything is supplied, just bring your own apron or wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
This is a 3 hour class starting at 4pm.
You can expect to pick up your piece after 5 weeks! I will send out an email when they are ready.

Hand building offers amazing flexibility, and you can sculpt almost anything.

Here what we will focus on:

Bowls & Plates
Coffee mug/Tumbler
Vase

What is included:

1kg of white stoneware clay
Tools to be shared
Variety of underglaze colours (for painting your piece)
Firing & glazing your pieces

See you there!