Intermediate handbuilding

Handbuilding - Intermediate

with Tara

In this four-week intermediate handbuilding course, students are invited to advance their current sculpture or functional handbuilding practice through the creation of one large-scale form to fire at the end of the session. Project-specific in nature, students will learn how to skillfully handle scale while drawing from past work and current inspiration – putting material learnings directly into application. An excellent opportunity for students to work 'big' and advance their understanding of clay through focused realization of form.

Requirement: Having taken two hand-building all-levels 6-week course. Being able to work mid-scale with coil. Having a hand-building practice established. 

  • This is a 4-week session with a weekly 3-hour course

  • 10 kg of clay of your choice and all the tool necessary

  • Includes firing

  • Includes all glazes and underglazes. Students are taught how to glaze during a class of 2.5 hours one month after the end of the course.

  • One pass of 4 Independent practices during your session


  • WEEK 1: Course introduction, inspiration sharing, sketching of the projects and demos on coil building, support columns, and drying large work.

    WEEK 2: Demos on slab building, slab-coil technique, and modifications like gussets, folds, and additions.

    WEEK 3: Demos on patching cracks and building modular large-scale forms.

    WEEK 4: Demos on advanced surface techniques based on group or individual needs.

    WEEK 5: Completion of forms and demo on how to safely dry large-scale pieces.

    WEEK 6: Final session in studio with professor and individual consultations to create personalized drying plans.

  • A 4-Independent Practice Pass is included with this course.
    You’ll receive an email during your first week of class with information on how to access it!

    Practice is essential for making progress. For an additional fee, you can come to the studio to apply what you’ve learned in class and continue working on your projects during independent practice time.

  • Please arrive on time for each class!

    A few recommendations before your pottery session:

    • Keep your nails short

    • Do not wear rings, bracelets, or watches

    • Wear appropriate clothing and shoes for a studio environment

  • You will receive an email approximately one month after your session, once your ceramic pieces are ready for pickup. Be sure to check your spam or junk folder!

    You will then have 2 weeks to come pick up your pieces during our designated pickup hours. Please bring the email with you. If you are unavailable, you may ask someone else to pick up your pieces — they must show your email as proof.

    After the 2-week period, any unclaimed pieces will be donated.

    Please note that your piece may crack or break during firing — pottery takes practice! This is why this workshop is focused on the experience, not the final result.

  • Refund & Rescheduling Policy

    • 7 days or more before your booking: Full refund or rescheduling available.

    • 3–5 days before your booking: Rescheduling available or a 50% refund.

    • 48 hours or less before your booking: No refund or rescheduling possible.

    Missed Class

    • If you are unable to attend one of the sessions in a 4 or 6-week course, please note that we offer you one make-up as an Open Studio of 2 hours during your session with us. A little time to put your practice into practice.
      Contact us by email at ateliercone10@gmail.com

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