Advanced Hand Building Course

Push the boundaries of what you can achieve by creating with clay, glaze, and firing



8 x 2.5 hours Location Keysborough Class size 1 to 8 guests   $625 (Afterpay available)

Join our intermediate hand building course and learn beyond the basics. With your experienced tutor, either Jack Latti on a weekday or Karine Nadtochii, you will delve deeper into the world of ceramics.
In this eight-week course, the first four weeks will focus on skill development and testing different clays. You will be guided through small clay making exercises, which will help tighten your skills but also allow you to open your mind to new ideas to explore.
For the remaining four weeks, you will decide what object you would like to make and which of the making techniques, clay bodies, and glaze/firing finishes will suit the piece. The results from the first four weeks will inform how each student decides to approach this. Jack and Karine will help extract and execute the ideas that you dream up.
In this course, you can make anything from tableware to sculpture. You'll be amazed at what you can achieve by building on the basic skills that you already have.
By the end of the course, you'll have honed your skill set and also have a collection of original ceramics that reflect you as a maker.
Note: If you exceed the eight kilograms of firing allowance, additional firing is at the standard The Kiln Room pricing.
What you'll get
  • An experienced tutor
  • Clay
  • Glaze
  • Eight kilograms' worth of included firing
  • Equipment
  • Tea and coffee
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Knowledge required
For intermediates.
Session repeats

This class series runs over 8 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hens party.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

The Kiln Room - 10 Boileau Street, Keysborough VIC

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Recent reviews of Advanced Hand Building Course

  • 5/5 from Jacqui Louw, attended Feb 2026: Jack is an amazing teacher and the course was very good. I learned so much and produced some wonderful and interesting pieces. The Venue at The Kiln Room is also one of the best in Melbourne. Highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Yvonne Gillam, attended Jul 2025: Really enjoyed the class over the 8 weeks. Learned hand building techniques and more. Jack was a very patient and knowledgeable teacher, the facilities were great as well. I felt very welcomed and learned heaps. Would strongly recommend this venue and Jack if you want to enhance your hand building skills. Yvonne
  • 5/5 from Jan Berrigan, attended Feb 2025: It was a great opportunity to extend hand building skills with a highly experienced teacher. I loved exploring sculptural forms on a larger scale and learning more about stains, underglazes and glazes. Thanks Jack
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Jumping Creek Designs
Jumping Creek Designs

5.0 (236)

A young Naarm/Melbourne based ceramics studio that is a space for aspiring, novice and intermediate potters to create, learn, play, experiment and experience the joy and therapeutic benefits of working with your hands and creating forms through shaping, squeezing, pushing, pulling, rolling and pinching beautiful clay. Run by a bubbly, cheerful, passionate Melbourne girl, Tania Paradkar!
What we offer:
  • Two and a half hour wheel throwing "taster" course
  • Kids classes and workshops
  • Themed parties - Birthday parties, Hen's Parties, Corporate functions and more
  • Full day workshops - including 'Built A Pot For a Plant', Jewelry Making, Mask Masking and more
  • Eight-week wheel throwing classes
  • Eight-week wheel throwing and hand building classes

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