Clay Hand Building Workshop

Hand build your own unqiuely styled pinch pot & slab plate



2 hours

Class size 1 to 5 (public classes), 4 to 6
  $125 (Afterpay available)

Sink into the mindful craft of pottery as you learn how to hand build and underglaze ceramics in Marrickville!
This beginner-friendly class is for everyone! You will learn basic and fundamental hand-building techniques ie. pinch potting & slab plate making, using clay to make your own pots, plates or bowls. Your teacher will teach you basic skills you can use to make your own ceramic pieces and show you how to decorate them by painting them with underglaze.
During the class, you will make and decorate one to two pieces and finish up with pottery skills for a lifetime.
If you're searching for relaxing things to do in Sydney's Inner West, come and try your hand at pottery at Clay Cartel.

Upcoming dates for Clay Hand Building Workshop

Times are Sydney time. Dates and prices as of 3 Oct 2026, 7:11pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

3 upcoming dates between 24 Oct 2026 and 21 Nov 2026.

  • Sat 24 Oct 2026, 10am-12pm
  • Thu 29 Oct 2026, 10am-12pm
  • Sat 21 Nov 2026, 10am-12pm
What you'll get
  • Clay to make pots
  • Direction in the main hand-building methods
  • Time to make and decorate one to two pieces
  • Bisque firing of pieces made during the class
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly class.
What to bring
An apron
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.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 10 years old).

Adult accompaniment is not required.

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

Location

Clay Cartel - Unit 35 & 36 - Unit 35 & 36, 76B Edinburgh Road, Marrickville NSW

Clay Hand Building Workshop location
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Recent reviews of Clay Hand Building Workshop

  • 5/5 from Ezechiel Ritchie, attended Aug 2026: Great team event, and great venue! Would recommend
  • 5/5 from Sean Kirk, attended Apr 2026: Had a great morning! the instructor was very informative, helpful on finishing touches and provided a great atmosphere to learn and experiment!
  • 5/5 from Phillipa Janos, attended Jan 2026: Great class. Teacher explained and demonstrated process really simply. Class of 6 meant teacher was able to help hands on. Highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Sobha Nair, attended Jan 2026: I booked a private Clay Hand Building workshop for my girlfriends and myself. We had a fabulous time during our class! Our instructor was wonderful - she was patient, very helpful and accommodating with our 'creative' requests! I would definitely recommend this as a fun, get-together activity.
  • 5/5 from Lisa Barbara, attended Nov 2025: A lovely way to spend a morning! Really great class, I learnt lots of new techniques in a relaxed environment.
  • 5/5 from Matt Scolari, attended Oct 2025: ️️️️️ I recently went to Clay Cartel with my son and his girlfriend as a fun birthday activity, and we had an absolute blast! Hunmi was a wonderful teacher — so relaxed, encouraging, and she really gave us the time and confidence to explore and be inspired by the clay. It was such a creative, hands-on experience and we laughed the whole way through. I can’t wait to book another workshop at Clay Cartel — highly recommend for anyone looking for a unique and super fun outing! Lara Scolari
  • 5/5 from Courtney Hobson, attended Sep 2025: Great fun! Smaller class size so the teacher can help you more. Supportive and fun environment
  • 5/5 from Dora Zerafa, attended Jun 2025: Once again great atmosphere!!! You could not get a better teacher then Hunmi, with her knowledge her patience and step by step instructions you could never go wrong. Meeting new people in the class as well is fun… I had meet today great people, hope to see them again in one of Hunmi’s classes
  • 5/5 from Dora Zerafa, attended Mar 2025: This place is just amazing, I can’t get enough its environment is calm, friendly, it’s beautiful and inspiring you just want be there. Hunmi is such a beautiful, patient person her teaching skills is so inspiring and she makes you feel comfortable at what you’re doing and makes feel confident of what you made. She makes me feel like I’ve found a new best friend. Hunmi has torte me how to make pinch pots, coil pots, slab pots. This beautiful place is more then a five star ️
  • 5/5 from Ilse Luypaert, attended Oct 2024: Teacher was very helpful and brougth inspiration, teached us a couple of basic skills and helped where needed, and also let every one free to choose different things.
  • 5/5 from Michael Grattan, attended Sep 2024: Myself, my wife and son really enjoyed our clay hand building class with Shannon! The environment was very peaceful as well as sociable. Shannon was very supportive, helpful and encouraging. Really enjoyed and very much recommend.
  • 5/5 from Denzel Isip, attended Jul 2024: Went to this class with my partner and we thoroughly enjoyed! We will definitely continue working with clay in the future! Highly recommend!
  • 5/5 from Sophie Morgan, attended May 2024: Shannon had everything I would needed for my first class. Lots of fun and great to have a new hobby at a very welcoming clay studio!
  • 5/5 from Sahra Behardien O'Doherty, attended Feb 2024: This was such a fun class! I surprised the hubs with a class for his birthday, and we had the best time. The teacher was wonderful and knowledgeable, the space is gorgeous and easy to access, and the hand-building class was fun, creative, and easy for a first timer. We're definitely going to book again with Clay Cartel! Thank you for a wonderful Saturday!
  • 5/5 from Alison Drayton, attended Nov 2023: Great teacher. Very patient and I was lucky to be the only person in the class. Venue open with light and air. I recommend this to anyone wanting to try claymaking.
  • 5/5 from Jody Graham, attended Aug 2023: I went to a workshop with my sons partner to enjoy a creative activity together. We had a wonderful time in the hand building workshop. The teacher was helpful and relaxed, it was amazing how much we covered in 2hours, plus we learnt at an enjoyable relaxed pace. We had great demonstrations to help understand what we were meant to be doing, with loads of materials to be creative with, in a friendly comfortable setting. I would definitely recommend and look forward to going back again. I especially liked we could decide on what we wanted to make from a coil building workshop, like a cup, bowl, plate or vessel. The lesson wasn't totally prescribed and had room for your own creative expression. I really enjoyed adding texture to the clay too.
  • 5/5 from Darmas Turner, attended Aug 2023: My 6yo son and I had a great time at this class. The teacher was lovely and she adjusted the class to my son’s ability. Highly recommend!
  • 5/5 from Denis Gojak, attended Aug 2023: Did a short hand building class and had a great time. The class is small and got lots of attention with most of it being hands on. Well suited to beginners - one was a very shy young kid who was included and catered for as much as the rest of us. Mostly it was fun and a good way to spend a Saturday morning doing soemthing creative and enjoyable.
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