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Clay Sculpture and Hand Building Classes Sydney
Squish and squelch soft clay to create unique pottery objects at clay sculpture and hand building classes in Sydney! If you’re looking for hands-on experience gifts and fun DIY crafts, there’s nothing quite like getting creative with air drying clay. Learn how to mould mugs, homewares and planters at relaxing pottery workshops, or get a bit more creative with a figure sculpture or clay and sip class. The mindful nature of hand built pottery makes this activity perfect for team building events or laidback hens parties. All you have to do is show up to the ceramic studio, switch off, tune in and enjoy!
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Hand Building Workshop: Clay, Paint and Hands
5.0 (176)
3 years in business
Runs regularly
Annandale
1 to 12 guests
$90 - $99
Hand Building Pottery Class
5.0 (49)
4k followers
Runs regularly
Crows Nest
1 to 7 guests
$95
Pottery Workshop: Make Your Own Unique Mug
4.9 (135)
6 years in business
Runs regularly
Darlinghurst
/ Mobile
1 to 40 guests
$85 - $109
Clay Hand Building Workshop
4.9 (168)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Glebe
1 to 40 guests
$120
Hand Building Workshop: Clay, Paint and Sip
5.0 (74)
3 years in business
Runs regularly
Annandale
1 to 12 guests
$99
Sculpt Clay Class
5.0 (13)
77k followers
Runs regularly
Newtown
1 to 30 guests
$99
Sculpture Workshop: Make Your Mate Out of Clay
4.9 (140)
6 years in business
Runs regularly
Darlinghurst
/ Mobile
1 to 60 guests
$90 - $125
Clay Sculpture Workshop: Make a Human Torso
5.0 (29)
6 years in business
Runs regularly
Darlinghurst
/ Mobile
1 to 35 guests
$99 - $119
Pet Sculpture Portrait in Clay Workshop
5.0 (14)
6 years in business
Runs regularly
Darlinghurst
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$90 - $119
Clay Christmas Tree Family Workshop
5.0 (68) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Oyster Bay
1 to 10 guests
$95
Air-Dry Clay: Sculpt Your Own Handmade Creations
5.0 (6)
4.9 (68) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Manly
1 to 20 guests
$35
Festive Christmas Clay Ornaments and Tea Light Workshop
5.0 (334) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Surry Hills
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$65
Ceramic Workshop: Make a Luscious Leaf Platter
4.7 (18)
6 years in business
Runs regularly
Darlinghurst
/ Mobile
1 to 10 guests
$119 - $139
Hands-On Holds: Climber's Clay Workshop
5.0 (24)
3 years in business
Only 1 date left
Annandale
1 to 12 guests
$99
Moon Lamp and Air Dry Clay Workshop
4.7 (149) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Eastwood
/ Mobile
1 to 20 guests
$82 - $88
Clay Christmas Decorations Workshop
4.9 (309) (teacher)
11 years in business
Runs regularly
Willoughby
1 to 40 guests
$95
Clay Christmas Tree Workshop
5.0 (68) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Oyster Bay
1 to 10 guests
$95
Clay and Sip Pottery Class
5.0 (44)
Only 1 date left
Artarmon
1 to 8 guests
$90 Now $75
Make a Breakfast Set Course: Handbuild and Ceramic Paint
5.0 (44) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Newtown
1 to 20 guests
$180
Shape, Paint and Sip Clay Class
5.0 (6)
4.9 (127) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Drummoyne
1 to 8 guests
$100
Clay Handbuilding Workshop
5.0 (24) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Hornsby
1 to 6 guests
$130
Clay Lighter Case Workshop
5.0 (19) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Miranda
1 to 6 guests
$50 - $60
Ceramic Christmas Tree Decorations Workshop
4.8 (26) (teacher)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 10 guests
$78 - $86
Handbuild Clay Class: Gingerbread Man Xmas Cookie Plate
4.8 (26) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 12 guests
$90
Quirky Clay Creations Workshop: Create with Air Dry Clay
5.0 (6)
Runs regularly
Surry Hills
1 to 20 guests
$65
Christmas Clay Craft Workshop
Runs regularly
Crows Nest
1 to 20 guests
$70
Festive Pottery Class: Candleholder
Only 2 dates left
Cremorne
1 to 30 guests
$95
Hand Building Sgrafitto Workshop for Adults
5.0 (18)
Your choice of time
Oyster Bay
1 to 10 guests
$150
Open Studio Projects
4.3 (6)
4.9 (206) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Glebe
1 to 6 guests
$85
Frilly Clay Bowl Workshop
4.9 (620) (teacher)
8k followers
Runs regularly
Redfern
1 to 30 guests
$80
Clay and Sip Pottery Class at Tramsheds
4.4 (5)
4.9 (127) (teacher)
Only 1 date left
Forest Lodge
1 to 20 guests
$110
Clay and Sip Class: Hand Building with Wine
4.9 (309) (teacher)
11 years in business
Runs regularly
Willoughby
1 to 30 guests
$95
Air Dry Clay Class: Gingerbread House Lantern
4.8 (45) (teacher)
11 years in business
Only 1 date left
Rhodes
1 to 50 guests
$90
Kurinuki Pottery Class
4.9 (127) (teacher)
Only 2 dates left
Drummoyne
1 to 8 guests
$120
Kurinuki Pottery Workshop
Runs regularly
Rouse Hill
1 to 7 guests
$95
Ceramic House Workshop
5.0 (6)
4.9 (309) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Willoughby
1 to 30 guests
$95
Clay Hand Building Class: Llama Succulent Pot
4.8 (26) (teacher)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 10 guests
$105 - $130
Handbuilding Pinch Pot Pottery Class
5.0 (4)
Runs regularly
Kensington
1 to 10 guests
$66
Hand Building Pottery Workshop
5.0 (4)
Runs regularly
Rouse Hill
1 to 30 guests
$85 - $90
Handbuilding Class: Clay Oval Tray with Japanese Rice Paper
4.8 (26) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 15 guests
$120 - $130
Christmas Clay Class: Make Your Own Festive Wreaths
4.8 (26) (teacher)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 10 guests
$15 - $90
Clay Hand Building Class: Olive Bowl
4.8 (26) (teacher)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 10 guests
$115
One Off Handbuilding Introduction Class
4.8 (26) (teacher)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 15 guests
$110
Pottery Serving Set Class: Make a Platter and Bowl
5.0 (6)
Only 2 dates left
Cremorne
1 to 25 guests
$95
Pottery Class: Coasters, Tiles and Small Bowls
5.0 (2)
Runs regularly
Cremorne
1 to 25 guests
$95
Hand Built Pottery Class: Scandinavian Houses
4.8 (26) (teacher)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 10 guests
$120
Hand Building Workshop: Pinch Pot
4.8 (26) (teacher)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 8 guests
$110
Dinnerware Making Workshop
4.9 (309) (teacher)
11 years in business
Your choice of time
Willoughby
1 to 30 guests
$180
Clay Christmas Decorations Class: Song Birds with Ringers
4.8 (26) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 12 guests
$96
Nature-inspired Sculptural Clay Workshop: Wildly Your Own
11k followers
Runs regularly
Bundeena
/ Mobile
1 to 20 guests
$150
Handbuilding 5 Week Course
4.9 (309) (teacher)
11 years in business
Runs regularly
Willoughby
1 to 30 guests
$400
Hand-Build Ceramic Charcuterie Board Workshop
4.8 (26) (teacher)
4 years in business
Runs regularly
Tennyson Point
1 to 15 guests
$115 - $118
Hand Building Pottery Workshop: Make Your Own Dinnerware
Runs regularly
Balgowlah
1 to 6 guests
$250
Clay Handbuilding for Kids
5.0 (25)
5+ years & Adults
Runs regularly
Marrickville
1 to 8 guests
$95
Fun Erotic Pottery Class with a Drag Queen
5.0 (20)
5 years in business
Runs regularly
Surry Hills
1 to 20 guests
$68 - $75
Make a Brekky Set Pottery Class
5.0 (1)
2 years in business
Your choice of time
Bayview
1 to 20 guests
$170
Kids and Family Pottery Class
4.9 (14)
7+ years & Adults
Runs regularly
Drummoyne
1 to 8 guests
$100
DIY Plaster Hand Mould Workshop
4.9 (336) (teacher)
3 years in business
Runs regularly
St Peters
1 to 10 guests
$166 - $226
Clay Hand Building Course
4.9 (127) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Drummoyne
1 to 6 guests
$355
Hand Building Pottery Workshop: Mud by Moonlight
Only 1 date left
Balgowlah
1 to 10 guests
$125
Beginner Sculpting Course: Create Your Own Artworks
Runs regularly
Fairfield West
1 to 8 guests
$200 - $240
Body-Positive Pottery Class: Sculpt Your Own Mug
4.9 (515) (teacher)
6 years in business
Runs regularly
Darlinghurst
/ Mobile
1 to 25 guests
$90 - $119
Foam Clay Workshop - Mirrors
5.0 (6)
5.0 (671) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Annandale
1 to 10 guests
$110
Pottery and Prosecco Sphere Vase Workshop
5.0 (68) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Oyster Bay
1 to 10 guests
$150
Create Your Own Dinner Set: Hand Building Workshop
5.0 (68) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Oyster Bay
1 to 10 guests
$150
Ceramics Course for Beginners
4.9 (206) (teacher)
4 years in business
Your choice of time
Glebe
1 to 8 guests
$440
Clay Hand Building Workshop for Team Building
4.9 (206) (teacher)
4 years in business
Your choice of time
Glebe
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$120
Figurative Sculpting Course
4.9 (515) (teacher)
6 years in business
Runs regularly
Darlinghurst
/ Mobile
1 to 7 guests
$390 - $550
Porcelain Hand Building Course
4.9 (127) (teacher)
Only 1 date left
Drummoyne
1 to 6 guests
$365
Six Week Hand Building Course
5.0 (17)
4k followers
Only 2 dates left
Crows Nest
1 to 7 guests
$545
Kurinuki Workshop
4.9 (309) (teacher)
11 years in business
Your choice of time
Willoughby
1 to 50 guests
$150
Full Day School Holiday Art Camp
4.9 (41) (teacher)
5 to 18 years
Runs regularly
Eastwood
1 to 20 guests
$85 - $140
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Hand Building Pottery Classes Sydney
Clay sculpture and hand building for beginners
Clay sculpture and hand building is the most ancient form of pottery in the world. Before we had wheel throwing techniques and other modern tools, hand building was the only method we could use to make practical things like bowls and cups. Obviously, our ancestors all over the world went far beyond practical use of clay sculpture and hand building to create intricate and cherished works of art. And with a clay ceramics class, you can add this ancient craft to your ideas of fun things to do in Sydney this weekend.
With plenty of different time slots and locations, you don’t have to keep searching the internet for “pottery classes near me.” Clay sculpture workshops are fun things to do in Sydney at night after work, or they’ll be perfect for your weekend plans. You can find hand building ceramics for beginners and there are even pottery classes for kids. All you have to do is show up to the ceramic studio and enjoy your ceramics class.
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What to expect at clay sculpture and hand building classes in Sydney
Hand building pottery classes are one of those Sydney activities that are enjoyable and accessible for everyone. Whether you’re looking for fun things to do with the kids during the school holidays or you just need a way to unwind at the end of the day, a pottery class is the perfect solution. If you’re looking for romantic things to do in Sydney to break the mid-week boredom sign you and your partner up to a ceramics class.
Your passionate clay sculpture instructor will be there to guide and encourage you, and at the end of the class, you’ll just have to say goodbye for a short while so that your masterpiece can be fired in the kiln. Once it’s ready, you can bring your work home and put it on display!
Clay sculpture and hand building is great for your wellbeing
Taking a pottery class is a wonderful way to let go of your responsibilities and focus on the now. You’ll love the calm atmosphere of a ceramic studio and the chance to build something with your hands. In fact, the materials of a hand building class are so messy that you won’t be tempted to check your phone. Complete surrender and 100 per cent fun.
Custom classes
Want to learn or experience something specific? You can easily contact our teachers, arrange a custom workshop at your preferred time, and suit your skill level.
If you’re looking for a unique and memorable event these workshops are perfect things to do with friends on the weekend, for aged care groups, team building exercises, indoor things to do, and kids weekend activities. We've got a range of teachers who cater specifically to larger events, and we can customise classes to meet your needs. Get in touch today and we'll put something together for you.
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