Open Studio Plus - Throwing Taller Forms

A new technique demonstration to expand your skills and challenge your creativity



3 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests       $105 (PayPal Pay in 4 available)
If you're keen to master clay control and create taller pottery forms, this workshop is the perfect fit for you. In this pottery session, you'll boost your confidence in centering and learn to throw larger vessels.
  • Hone the art of smoothly and efficiently centering clay, a crucial skill for all wheel-thrown pottery.
  • Work with 1-3 kg of clay and experiment with various hand and body techniques to enhance your outcomes.
  • Progress to pulling taller walls and handling larger clay quantities, gaining insights into maintaining stability and symmetry in your creations.
  • learn how to join of two pieces to craft extended-height vessels - ideal if you've felt limited to small or low forms in the past.
Throughout the workshop, you'll:
  • work on centering up to 3 kg effortlessly.
  • focus on pulling even, tall walls.
  • Learn how to combine forms to increase height.
  • Pick up valuable tips on clay body preparation and batting techniques.
What you'll get
Be introduced to Key Skills:
* Centering up to 3 kg of clay
* Pulling even, tall walls
* Combining forms for height
* Clay body preparation and batting techniques
Knowledge required
Participants who are able to centre and pull up at least 500gm ball of clay to 10 cm in height will be ready to tackle these larger amounts of clay.
What to bring
No requirements- but you are welcome to bring you own tools.
Location

Bondi pavilion clay studio- pottery studio - Bondi Pavilion, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach NSW

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Bondi Pavilion Clay Studio
Bondi Pavilion Clay Studio

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Located at iconic Bondi Beach, Bondi Pavilion Clay Studio nurtures creativity, wellbeing and community through clay.
The Studio is run by Agatha Pupaher and Leanne Berelowitz in partnership with Waverley Council. Agatha co-founded and managed Sydney Clay Studio, a creative space and kiln firing service in St Peters from 2017-2024. Agatha is a ceramic artist and educator who is passionate about sharing her love of clay. Leanne has a BFA in ceramics and glass from Bezalel Academy of Art & Design in Jerusalem and a Master of Cross-disciplinary Art and Design from UNSW Art and Design, Sydney. She has been teaching ceramics for 15 years. Both Leanne and Agatha are practising ceramic artists who exhibit their work in group and collaborative exhibitions. In addition, they have both worked in former careers; Agatha, as a child and family psychologist, and Leanne, as a registered nurse. They value each other’s transferable skills and expertise in working with people of all ages, and draw on them for their art teaching.
Agatha and Leanne value deep learning and making, and aim to help students create space to pause, reflect and reconnect with themselves, each other, and nature. Hands, head and heart working together to bring ideas to life. They teach the classes along with a small team of passionate tutors and ceramic artists who share a similar slow approach to creating/working with clay. While pottery/ceramics is about making things, their teaching approach is to initially fixate less on the outcome, and focus on building skills and developing techniques through creative exploration.

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2026-07-03 15:00:00
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