🌿 Be My Keeper Studio – Term 4 Ceramics Classes
📍 No4/39 Smithton Grove, Ocean Grove
✨ Bookings now open via our website danisalvo-bemykeeper.com
Check out dates and times via booking link!
🎡 Beginner Wheel Throwing (6 Weeks)
Step into the magic of the wheel!
Learn the foundations of centering, pulling, and shaping clay.
Create cylinders, bowls, and small vessels.
Explore trimming, attaching handles, and finishing your forms.
Week 6 is all about glazing your pieces.
Perfect for absolute beginners – no prior experience needed.
🏺 Beginner Handbuilding (6 Weeks)
Discover clay through ancient techniques with a contemporary twist.
Pinch pots with character – add feet, lids, or join forms to make birds and animals.
Slab work – design hanging altars or keepsake boxes with unique knobs and textures.
Coil pots – build sculptural vessels, planters, and playful forms with statement handles.
Learn surface decoration with slips, underglazes, and sgraffito.
Ideal for those starting their clay journey or wanting a relaxed, creative outlet.
🎨 Intermediate / Advanced Wheel Throwing (6 Weeks)
Refine your skills and push your forms further.
Focus on throwing consistency and creating sets (4–6 cups, mugs, or tumblers).
Develop an understanding of weight-to-size ratios, rims, and feet.
Explore advanced handles, larger forms, and refined finishing.
Optional theme and mood board development to inspire your projects.
For returning students or those with some wheel experience.
🌊 Intermediate / Advanced Handbuilding & Sculpture (6 Weeks)
Expand your making practice through thoughtful projects and surface testing.
Build on Kurinuki cups and Japanese-inspired slab platters.
Explore organic textures from timber, rocks, and natural forms.
Create sculptural pieces inspired by landscape, sea, and form.
Experiment with slips, oxides, glazes, and layered surfaces.
Work on 6–8 maquettes for idea and surface development before your final piece.
For students ready to explore their own voice and push boundaries in form and surface.
✨ Why Choose Be My Keeper?
At Be My Keeper we value:
Respect for the clay and its traditions
Connection to community, culture, land, sea & sky
Value in each student’s unique journey
📌 Limited spots available – book early to secure your place!
👉 Head to website for full details & bookings.
Also check out other Workshops in Ocean Grove.
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