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Handbuilding with Slabs Workshop July 13th - August 3rd

$275.00

Instructor: Marta Kaemmer

Dates: July 13th - August 3rd ( 4 sessions)

Time: Mondays, 10:30am - 1.30pm

Open to all skill levels

This class focuses on slab building, one of the most versatile handbuilding techniques in ceramics. Students will learn how to turn flat slabs of clay into a variety of forms, from mugs, bowls, and boxes to more sculptural pieces. We'll cover the basics of rolling, joining, shaping, and finishing slab-built work through demonstrations and hands-on projects.

Handbuilding is a slower process than wheel throwing, giving you time to explore the material, experiment with different forms, and develop your own ideas. We'll also discuss surface decoration and glazing techniques to help bring your work to life.

This class is open to all levels. Beginners will build a strong foundation in slab building, while more experienced students are welcome to work on their own projects with guidance from the instructor.

Suggested materials

  • Fettling knife

  • Pin tool

  • Metal ribs (one smooth and one serrated)

  • Sponge

  • Wooden tools for getting in small corners

  • Apron and a hand towel (although clay does wash out of clothes)

Here is some affordable tools from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/2pcs-Wooden-Fettling-Pottery-Sculpting-Modeling/dp/B085GFF58T

https://www.amazon.com/Kemper-Tools-Clay-Sculpture-Serrated/dp/B00SX9KGXQ

The studio also has basic tool kits available for purchase on the classes page please note studio kit does not include serrated rib.

Instructor: Marta Kaemmer

Dates: July 13th - August 3rd ( 4 sessions)

Time: Mondays, 10:30am - 1.30pm

Open to all skill levels

This class focuses on slab building, one of the most versatile handbuilding techniques in ceramics. Students will learn how to turn flat slabs of clay into a variety of forms, from mugs, bowls, and boxes to more sculptural pieces. We'll cover the basics of rolling, joining, shaping, and finishing slab-built work through demonstrations and hands-on projects.

Handbuilding is a slower process than wheel throwing, giving you time to explore the material, experiment with different forms, and develop your own ideas. We'll also discuss surface decoration and glazing techniques to help bring your work to life.

This class is open to all levels. Beginners will build a strong foundation in slab building, while more experienced students are welcome to work on their own projects with guidance from the instructor.

Suggested materials

  • Fettling knife

  • Pin tool

  • Metal ribs (one smooth and one serrated)

  • Sponge

  • Wooden tools for getting in small corners

  • Apron and a hand towel (although clay does wash out of clothes)

Here is some affordable tools from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/2pcs-Wooden-Fettling-Pottery-Sculpting-Modeling/dp/B085GFF58T

https://www.amazon.com/Kemper-Tools-Clay-Sculpture-Serrated/dp/B00SX9KGXQ

The studio also has basic tool kits available for purchase on the classes page please note studio kit does not include serrated rib.

About Marta

Born in Zimbabwe, Marta spent her teenage and college years in the Midwest before moving to Austria. She returned to the US to earn her Master of Fine Arts from Boston University in 2011. Trained as a painter, her interest in materials has kept her moving between media and including printmaking, textiles, sculpture and ceramics in her work. Her work is process based with a strong interest in color, patterns, texture, and form. She has taught painting and ceramics at various art centers in the Boston area including Decordova in Lincoln, New Art Center, Newton, Lexington Arts and Crafts, Lexington, Score and Slip, Beverly, and Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown.

Marta's Work