Ceramic Workshops
Would you like to get your hands dirty and feel the clay between your fingers? Book your ceramic workshop with Gaelle Ceramica right here in Ericeira, Portugal.
A little inside into the process of wheel-thrown pottery:
The process of wheel-thrown pottery is a slow process: this means that a ceramic piece will need some time to be finished (at least 10 days)
We start with throwing a piece (during the workshop), after the ceramic workshop the piece needs to dry until it is ‘leather hard’ which means it is hard enough to touch and hold, but still soft enough to finish it to its final shape, what we call ‘trimming’. After the trimming, the piece needs to dry for at least another couple of days before it goes in the kiln (oven) the first time for a bisque firing. This firing takes about 30 hours. Then we glaze the pieces and fire them a second time, glaze firing, for another 30h. Now the piece is ready!
PRIVATE CERAMIC WORKSHOP (max 3 people)
EVERY MORNING FROM 10 AM - 12.30 PM UPON APPOINTMENT (*option to book a serie of 5/10 workshops in an intensive 1/2 weeks, every morning of the week).
Each class is 2,5h long with an approx. 20’ clean up.
Included: White stoneware clay, use of an apron, towels and all the trimming tools. Firing and glazing of 1 piece.
Drinks and a biscuit are offered during the workshop.
If you like to choose some extra pieces, this is possible for a small fee of €10/piece.
We also offer to send the finished pieces to your home address for an extra fee.
1 workshop: €85 per person
You will learn the basic principles of wheel-thrown pottery. After the ceramic workshop, you may choose 1 piece that will be fired and glazed.
Series of 5 workshops: €370
You will go through all the basic steps of pottery and the shaping of different forms such as bowls, cups, plates, etc.… You will get an introduction on finishing pieces. You may choose 3 pieces that will be fired and glazed.
Series of 10 workshops: €740
In this series, you will optimize your ceramic skills and go to the next level of throwing bigger (salad bowls, plates, series etc.… ). You may choose 8 pieces that will be fired and glazed.
GROUP WORKSHOPS (MIN 4 people MAX 9 people):
Have you always wanted to learn to throw on the wheel? Or just want to have an afternoon of fun with your friends?
An incentive with colleagues or an extra activity during your retreat?
During the weekly ceramic workshops, we welcome beginners and intermediate throwers:
You will learn the basic techniques of throwing on the wheel to create your own ceramic set. (Cups, bowls, plates, vases, etc). Be as creative as you can be!
We will go through every step of the ceramic process starting from wedging the clay to throwing, trimming, and glazing the pieces.
Group workshops are happening weekly*, on Wednesdays from 14h - 16:30h.
This workshop will always be a drop-inn class with an intro on the technique and the process of ceramics.
Book your spot in advance.
To book your ‘private’ Group workshop, please get in contact through email
1 workshop in group : €65 per person
* When we have a minimum of 5 subscriptions!
All materials are included in the price, as well as the bisque firing.
The glaze firing is to be paid separately (10€ per kilo). So the lighter and more precise you throw, the cheaper the glaze firing will get ;-)