Join us for 5 sessions over 5 weeks and learn to Hand Build a Teapot!
This intermediate-level hand building course explores both functional and sculptural approaches to ceramic teapot making. Over five sessions, students will design and construct a fully functional teapot while also being encouraged to push beyond conventional forms and consider the teapot as a sculptural object.
Building a teapot is one of the most technically challenging projects in ceramics. It requires careful attention to proportion, structure, and the relationship between multiple components, including the body, spout, lid, and handle. For many students, this process involves repetition, adjustment, and practice. The course emphasizes patience, problem-solving, and skill development rather than quick results.
Students will work with a combination of pinch pot, coil-building and slab-building techniques, integrating different hand building methods to support both functional requirements and sculptural expression. Demonstrations and feedback will focus on spout geometry and pouring behavior, lid fitting, handle ergonomics, and strategies for assembling complex forms. Both traditional and experimental teapot forms are welcome.
This course is designed for students with prior hand building experience who are comfortable working independently and are prepared to engage in sustained practice. By the end of the course, participants will gain a deeper understanding of teapot construction and build confidence in approaching complex ceramic forms.
Requirements:
Intermediate students, must be familiar with coil building + other hand building techniques
Objective:
Create a hand built ceramic teapot (body, spout, lid, handle)
Dates:
Mondays (Jan 19th - Feb 23rd - break Feb 16) - 5 Sessions.
Time: 600pm - 830pm
How to Prepare and What to Bring:
Wear clothes and footwear that you can get a little muddy in.
We will provide an apron, but if you have a favourite one, feel free to bring that!
Trim your nails and have your hair up
The tools you need will be provided for you
You will receive 11 lbs of clay (half a bag) to work with during this workshop, additional clay and varieties of clay are available for purchase
Firing and glazes are included for things you make within this workshop
Drop-ins (at a discounted price) are available for you to practice while you learn!
Refunds / Cancellation:
Refunds are only available if you cancel 7 days before your first session. Please note, you will be charged a $75 cancellation fee.
Location: 8827 Selkirk St. Vancouver BC.
Please arrive 5m before your session starts.
Disclaimer:
Attached are photos of some of the things that could be created in our hand building workshops. They are not exact and should be considered as examples.
Join us for 5 sessions over 5 weeks and learn to Hand Build a Teapot!
This intermediate-level hand building course explores both functional and sculptural approaches to ceramic teapot making. Over five sessions, students will design and construct a fully functional teapot while also being encouraged to push beyond conventional forms and consider the teapot as a sculptural object.
Building a teapot is one of the most technically challenging projects in ceramics. It requires careful attention to proportion, structure, and the relationship between multiple components, including the body, spout, lid, and handle. For many students, this process involves repetition, adjustment, and practice. The course emphasizes patience, problem-solving, and skill development rather than quick results.
Students will work with a combination of pinch pot, coil-building and slab-building techniques, integrating different hand building methods to support both functional requirements and sculptural expression. Demonstrations and feedback will focus on spout geometry and pouring behavior, lid fitting, handle ergonomics, and strategies for assembling complex forms. Both traditional and experimental teapot forms are welcome.
This course is designed for students with prior hand building experience who are comfortable working independently and are prepared to engage in sustained practice. By the end of the course, participants will gain a deeper understanding of teapot construction and build confidence in approaching complex ceramic forms.
Requirements:
Intermediate students, must be familiar with coil building + other hand building techniques
Objective:
Create a hand built ceramic teapot (body, spout, lid, handle)
Dates:
Mondays (Jan 19th - Feb 23rd - break Feb 16) - 5 Sessions.
Time: 600pm - 830pm
How to Prepare and What to Bring:
Wear clothes and footwear that you can get a little muddy in.
We will provide an apron, but if you have a favourite one, feel free to bring that!
Trim your nails and have your hair up
The tools you need will be provided for you
You will receive 11 lbs of clay (half a bag) to work with during this workshop, additional clay and varieties of clay are available for purchase
Firing and glazes are included for things you make within this workshop
Drop-ins (at a discounted price) are available for you to practice while you learn!
Refunds / Cancellation:
Refunds are only available if you cancel 7 days before your first session. Please note, you will be charged a $75 cancellation fee.
Location: 8827 Selkirk St. Vancouver BC.
Please arrive 5m before your session starts.
Disclaimer:
Attached are photos of some of the things that could be created in our hand building workshops. They are not exact and should be considered as examples.
