Matcha & Clay (14+)
Special series for tea lovers
Booking Details
Discover the art of crafting a chawan, or tea bowl, that embodies the Japanese aesthetics of wabi and sabi. Through the ceramic technique of carving, you will learn to shape a vessel worthy of a ceremony.
+ What you will do
In this course, you will carve a chawan or matcha bowl from a single piece of solid clay. This is a traditional Japanese way of making tea bowls that has been practiced since the time of the samurai. We will start by shaping the outside of the bowl, which also involves attaching a very important foot ring, before turning our attention to the inside of the bowl. It is a slow, meditative process that calms the mind and encourages creativity. Clay is so dynamic and alive, and this technique brings you into contact with clay during one of its most beautiful drying phases, the “leatherhead” phase.
If you wish, you can also decorate your finished piece with vibrant underglaze colors, giving it a unique and personal touch.
Matcha will be served. All materials, tools, and instructions will be provided. Your finished masterpiece will be completely dried and then fired at 960°C, followed by professional glazing with transparent glaze (and then fired again at 1200°C), so that it can be picked up 2-3 weeks later. Yes, it is functional—you can drink from it and it is dishwasher and microwave safe.
Group Booking
If you would like to sit together with others, please make your reservation under a single booking. This allows us to seat you at the same table. With multiple separate reservations, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that you will be seated together. Please note that cancellation and rescheduling policies may vary.
Duration: 2,5 hours
Course type: Modeling course (carving technique)
Your teacher: Josef or Andrea
Level & age: For beginners aged 14 and up
Included: All materials, instructions, a fully functional masterpiece, and matcha are included in the price.
Price: €95 per person
After you've finished working on your piece, we ensure the right conditions for it to properly dry - after one or two days, we turn it upside down and inscribe your initials on it. Depending on the thickness of your creation, it takes 3-10 days for it to fully dry. Once dried, we fire it at 960 degrees Celsius - reaching the right temperature and cooling down takes about 28 hours. After the first "raw" firing, we dip your piece in transparent glaze and put it back into the kiln - this time to fire it at 1220 degrees Celsius. After another 36 hours, your piece is beautiful, glossy, very durable, and fully functional. You can now use it every day, put it in the dishwasher, and be proud of yourself :) In 1-2 weeks after your class, we will let you know that your piece is ready for pickup!
In the case of a rescheduling or cancellation, you will find the corresponding instructions under the first question “How can I reschedule my course?”
Important: Rescheduling requests via email, phone or in person cannot be accepted and are therefore invalid.
On the one hand, there is wheel throwing, where pieces are created on the electric pottery wheel. The resulting objects are characteristically round, symmetrical and thin. On the other hand, there is modeling and shaping clay by hand at the worktable. This includes coiling, pinch technique and slab technique. Here you are not bound to the round base shape created by the wheel and can freely express your creativity.
However, shorter nails – and for pottery wheel courses also a hair tie for longer hair as well as clothes that may get a little dirty – are an advantage. If despite the aprons some clay or glaze gets onto your clothing, don’t worry, both can be easily washed out.
We keep already glazed course pieces in our pickup shelves for 3 months. After that, due to space limitations, they are sorted into monthly boxes where we can no longer guarantee completeness or condition. Every year before Christmas, we donate all remaining pieces that have been with us for more than one year to “Aktion Leben” to bring joy to someone else. :)
Shipping within Austria (1–3 pieces*): €7.17
Shipping to Germany (1–3 pieces*): €17.35
Shipping within the EU (1–3 pieces*): €21.00
An additional packaging & service fee of €9.50 applies per package, as we wrap each piece by hand and personally drop it off at the post office to ensure it arrives safely :)
Medium-sized pieces such as cups, bowls, plates, small vases. Large pieces such as vases, jugs, etc. are calculated as 2 medium-sized pieces.
Bookings for 1-4 people:
Refund/Cancellation: Possible within 24 hours after booking
Rescheduling: possible once up to 24 hours before the appointment
Bookings for 5–9 people:
Refund / Cancellation: Possible within 24 hours after the booking.
Rescheduling: Possible once up to 7 days before the (first) course day.
Bookings for 10+ people:
Refund / Cancellation: Possible within 24 hours after the booking.
Rescheduling: Possible once up to 14 days before the (first) course day.
You can adjust your booking independently through the rescheduling/cancellation button in your confirmation mail. Cancellation or rescheduling requests cannot be accepted via email, SMS/WhatsApp, or phone.