+ Total duration – 36h (9 x 4h)

+ Up to 8 people

❄️☀️Unser Pottery room is equipped with air conditioning for the hot summer days!

Sometimes it should be more than just a taster to satisfy a need.
With our 9-week course, we would like to invite you to an intensive course on the potter’s wheel. Regardless of whether you have never worked with the potter’s wheel before or already have some experience, we start from scratch. What does stoneware mean? How do I center the clay? Why is careful kneading beneficial? At what temperature will my pieces be fired? If I have turned a mug, how do I turn it into a bowl? And why does my wheel turn clockwise and my neighbor’s counterclockwise?

+ Gift card
Thinking of someone who might enjoy taking this course? Perfect, we have a nice gift card for them – both in digital and printed form. The digital card can be sent to the recipient immediately and the printed version takes 1 – 3 days to arrive in your letterbox.

+ Program of the course
In the first unit, we will focus on the process of centering. In the second week, we will concentrate solely on making a cylinder, which is an important basis for all further steps. In the next unit, we create our cylinders and then take care of the shaping so that we end up with cups and bowls. In week four, we refine the already leather-hard pieces. Handles are attached and the undersides are turned. In week 5, we turn our attention back to the cylinder and shape it into tins with their own lids. The following week, we turn the pieces again and refine them. In week 7, we repeat the whole process and this time form vases and plates. The following week we finish these pieces by turning and retouching them again. We then use the final week to glaze all the pieces to turn them into fully functional ceramics.

8 finished pieces are included in the price. Each additional piece costs 12,00 Euro extra.

+When?
Nine Thursdays in a row from 09:00 to 13:00

+ Length of the course units
Our 9-week course with Anita includes weekly, four-hour lessons with our experienced instructor, who will hold your hand every step of the way – literally if necessary. The whole course is repeated a total of 9 times.

+ The course schedule
In our calendar you can see the start date of the courses. Click on the corresponding date and you will see a schedule for the entire course.

Day 1 – Centering & Co
The first day of this course is all about centering the clay on the wheel, one of the most important and demanding techniques of this craft. We will also show you the correct kneading and other preparation techniques, which are the cornerstones of pottery.

Day 2 – Pottering cylinders
After we have successfully centered our clay, we will devote ourselves to creating a cylinder. This is a further basis for all future steps that will follow.

Day 3 – Shaping cups and bowls
Now that you have practiced the basics, it’s time to shape them. Your first piece of pottery will take shape. We create cups and bowls.

Day 4 -Turning, handles and finishing
In this final unit, we will take care of the underside of your pottery and slip handles onto the leather-hard cups.

Day 5 – Shaping a pot with a lid
On this day, we will return to the basics of creating a cylinder and then concentrate on shaping it to make cans. We will also make matching lids.

Day 6 – Turning, retouching and finishing
In this session we will finish the turned jars and matching lids by adding a foot and cleaning the underside.

Day 7 – Shaping vases and plates
On this day we will make our own vases and plates. We concentrate on the basics again and then turn our attention to the precise shaping.

Day 8 – Turning, retouching and finishing
Here we turn the vases and plates you have made. We also take care of the underside and finish the pieces.

Day 9 – Glazing
After all your dried pieces have been fired at 960° degrees, you come back to our studio and we show you the technique of glazing. This step has great potential, because the individual coloring will make your ceramics absolutely unique.

+ Can I postpone an appointment?
The course always takes place on the same date for 9 consecutive weeks, i.e. the same day at the same time.
If you cannot make it to an appointment, we are unfortunately unable to offer catch-up lessons. However, you can use our open studio free of charge for the time you have missed and practise on your own. If you have any questions, we are of course nearby 🙂

+ Lesson duration – 9 x 4h = 36h total

+ Language of the course
German & English

+ Course instructor
This course is led by Anita – one of our most experienced ceramists and a valuable member of the Fresh Ceramics team.

+ No experience required
This course is ideal for ALL ceramic beginners. Children with parents – aged 14+.

+ Location Neubau
Westbahnstraße 18, 1070 Vienna

+ Course costs
545,00 Euro/person (This price is final: all inclusive!)

However, if you don’t want to fire and glaze your pieces, you can use our Open Studio for a whole month free of charge instead.
(Request a free month of membership if you don’t want to fire and glaze your pieces)

+ Course language
This course is conducted in German.
All our course instructors also speak English, we often switch between two languages a lot.