November Workshop | 1.5 hours + Glazing

Elves Bells

Join us for this 2-visit* clay workshop!

Create a charming 3 layered ceramic tree bell in our Elves Bells workshop. *Glazing is not included in the building price for all 2 part workshops.

November | Elves Bells | 1.5 Hr Instructor Guided Workshop

November | Elves Bells | 1.5 Hr Instructor Guided Workshop

$35.00
We also offer self-paced workshops here.

Workshop Details

It's time to create a cherished keepsake this holiday season, inspired by the magic of the Christmas tree. Sculpt your 3 tiered bell from stoneware clay and learn how to decorate and make it your own.

Once fired in the kiln, return to add the colourful glazes to make your bell truly stand out in your home. Our clay workshops are not just about the finished result, but rather about enjoying the process, and cherishing quality time with your loved ones (bring one along with you 💜)!

Timeline

1. Build & Sculpt: 1.5 hours of instruction, stay up to 30 min after to finesse. Create using our high fire clay and we will dry and fire the clay in the kiln.

2. Glaze: Return to the studio to add the beautiful glazes. Book at least one week after your build date. We recommend booking 1-1.5 hours, depending on the amount of detail :)

Book Glazing

3. Pick Up: We will fire it again in the kiln. In approximately 10 days after glazing, it’ll be ready for pick up.

Size

4.5" H × 3" D

Techniques & Materials

Techniques: handbuilding, slab building, glazing

Materials: stoneware clay, underglaze

Workshop FAQs

Stoneware Clay 101

The most important thing to remember when working with clay is to relax and enjoy the process of making hand made art! Clay is like magical mud for creating fantastic pottery and cool ceramics. First, you shape it into whatever you want. Then it has to air dry and go into a super-hot oven called a kiln, where it gets fired at really high temperatures (around 1,200°C!). After it’s been fired once it’s ready for the colourful and clear glazes! Finally. it gets fired again to cure the glazes to the clay. 

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!”

—Dr. Seuss