A course program built around technique, projects, and feedback checkpoints
This program is designed to make clay practice predictable: each module introduces a small set of studio skills, then immediately puts them to use in a guided piece. You learn how to wedge and condition clay, control moisture and plasticity, build forms with pinch, coil, and slab, and finish surfaces with intention. Along the way, feedback focuses on the mechanics that determine whether a piece survives drying and firing: compression, wall thickness, join integrity, and shrinkage planning.
What “structured” means in practice
Each module has a short demonstration, a drill, and a project. The drill is where material control happens: wedging to remove air, timing the moisture level, compressing surfaces, and building joins that do not delaminate. Students repeat the drill briefly, then apply it to a piece where the same failure mode would otherwise show up.
Expect explicit technique language. For example, join strength is taught through scoring patterns, slip consistency, and compression passes; wall thickness is taught through measurement habits and visual checks; drying is managed with staged covering and planned stress relief, not guesswork.
If you attend in person, you also cover studio habits: safe cleanup, reclaim basics, and how to avoid dust exposure while keeping a workspace usable for regular practice.
Curriculum modules
Modules are grouped by the studio decisions that make or break a piece. The order is deliberate: you learn material control first, then construction methods, then finishing and project planning. Optional paths help intermediate students refine proportion, silhouette, and hollowing strategy.
Material control and clay preparation
You start by building a relationship with water and timing. This module covers wedging, conditioning, and keeping clay workable. Students learn to read plasticity, manage slip and slurry, and avoid the slow mistakes that lead to lamination, s-cracks, and brittle joins.
- Wedging patterns, air removal, and simple testing
- Slip consistency for joins and repairs
- Drying stages and moisture mapping
Handbuilding fundamentals
Pinch, coil, and slab are taught as repeatable systems: thickness targets, compression passes, and join planning. Students practice building clean rims and stable corners without rushing the leather-hard window.
Surface finish and texture control
Learn when to smooth, when to compress, and when to leave marks as part of the design. This module covers carving, simple stamp logic, and tidy transitions where textures meet.
Sculpting track: proportion, gesture, and hollowing
Intermediate students can follow a sculpting path focused on silhouette, balance, and planned hollowing. You learn to block in quickly, then refine with measured thickness so pieces dry evenly and keep their structure.
Project planning and iteration
Turn ideas into finished pieces using constraints, checkpoints, and a repeatable critique habit. Students learn to document steps and adjust the next build using specific observations.
How the program runs
The course is structured as a repeatable cycle: learn a technique, practice it briefly, build a project, then review outcomes against a checklist. The checklist is where the most helpful teaching happens, because it turns “something went wrong” into an identifiable cause.
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Register your interest
Use the registration form below to send your name and email. We reply with scheduling details and confirm whether you prefer online learning, in-person sessions, or a mix.
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Work through technique modules
Lessons focus on clay conditioning, building methods, and join strategy. Students learn to read leather-hard timing, control compression lines, and prevent uneven shrinkage during drying.
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Build guided projects
Projects are chosen to expose common failure points: seams, rims, corners, and transitions. You learn to plan stress points early and adjust thickness before drying makes changes difficult.
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Get feedback and iterate with a checklist
Feedback is framed as a next-build plan: where thickness varied, where compression was missing, how a join was prepared, and what drying schedule would be safer. Students then repeat a piece or build a variation with the correction applied.
Register for the course program
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Contact email
Studio address
Draguš 93, 439 42 Postoloprty, Czechia
Educational disclaimer
This website provides educational content and training services related to clay modeling and pottery. Results depend on individual practice and dedication.
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Disclaimer
This website provides educational content and training services related to clay modeling and pottery. Results depend on individual practice and dedication.