Looking for some time where your phone is away and your hands remember making something meaningful?
Join me for this handbuilding workshop to slow down, craft your daily ritual and make something that holds what matters for you. We will spend 3 hours of reflection, design, and creation in clay.
What to Expect
Itinerary-
Workshop participants ease into the day with creative prompts and a welcome circle to get grounded and set the tone. Explanation of the workshop.
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Why ritual matters and what it signals to our nervous system. Talking about the rituals of creative people, and why to choose clay.
With guided questions, personal and group exercise to reflect on your own day, habits and rituals.
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Bridging from ritual to vessel. What object would serve it? Designing the vessel with guidance, thinking with a sketch, writing, or any other chosen method.
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Demonstration of hand building techniques. We touch the clay and start making. Questions are welcome, hands on help and guidance. Decorating and finishing the piece, fine tuning.
meet your facilitator
Damla Aygun
Damla is a ceramic artist and creativity & innovation consultant with extensive experience. Her ambition is to help people discover their strength and creativity, and to guide them toward their own goals. In her workshops, she uses clay as a medium for creativity, not something to be taught. Known for her calm but energetic, encouraging, and positive facilitation style, Damla believes that growth happens when people feel both challenged and understood.
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and register for a workshop.
Your Questions, Answered-
Your piece will be glazed with a transparent glaze and fired at 1240°C. It usually takes 2–3 weeks to dry and be fired, depending on the weather and how busy the studio is. Once it’s ready, I’ll let you know and you can pick it up from the studio within 10 days. I don’t ship workshop pieces.
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No experience is needed. The workshop is open to beginners and curious makers, and I’ll guide you through the process step by step.
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Wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting a little dusty. You can also bring a kitchen apron, but usually there isn’t much mess.
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You can change your mind up to 7 days before the workshop. Before then, you can either change the date or ask for a refund. After that, I’m not able to offer changes or refunds. This is a one woman studio and I need to keep my work planned, and my mental healthy :)