Saint-Drézéry: Pottery class for adults in the countryside near Montpellier
The Camargue, Marseille
Discover ceramics in my bright, air-conditioned studio, with professional equipment, a garden view and disabled access. Pottery classes for all levels to create, share and express yourself with your hands.
Highlights
- Discover ceramics from scratch, for all levels
- Beautiful, bright, quiet, air-conditioned studio with high-quality professional equipment
- Create under the guidance of a passionate and skilled ceramist
- Re-center, calm down, and slow down your pace through hand meditation
- Create, share and express yourself with your hands
Description
Create a unique piece with your own hands alongside Alexandra, a passionate professional ceramist.
Treat yourself to a truly creative 2½-hour break in a welcoming and inspiring workshop. Whether you are a beginner or already have some experience, Alexandra will guide you step by step to discover the techniques of a ceramist and bring to life a creation that reflects your personality.
Upon arrival, enjoy a friendly welcome with a drink before choosing the project that inspires you. You will be able to shape and decorate a simple creation such as a soap dish, a trinket tray, magnets or calming stones. More elaborate pieces such as a vase, plate, platter, mug or bowl require an additional session because, as they take longer to shape, these pieces need time to dry before being refined and then decorated.
You will discover various shaping techniques, such as slab work with the “slab roller,” modeling, or coil building, and learn how to use a ceramist’s tools to create shapes, reliefs, and textures. Once your piece is finished, it's time for decoration: personalize it with a wide range of colorful engobes and unleash your creativity.
For this creative experience, you will have access to a beautiful, bright and air-conditioned ceramic workshop with high-quality professional equipment (wheels, slab roller, water curtain glazing booth, molds, cookie cutters, small pottery tools), in a calm and peaceful environment surrounded by greenery, 30 minutes northeast of Montpellier, near the vineyards. Free shaded parking. Wheelchair access.
At the end of the workshop, Alexandra takes care of the technical stages of drying, glazing and the two firings necessary to transform your creation into a genuine ceramic piece. You can also choose to return for a glazing class for your piece, a step that will complete your creative process.
A few weeks later, you will collect a unique piece, made by your own hands, which is both useful and durable and imbued with your story.
Much more than a pottery class, it's a creative, calming and rewarding experience that you'll leave feeling proud of.
Includes
The price includes the clay (white stoneware), the shaping, decorating and glazing materials, the two firings at 980°C (bisque firing) and 1280°C (high-temperature firing), the loan of an apron, and a drink (coffee, tea, herbal tea, lemon water, syrup, etc.)
Excludes
The ceramist will not refine your pieces after your departure.
Important Information
- Long nails make it difficult to work with clay. Long hair should be tied back
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
