Handbuilding a Pedestal Bowl
Sunday, April 25th
10a-1 PT // 1-4 ET
Learn to create and design a pedestal bowl though coiling and pinching methods. Anyone is welcome to join the class as a viewer; participating in real time is not necessary, though welcome.
Scroll down for material guidance & further workshop info.
Workshop led by Kat West
The Level Up Project is rooted in the necessity of accessibility for all people. In order to serve our network at large, it is our hope that you might consider your own intersectional privileges.
Before placing your order, take a look at our suggested pricing tiers. When deciding how much to pay, please consider:
your socioeconomic position / current income
how you may have benefitted from generational wealth
your education / power in workplace or industry
whether you are supporting family financially or as full time caregiver
your race / immigration status
your sexuality / gender identity
your physical / mental ability
Sunday, April 25th
10a-1 PT // 1-4 ET
Learn to create and design a pedestal bowl though coiling and pinching methods. Anyone is welcome to join the class as a viewer; participating in real time is not necessary, though welcome.
Scroll down for material guidance & further workshop info.
Workshop led by Kat West
The Level Up Project is rooted in the necessity of accessibility for all people. In order to serve our network at large, it is our hope that you might consider your own intersectional privileges.
Before placing your order, take a look at our suggested pricing tiers. When deciding how much to pay, please consider:
your socioeconomic position / current income
how you may have benefitted from generational wealth
your education / power in workplace or industry
whether you are supporting family financially or as full time caregiver
your race / immigration status
your sexuality / gender identity
your physical / mental ability
Sunday, April 25th
10a-1 PT // 1-4 ET
Learn to create and design a pedestal bowl though coiling and pinching methods. Anyone is welcome to join the class as a viewer; participating in real time is not necessary, though welcome.
Scroll down for material guidance & further workshop info.
Workshop led by Kat West
The Level Up Project is rooted in the necessity of accessibility for all people. In order to serve our network at large, it is our hope that you might consider your own intersectional privileges.
Before placing your order, take a look at our suggested pricing tiers. When deciding how much to pay, please consider:
your socioeconomic position / current income
how you may have benefitted from generational wealth
your education / power in workplace or industry
whether you are supporting family financially or as full time caregiver
your race / immigration status
your sexuality / gender identity
your physical / mental ability
Material Guidance and Workshop Info
This workshop will go through basic, simple methods of handbuilding and designing a clay pedestal bowl. Kat will discuss and demonstrate fundamental handbuilding skills like coiling, pinching, and paddling to create a structural form.
Kat will go over her meditative and methodical steps of pinching to create straight forms, as well as concave or convex structures. Finally, she will demonstrate her method of adding design elements from slab cutouts and will walk the class through the slip and score method of construction.
Please note: it’s quite possible that a finished product will not be completed by the end of this class due to the very patient method of building coil bodies and the requirement for them to dry in between stages. However, by the end, you hopefully will have gathered some new knowledge, tips and tricks that you can take with you on your future clay adventures. All registered participants will receive a link to view the recorded workshop, so you can follow along again and again for more practice!
PDF handout in English & Spanish detailing workshop preparation will be provided.
Workshop Timing Overview
30 mins: Intro & Overview
60 mins: Coiling, pinching & paddling demos & hands-on coiling
15 mins: Water / Bathroom break
45 mins: Form building demo & hands-on building
30 mins: Questions & Wrap Up
Materials NOT included in the Material Packet
Clay working surface **refer to provided pdf
About 10-15 lbs of handbuilding clay (with grog/sand)
Evenly rolled slab of clay, approx. the size of a piece of paper (8”x10”) **refer to provided pdf
Notebook/pencil/pen- for note taking
Lazy Susan or sculpting turntable - very helpful when handbuilding, however, a thick piece of paper or cardboard (6”x6” square) will also suffice, here’s an inexpensive sculpting turntable option.
Exacto knife or any sharp small knife
Mushroom anvil or a wooden paddle or an old wooden spoon - for shaping the body
Paint brush (nothing fancy, a small one ¼”-½” is fine)
Cup of water
Ruler, tape measure or both
Calculator (your smartphone should have one)
Kitchen rag or old towel for messes
Newspaper (just a few sheets, very handy to have around when working with clay)
Strips of plastic and larger pieces to cover your clay project
Scoring tool or wire broom or an old metal fork- for slipping and scoring when attaching clay pieces together, my favorite wire broom can be found here. **optional
Plastic rib **optional
**If you have pottery tools of your own already, but not biscuit cutters, you can find them here.
**If possible, please shop early and shop local - Amazon links have been provided above for convenience, however - any art, hobby or clay supply store should carry any of these pottery tools, biscuit cutter sets can be found in any general home goods store.
Materials Included in the Material Packet
Basic 8-Piece Pottery Tool Kit - which contain the following:
sponge- for smoothing surfaces
wire cutter- to cut clay with
wood rib- good for smoothing surfaces or can be used as a paddle
metal rib/scraper- for smoothing surfaces, scraping, cutting clay
needle tool- for trimming, carving and piercing clay, as well as measuring the thickness of bases
wooden modeling tool- used for smoothing, shaping and finishing
loop tools- used to remove controlled amounts of clay
Biscuit Cutter Set - varying sizes of round cutters, for adding design elements
**If possible, please shop early and shop local - Amazon links have been provided above for convenience, however - any art, hobby or clay supply store should carry Basic Pottery Tool Kits, and Biscuit Cutter Sets can be found in any general home goods store.