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Japanese Pottery Taster Class in Hackney Wick

4.9(18 reviews)
Japanese Pottery Beginners Taster Class in Hackney Wick
Anywhere
In-person
£65 pp
2hrs
Beginner
What happens in this class?

Taste feeling of Clay and have a Relax day out!

You will learn Pinching and coiling technique.

Make a cup for your coffee or Japanese tea? Bowl for your breakfast, for your favourite dish.

This Course includes:  ・Material and firing fees  ・Introduction to the material and the process ・Hand building: pinching, coiling  ・Surface decoration techniques

We have a small Group sessions. Each of you will have more attention.

After the workshop, your pieces are fired and glazed in beautiful glaze. It will take 8 weeks to finish firing.

More hand building and glazing courses are available after the taster class…

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Things to remember

Please bring your Apron. Tools are available at the studio.

Latest Reviews
4.9(18 reviews)
Merlin Kafka - 30 May 2021
Had such a fun time taking Yasuko's class - looking forward to picking our cups and bowls in a few weeks
Hamza - 5 March 2020
Loads of fun and so interactive! Yasuko was great!!!
George - 30 November 2019
Great class, really good and helpful teacher, plenty of hands-on time, very friendly atmosphere and I did much better than I thought I would. I'd thoroughly recommend it!
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Age Requirement

7
All students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.
Your Teacher

Yasuko Arakawa is a London based ceramicist, born in Kyoto, Japan, who’s work draws from her aesthetic background to create ceramics that bring to mind a heritage of craft whilst inspiring a progression of contemporary product usage.

Yasuko’s craft develops the affordance of natural materials into a form that allows the person engaging with the product a feeling connection, through her utilization of carefully mixed glazes and variant grades of clay, enhancing the experience of ceramics beyond function.

Her work also aims to explore the possibilities of narrative, through both function and form, to suggest playfulness and initiate…

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Class Location
This class takes place at a location of your choosing.

Reviews

Merlin Kafka - 30 May 2021
Had such a fun time taking Yasuko's class - looking forward to picking our cups and bowls in a few weeks
Hamza - 5 March 2020
Loads of fun and so interactive! Yasuko was great!!!
George - 30 November 2019
Great class, really good and helpful teacher, plenty of hands-on time, very friendly atmosphere and I did much better than I thought I would. I'd thoroughly recommend it!
Bekki - 30 April 2019
Yasuko was an amazing woman with such a thoughtful way of teaching. The class was absolutely lovely and I’d definitely recommend anyone to go for a session. I was a complete beginner and felt very confident by the end of the class.
Tracey - 28 March 2019
We had a great time, learnt some new techniques. Taught by an amazing teacher. Will definitely go back again for more.