Ceramic sculpture Masterclass with Latika Nehra — May 7, 8 & 9
How to sculpt freely with clay? How do you transform your ideas and emotions into tangible, sculptural forms?
This 3-day masterclass, taking place on May 7, 8 & 9, 18-21h, aims to help you explore new and creative ways to shape your ideas in clay, moving beyond traditional hand-building techniques. While the course is designed for intermediate-level hand-building, it also focuses on concept development, encouraging discussions to help you expand your ideas before materializing them. Over the course of those three days, you will:
~ Explore new and innovative ways of building with clay
~ Engage in a conceptual approach to sculpture by discussing contemporary and historical influences
~ Create and take home a sculptural piece or a functional-sculptural hybrid.
Prior knowledge is helpful but not necessary.
To ensure a welcoming atmosphere and personalized guidance, group are limited to 6-8 participants.
How to sculpt freely with clay? How do you transform your ideas and emotions into tangible, sculptural forms?
This 3-day masterclass, taking place on May 7, 8 & 9, 18-21h, aims to help you explore new and creative ways to shape your ideas in clay, moving beyond traditional hand-building techniques. While the course is designed for intermediate-level hand-building, it also focuses on concept development, encouraging discussions to help you expand your ideas before materializing them. Over the course of those three days, you will:
~ Explore new and innovative ways of building with clay
~ Engage in a conceptual approach to sculpture by discussing contemporary and historical influences
~ Create and take home a sculptural piece or a functional-sculptural hybrid.
Prior knowledge is helpful but not necessary.
To ensure a welcoming atmosphere and personalized guidance, group are limited to 6-8 participants.
How to sculpt freely with clay? How do you transform your ideas and emotions into tangible, sculptural forms?
This 3-day masterclass, taking place on May 7, 8 & 9, 18-21h, aims to help you explore new and creative ways to shape your ideas in clay, moving beyond traditional hand-building techniques. While the course is designed for intermediate-level hand-building, it also focuses on concept development, encouraging discussions to help you expand your ideas before materializing them. Over the course of those three days, you will:
~ Explore new and innovative ways of building with clay
~ Engage in a conceptual approach to sculpture by discussing contemporary and historical influences
~ Create and take home a sculptural piece or a functional-sculptural hybrid.
Prior knowledge is helpful but not necessary.
To ensure a welcoming atmosphere and personalized guidance, group are limited to 6-8 participants.
An Overview
To maximise the value of the 3-day workshop, it would be helpful if you arrived at the studio with some initial ideas about what you'd like to create. Below are some guidelines to help inspire your project:
Sculptural - Functional Objects:
Take a look around your home and personal space. Is there something you need that you'd like to personalize? Perhaps a vase, a jewelry holder, a photo frame, a lamp, or a soap dish. Instead of buying one of these products, why not create one and add your own unique touch?
Non-Functional Artistic Creations:
Do you want to create an art object but aren’t sure where to start? Think about a favorite painting, sculpture, or place you'd love to visit. Or perhaps a plant, or even abstract ideas like emotions. Bring those ideas to class, and we’ll explore the different ways to bring them to life in clay.
Day 1 ✺ Skills
We’ll start with a simple hand-building project to assess your current skill level. I’ll observe your techniques and provide personalized tips and suggestions to help refine your approach. Along with traditional hand-building methods like coiling, pinching, and slab building, I’ll introduce you to a technique I call 'freestyle.' This method allows you to create freely, without being restricted by conventional techniques, offering more flexibility and creativity in your work. This day will focus on strengthening your foundational skills while introducing new techniques with which you can revisit and plan your ideas for Day 2.
Day 2 ✺ Concepts
On the second day, we’ll focus on your individual project, with no pressure to complete it right away. The emphasis will be on how to translate your ideas into tangible creations, exploring different ways to stylize and materialize your vision through discussions & examples to inspire your process. We’ll also take time to discuss a few notable ceramic works for inspiration, helping you better understand the medium. This will include a brief exploration of the history of ceramics, as well as its evolution into contemporary practices.
Day 3 ✺ The Beginning
The final day will be dedicated to advancing your project as much as possible, applying the skills and techniques covered throughout the course. We will also discuss ways to continue your practice independently, ensuring that what you learn here becomes just the beginning of your creative journey in clay.
Looking forward to creating with you!
Your teacher
Latika Nehra (b.1991, Jaipur, India) is a visual artist and sculptor specializing in ceramics. Her work explores the interplay between the natural and the artificial, blurring conventional boundaries through material and form. She combines hand-building techniques with experimental processes, creating a diverse practice that spans functional objects, sculptural installations, and conceptual pieces. Based in Berlin, she frequently explores traditional crafts in India, integrating cultural narratives and multidisciplinary influences into her work.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE
This is an intensive hand-building workshop, to maximise our experience with forms, glazing is not included. Three days isn’t quite enough time to complete big projects (anything over 20 cm). Clay requires time to dry between stages, so we’ll focus on creating smaller, manageable pieces. The focus is on diversifying our skills which will be useful in attempting more ambitious projects. If you don’t complete a work I class, you are welcome to complete it in your own space and have it fired later in the studio for free. Please note, the work should not exceed the limit of 20 centimetres.
Your pieces will be ready to be picked up during our opening hours ca. 3-4 weeks after the last session of the course.
The price of the workshop includes all material and firing fees. All classes are taught in English. You don’t need to have any pottery experience to attend this course, but it might be useful as a refresher course for those who have dabbled at the wheel in the past.
Aprons are available, but please wear suitable clothing and footwear that you don’t mind getting covered in clay.
DISCLAIMER
By booking any course, you agree with all of the studio terms and conditions below:
By taking part in our classes, all participants must ensure they have private liability insurance.
The potter’s wheels we use at the studio have a strong magnet that can interfere with the proper functioning of pacemakers and may be harmful. Please consult a physician before attending our classes.
During the course, the instructions of the teachers must be followed.
Our courses are designed for adults (18+).
As we are a small business, please consider your course booking carefully before purchasing. We understand life does not always go to plan though, and classes and workshops can be refunded or postponed if we are notified by email up to 10 days before the first session. Due to the limited capacity of our classes, please note that we cannot accommodate students making up missed classes at other times, nor can we offer refunds for missed classes or late cancellations. Refunds may take up to 30 days to be processed by our different payment platforms.
Please note that there is often a dog present at the studio. Let us know in advance if you have allergies or are afraid of dogs so we can arrange for Lotta to be absent during your class 🙂