Pottery and Ceramics - Art Est Art School and Gallery

Children's Art Party | Ceramic Sculpture

Make your child’s next birthday party fun and arty! A birthday party at Art Est. is hands-on and every child creates a masterpiece based on the chosen theme. Choose from a range of engaging and entertaining art making, such as printmaking, painting, ceramics or cartooning. How it works The art parties are held in our inspiring warehouse art studios and gallery, so children feel like real artists from the moment they arrive. The art making takes places in the Ceramic Studio where... [More]

Pottery + Prosecco | Handmade Bowls Workshop

Grab a friend and have a creative evening in the ceramics studio making your own handmade bowls (useful for serving dips/olives/nibbles etc). No experience is required and all materials are included in the workshop fee + your finished works will be bisque fired and glaze fired in our kiln. Students will be introduced to basic clay hand building techniques to make two dip bowls and spoons. Learn some basic clay decorating techniques so you can make your bowls unique – be it... [More]

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Ceramics | Animal Bowls with Feet | 7-9 years

Watch out! There are animals about! In this workshop, kids will learn to make pinch pots, and then add their own quirky features and feet! Will your bowl have hoofs or paws or duck feet? It's up to your imagination. Make a fun bowl with feet, leave it to be fired in our kiln and then you'll have a funky foot bowl to keep! What will students make? A twice fired clay sculpture of your animal bowl. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their... [More]

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Ceramics | Picasso Plates | 7-9 years

Students will use various hand-building techniques to create a decorative plate then paint it in bold colours with underglazes. What will students take home? A twice fired clay sculpture for you to proudly display. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry out before bisque firing, we then glaze the work and fire again in our kiln. We will send you an email notifying you when to collect your... [More]

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NEW | Terracotta Pedestal Bowls with Rina Bernabei | Two-Day Workshop

Create a beautiful and unique pedestal bowl and learn professional tips and tricks for working with clay and texture from designer and ceramicist Rina Bernabei. This is a unique opportunity to learn how hand-building techniques to make a pedestal bowl. Rina Bernabei’s work encapsulates her years of practice as a product designer and explores relationships between handmade craft practices, and digital technologies and manufacture. Her ceramic practice reflects her research of... [More]

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Ceramics | Sculptural Hand-Building with Stephanie Phillips

This 4 week course with the fabulous, well-known ceramicist Stephanie Phillips will give you the hand building skills and techniques used by Stephanie to create her stunning geometric, sculptural works. Stephanie’s generosity in sharing her tips, tricks and methods make these classes productive, and rich in ideas and information to get you making professional and unique works. What to expect Week 1: Design and plan In your first class you will begin with research, finding... [More]

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Ceramics | Food and Nostalgia Family Workshop with Jayanto Tan

In this class, Jayanto will guide you to make your own Sampuru or lunchbox inspired by your culture and the foods that evoke memories. Be inspired by the textures, shapes, colours and designs of a lunch box (real or imaginary) that could have been packed by yourself, your parent or friend, and create a life-size food clay sculpture. Explore the materiality of clay and have fun experimenting in this workshop for all ages and levels of experience. What to expect In this workshop,... [More]

Painting Ceramics | Sunrise Cereal Bowls | 7-9 years

Paint a sunset silhouette design on a ceramic bowl. Students will draw their design and learn how to transfer it onto the bisque fired bowl, then paint with underglaze. Through this process they'll have fun while learning the fundamentals of planning, design and drawing to assist them in finishing a functional piece of pottery. Note that these bowls have already been made and bisque-fired in the kiln. Students will not make the bowl, but paint their design onto it only. They... [More]

NEW | Ceramic Marine Sculpture Workshop | Carol Hudson

Join artist and ceramicist Carol Hudson in this unique hand-building class. You will create a sculpture or functional vessel inspired by marine environments. No experience necessary! What to expect: This is a two-part workshop held over two consecutive days. Your tutor, Carol Hudson, will help make your experience productive, rewarding and enjoyable. Day 1 : 11am – 2.30pm (3 hrs + ½ hr for lunch) Morning session research, drawing and planning of work Afternoon session... [More]

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Ceramics | Kooky Kookaburras | 5-7 years

Time to make a Kooky Kookaburra! Have fun learning basic clay hand-building techniques to create your body, add its head, and learn how to give your animal characteristics to make it very unique! Add some texture and then paint with coloured underglazes. Have fun. Be quirky! What will students take home? A hand sculpted Kookaburra sculpture that will be glaze fired The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The... [More]

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Ceramic Program