Upcoming courses and workshops
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HAND-BUILDING SCULPTURAL HANDLES WORKSHOP (UNDERGLAZING/GLAZING WORKSHOP IS NOT INCLUDED)
Eligibility: Open only to current/past studio members
Date and time:
Wednesday, May 27th, 18:15 - 21:45
Group size: 2 - 6 participants
Instructor: Becca Thomson
Price: €125 per personPrice includes:
- Hand-building workshop fee (coloring/underglazing workshop is not included)
- 1 kg soft porcelain clay
- Storage of your small sculptures in a shared studio damp box for up to 2 weeks if you don’t currently have your own damp box in the studio -
2-SESSION HAND-BUILDING PORCELAIN FLOWERS WORKSHOP AND OPEN STUDIO
Eligibility: Members and non-members
Date and time:
Saturday, May 30th, 14:15 - 17:45
Plus 1x 3-hr open studio session to be used by May 15th to finish refining your flowers (no clay included in that session).
Group size: 2-6 participants
Instructor: Annemieke de Knoop
Price: €150Price includes:
- 500 grams porcelain clay
- 1× 3-hour hand-building workshop
- 1× 3-hour open studio session to be used within 2 weeks of your workshop to refine and your flowers before bisque firing
- Storage of your flowers in a damp box for up to 2 weeks
- Clear glossy glazing of your flowers by a staff member
- Bisque and glaze firings -
5-WEEK PORCELAIN WHEEL-THROWING & TRIMMING COURSE
Eligibility: Beginner members and non-members
Dates and times:
Monday, June 15th, 18:15-22.00
Monday, June 22nd, 18:15-22.00
Monday, June 29th, 18:15-22.00
Monday, July 6th, 18:15-22.00
Plus a 3-hr open studio session
Group size: Up to 4 participants
Instructor: Cansin Antep Böncü
Price: €600 per person
Price includes:
- 7,5 kg soft porcelain clay per person (you may keep up to 10 pieces made with 250 grams)
- 3× 3-hr throwing lessons
- 1× 3-hr trimming lesson
- 1× 3-hr open studio for trimming to be used within a week after your trimming lesson
- 1× 11-liter damp box storage space for 6 weeks
- 1× 11-liter bisque storage box for 6 weeks
- Bisque firings
Possible add-ons:
- Prepaid parking tickets
- Glazing and/or underglazing workshop
- Glazing of your pieces by studio staff
- Shipping/delivery of your pieces -
2-SESSION MINI COURSE:
WHEEL-THROWING BOWLS + GLAZING (PAINTING)3-HR PORCELAIN WHEEL-THROWING LESSON AND 1-HR MINI SIMPLE GLAZING LESSON DURING AN OPEN STUDIO SESSION
Eligibility: Beginner members and non-members
Date and time:
Monday, June 1st, 18:15-22:00
Plus 1× 3-hr open studio session to be used by June 15th for the short glazing lesson
Group size: 2-4 participants
Instructor: Cansin Antep Böncü
Price: €200 per person
Price includes:
- 3-hr wheel throwing workshop for beginners with 2,5 kg soft porcelain clay
- 1-hr short private lesson to be used within 2 weeks of your throwing lesson on simple glazing lesson during an open studio session and choice of 6 colors of glaze (or you may ask a staff member to glaze your work with your chosen colors)
- Bisque and glaze firings
Possible add-ons:
- Prepaid all-day parking ticket
- Shipping/delivery of your pieces -
PORCELAIN POTTERY AND PAINTING BOOTCAMP
(5 full-day workshops + 2 open studio sessions)Level: Beginners
Dates and times:
June 9th through 13th, 9:00 - 17:00
Plus 2x 3-hr open studio sessions to finish your trimming or underglazing/glazing to be used by June 27th.
Group size: 2 - 4 participants
Instructors: Ipek and Cansin
Early bird price through May: €1250
Price includes:
- 3x full-days wheel-throwing fundamentals workshops focusing on centering, base and rim compression, pulling up walls, shaping and refining small bowls, cups, vases and dishes
- 1x full-day trimming workshop
- 1x full-day underglazing and glazing
- 2× 3-hr open studio sessions to finish your trimming or underglazing/glazing to be used by June 27th
- Lunch on 5 full-day sessions
- 25 kg porcelain clay per person to throw with
- Access to 60+ colors of underglaze
- 250 ml glaze
- Bisque and glaze firings for objects made with total of 5 kg of porcelainWhat is not included but can be added on:
- Prepaid all-day parking tickets
- Extra porcelain
- Extra glazes
- Extra firing -
HAND-BUILDING AND PAINTING BOOTCAMP
(5 workshop days + 2 open studios)Level: Beginners
Dates: TBD with participants. Bootcamp weeks are possible in June, July and August
Time: 9:30 - 17:30
Group size: 2 - 4 participants
Instructors: Becca
Price includes:
- 3 days slab-making, pinching, hand-forming focusing on small sculptures, spoons, mugs, dishes and lidded jars
- 1 day refining, carving, fettling forms
- 1 day underglazing and glazing
- 2 open studio sessions (3 hrs each) to finish your underglazing and glazing after the 5 days of workshops to be used within 2 weeks
- Lunch
- 12.5 kg stoneware clay per person
- Access to 60+ colors of underglaze
- 150 ml clear glossy glaze
- Bisque and glaze firings for works made with up 5 kg clayWhat is not included but may be added on:
- Prepaid parking tickets €9/ticket
- Extra clay (depends on clay type)
- Extra glazes (€25 for 5 glazes)
- Extra firing (TBD)
- Shipping/delivery of your pieces (TBD) -
2-SESSION CERAMIC UNDERGLAZE PAINTING WORKSHOP AND OPEN STUDIO SESSION
Level: Beginners
Date: Wednesday, May 6th (plus a 3-hour open studio session to be used within 2 weeks of your workshop)
Time: 18:15 - 21:45
Group size: 4-8 participants
Instructor: TBD
Price: €150
Price includes:
- 2 ready-to-paint mugs/bowls/plates
- 1× 3-hour open studio session to be used maximum within 2 weeks of your workshop
- Access to 60+ underglaze colors
- Clear glossy glaze and firing of your objects
What is not included but may be added on:
- Extra studio time to finish your work (open studio session) €80
- Prepaid all-day parking ticket €9
- Shipping/delivery of your pieces (price TBD)Your items will be ready to be picked up within a week after your last session and will be food-safe, microwave-safe and dishwasher safe.
€150 per person
A BOOTCAMP THAT ACTUALLY TEACHES YOU TO THINK IN CLAY
I walked in as acomplete beginner with zero expectations, and walked out having genuinely surprised myself. This pottery bootcamp was one of those rare experiences that delivers far more than you anticipate.
The studio itself was wonderfully set up — everything you needed was within reach, and the atmosphere was relaxed enough that you never felt the pressure to keep up or perform. Everyone was free to advance at their own pace, which made such a difference. There’s something quietly powerful about being given that kind of space.
Ipek was an exceptional tutor. She had a real instinct for knowing when to step in with a prompt and when to hold back and let you find your own way — and crucially, when to push you further because she could see you were ready. That balance is genuinely hard to get right, and she nailed it.
The format of the bootcamp was what made it truly effective: watch Ipek demo a technique, then have the time and space to work through it yourself. That’s where the real learning happened — not in being shown, but in the figuring out. I came away understanding why things work in clay, not just how to copy a shape.
I outperformed my own expectations by a long stretch. If you’re curious about pottery but think you’re “not creative enough” or “too much of a beginner” — this is exactly the place to start.”
Michael from South Africa
Fund manager
FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank
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Calvin’s testimonial
"I was able to learn so much in just my first class!
What I especially loved was that Ipek has a contagious enthusiasm and encourages her students to explore and be creative. She is not only an expert in her craft but also a fantastic teacher!
In addition, she is a very kind and compassionate person, which made the lesson a joy to attend."
Calvin from the Netherlands
Business analyst, ABN AMRO
