This eight-week after school ceramics program, led by educator Suzanne Healy in our brand new Bukatila Studio, introduces young participants to the fundamentals of hand-building with clay. Designed for curious and creative students, the course explores three foundational ceramic techniques — pinch, slab and coil construction — while encouraging experimentation, observation and creative problem-solving. Across the program, students will learn how simple clay forms can be developed into expressive vessels and sculptural objects. Beginning with pinch pot techniques, participants will explore form, balance and proportion before moving into slab construction to create geometric vessels and architectural designs. The following weeks focus on coil building, using the method to construct a larger, more ambitious form. In the final sessions, students will paint and finish their fired works, exploring colour and surface to complete their pieces. By the end of the course, each participant will have produced a small collection of ceramic objects and gained a strong foundation in traditional hand-building techniques. Course Outline Weeks 1–2: Pinch pot construction Weeks 3–4: Slab-built geometric vessels Weeks 5–6: Coil building and larger forms Weeks 7–8: Painting and finishing fired pieces Details Start date: August 13 Duration: 8 weeks Class length: 1 hour per session Bookings Essential | $200 PP Age Groups Ages 13–16: 5:00–6:00pm
