Handbuilding a Mug

with Chris Scherbarth

$5

Online through Zoom
June 24 + June 26 | 6:30pm - 9:30pm
$5 per session*
clay kits sold separately
ages 14 and over welcome

In this workshop, you will learn how to make a ceramic mug from a rolled out slab of clay. In two sessions, Chris will take you through the steps of creating the mug body, making and attaching a handle, and decorating the mug with coloured underglazes. You will then bring your creation(s) to Arts Underground for a first kiln firing, a dip in clear glaze, and then a final firing at a hotter temperature.

This is an online course and the first exciting step to getting started with ceramics at home.

Session 1: making the mug body (via wedging, rolling out and possibly imprinting the slab, cutting out the shapes, slip-joining the shapes, smoothing and embellishing the form) and making and attaching the handle (via pulling, coiling or rolling out the handle, and attaching the handle with slip-joining and add-on elements)

Materials you will need:
- 1 x At Home M340 Clay Kit, $45.00 (SOLD OUT), M390 (red clay), M370 (white clay)
This clay kit includes 10lbs of clay, sponges, clay cutters, handbuilding tools, roller, underglazes and paintbrushes, firing, and glazing fees.

Items to Round-up from Home:
- 1 x small cup or container (for mixing water and clay)
- 1 x spray bottle filled with water
- 1 x metal rib or an item to smooth the clay with
(other options are: wide putty knife, large rubber baking spatula)
- 1 x round object for tracing or cutting circles in the clay. Such as a 3 ¼” – 3 ¾” diameter jar lid.  
- 1 x straight edge (ex. steel ruler)
- Objects with textured surfaces (to press into clay)
- 1 x flat non-stick working surface
(ex. Wooden board covered with fabric or a plastic cutting board)

*Please note, we cannot offer refunds on workshops or programming.