Creature Feature! Hand-building Clay Creatures with Tatyana

​2-Hour Workshop | Includes 30-Minute Underglaze Painting Session

​Turn a simple lump of clay into a creature full of personality! In this playful two-hour workshop, you’ll sculpt alongside a live demo, pinching, pulling, and shaping the clay into legs, a neck, a head, and any ears, tails, or curious features your creature might grow along the way. Once your little clay companion has taken shape, we’ll finish with a 30-minute underglaze painting session, adding colorful patterns, markings, and details to bring it fully to life. No experience needed—just bring your imagination.

​What You'll Learn

• ​Create a hollow form using pinch-pot techniques.

• ​Pull and shape legs, a neck, and a head from a single piece of clay.

• ​Refine expressive features such as ears, tails, and facial details.

• ​Explore basic sculptural techniques for building character and form.

• ​Decorate your piece with underglaze through painting and pattern-making.

​What You'll Take Home

• ​One hand-built ceramic creature, ready to be kiln fired.

• ​A basic understanding of sculptural handbuilding techniques.

• ​Experience using underglazes to add color and surface design.

​No prior experience is required. All materials, tools, firing, and underglazes are included.