Artistic Pottery & Sgraffito Workshops in Mumbai
Forget perfect, come for the messy and colourful fun. Whether you want to carve designs with Sgraffito or swirl clay for Nerikomi, these workshops are all about making art that feels like you.
Have you tried our Sgraffito workshop yet? It's a beautiful technique where you carve designs into a painted plate to reveal the clay underneath.
Why buy and have the same things as everyone else? In our Sgraffito workshop, you can make your own unique creation instead.
Our Japanese Nerikomi workshop is a special one. You'll learn to create marbled patterns with colored clay and make a piece that has people asking, "Where did you buy this?"
Get ready to paint your heart out at our Paint-a-Pot workshop! Pick a pre-made pot, personalize it with your own design, and take home a colorful masterpiece.
Starting 2025 with creativity and clay! This student is using a paper transfer to create a complex design for our Sgraffito workshop.
Ever tried carving your thoughts into clay? Our Sgraffito plate workshop is oddly satisfying. You don't need to be an artist to make something cool.
The plate is your canvas. Make a masterpiece and make memories in our Sgraffito workshop. Bring your friends along!
Explore the art of Sgraffito! This student created a stunning yin-yang dragon design on her decorative plate.
Let's dive into the Japanese art of Nerikomi. In this workshop, you learn to layer colored clay to create beautiful and unique ceramics for your home.
This is from our Japanese Nerikomi workshop, where students created these beautiful, subtly patterned plates and bowls.
About Artistic Workshops: Painting, Sgraffito & More
If you are worried about messing up a design, do not be. In these workshops, I help you prep your clay base, but the carving and painting is entirely yours. You are not just making a plate, you are etching your own pattern into stoneware, which we then fire and glaze so it is completely food-safe and ready for your dinner table in about three weeks.
If you want to move beyond basic shapes, this is where things get interesting. We go deep into two specific techniques that turn a simple slab of clay into a unique piece of functional art:
Sgraffito: This is where you paint a base layer of slip on your clay and then carve into it. It is satisfying because you are scratching away the top layer to reveal the contrasting color beneath. It is perfect if you have a specific pattern or drawing in mind.
Nerikomi: This Japanese technique involves stacking and rolling colored clay to create marbled or patterned blocks. When you slice through them, you get these intricate, repeating designs that look like they came from a high-end ceramic studio.
The Practical Stuff: These are not drop-in-and-leave sessions. We spend 2.5 to 3 hours together. Everything is included, your stoneware clay, the specialized tools for carving, and the glazing process. Yes, I do the final firing and glazing, so your piece comes out food-safe and durable. You will need to give it about 3 weeks for the full drying and firing cycle before it is ready to come home.
Whether you are looking for a quiet weekend activity or a way to get off your phone and into some texture, this is it. Paani aur mitti se darna nahi hai, the mess is part of the charm.
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