Sunday Clay Circle: Hand-Building in a Garden Studio
An afternoon making one thing badly and then slightly better, in a garden studio with no wheel and no rush.
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Good to know
Rita sets expectations at the start: a first afternoon produces something wonky. Work is fired after you leave, then posted on or held for collection.
Is this for you?
Is this for you?
A good fit if you…
- Have never touched clay and would like to
- Prefer hand-building to a wheel
- Are content to leave your piece behind to be fired
Probably not if you…
- Are leaving Portugal within two weeks — firing takes longer
- Want wheel throwing; there is no wheel
- Dislike getting your hands properly dirty
What actually happens
What actually happens
- 1
Pinch, coil, slab
Rita demonstrates all three, then you pick one and commit to it.
- 2
Make the thing
Ninety uninterrupted minutes. Most people make a bowl; some make something stranger.
- 3
Finish and label
Surface decoration, then labelling for firing. Collection or postage is arranged before you leave.
Dates
- Thu 15 Oct 2026 · 16:00
- Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 16:00
The practical facts
The practical facts
- Duration
- 2.5 h
- Price
- €32 per person
- Firing included; postage charged at cost
- Languages
- English · Portuguese
- Group size
- Up to 8 people
- Meeting point
- Garden studio, Vila do Bispo
- Parking on the lane, 100 m from the gate
- Access
- Step-free
- Level gravel path from the gate to the studio
- Preparation
- Short nails and clothes you do not mind marking
- Cancellation
- Free up to 48 h before
Who & where
Who and where
- Presented by
- Rita P. Independent practitioner
- At
- Garden studio, Vila do Bispo
Ceramicist, Vila do Bispo.
Hand-building only, no wheel. Work is fired after you leave and posted on, or held for collection.
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