Pottery studio
The SEM pottery studio offers hands-on activities in the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum. It is designed as a studio, sales gallery and classroom and is intended for working with clay, education, experimental and research activities, the production and presentation of ceramic products, presentation of traditional pottery and small series production. The studio offers the possibility of ordering a portrait and various replicas. The team at the Pottery Studio encourages creativity through play, so everything that happens in the workshop is guided by the motto *Igra v glini / Play and clay*.
The studio is run by academic sculptor and ceramic artist Eva Peterson Lenassi with colleagues: Jasmina Slapnik, Guillermo Escalante, Polona Pibernik and Slavica Cvetek.
Throwing Clay on a Potter's Wheel
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Throwing Clay on a Potter’s Wheel classes teach all the stages of shaping a pot: starting with wedging, centering, opening and building the form into a cylinder - the basic shape, followed by shaping of bowls and platters and later more complicated shapes. You will also learn trimming and finishing with decoration and glazing.
One class lasts 2h 15min. Work in the class takes place in small groups (4-6 people). Registration is possible all year round. The number of classes taken depends on the individual!
PRICES
First time class: €60
Each subsequent class: €40
4 classes per month: €160
Each participant must have their own protective clothing - an apron. We do not lend aprons, but it is possible to purchase a potter's apron for €35. Tools are available to use during class, or participants may opt to purchase their own basic pottery tool kit for €25.
SCHEDULE
MONDAY:
• 15:00 to 19:15 Independent work (advanced participants of pottery and hand techniques)
WEDNESDAY:
• 15:00 - 17:15 1st group: Throwing on the pottery wheel / Hand techniques
• 17:30 - 19:45 2nd group: Throwing on the pottery wheel / Hand techniques
THURSDAY:
• 17:00 - 19:15 Throwing on the pottery wheel and hand techniques
Collection of your ceramic creations is possible during workshop and class hours.
Fired ceramic products must be picked up by the participant within 60 days! After that the studio may dispose of them.
Unfired (raw clay) products are recycled after 30 days.
Registration required:
Eva Peterson Lenassi
+386 40 384 345
lenassieva@yahoo.com
Sculpture and hand techniques
CLASS DESCRIPTION
The introductory class Sculpture and Hand techniques covers:
1. Hand techniques: shaping a container from a lump of clay (pinch pot), from coils (joining clay, use of clay slurry), from a soft slab (use of an temporary mold), from a leather-hard slab (cutting, shaping, assembling), decorating with engobes, under glazes and glazing.
2. Shaping using a model from nature (fruits, shells, roots) with an emphasis on controlling volumes, creating a simplified human and animal figure from a mass of clay with an emphasis on proportions, relief (shallow, high and deep) to combining different colored clays, finishing products: decorating with engobes, and glazing.
One class lasts 2h 15min. Work on the course takes place in small groups (4-6 people). Registration is possible all year round. The number of classes taken depends on the individual!
PRICES
First time class: €60
Each subsequent class: €40
4 classes per month: €160
Each participant must have their own protective clothing - an apron. We do not lend aprons, but it is possible to purchase a potter's apron for €35. Tools are available to use during class, or participants may opt to purchase their own basic pottery tool kit for €25.
SCHEDULE
MONDAY:
• 15.00 - 19:00 Independent work (advanced participants of pottery and hand techniques)
WEDNESDAY:
• 15:00 - 17:15 1st group: Throwing on the pottery wheel / Hand techniques
• 17:30 - 19:45 2nd group: Throwing on the pottery wheel / Hand techniques
THURSDAY:
• 10:00 - 12:15 1st group: Hand techniques
• 17:00 - 19:15 2nd group: Throwing on the pottery wheel and hand techniques
Collection of your ceramic creations is possible during workshop and class hours.
Fired ceramic products must be picked up by the participant within 60 days! After that the studio may dispose of them.
Unfired (raw clay) products are recycled after 30 days.
Registration required:
Eva Peterson Lenassi
+386 40 384 345
lenassieva@yahoo.com
Individual class of sculpture, pottery, or hand techniques
CLASS DESCRIPTION
The individual class is intended for designers, students at academies and those individuals who want a more in-depth approach.
One class lasts 2h 15min.
PRICES
€80 per class, clay and firing are included.
A consultation, lasting half an hour or more, is estimated at €50.
Each participant must have their own protective clothing - an apron. We do not lend aprons, but it is possible to purchase a potter's apron for €35. Tools are available to use during class, or participants may opt to purchase their own basic pottery tool kit for €25.
SCHEDULE
By appointment.
Collection of your ceramic creations is possible during workshop and class hours.
Fired ceramic products must be picked up by the participant within 60 days! After that the studio may dispose of them.
Unfired (raw clay) products are recycled after 30 days.
Information and appointments:
Eva Peterson Lenassi
+386 40 384 345
lenassieva@yahoo.com
Ceramic decorating class using underglazes in the majolica technique
One class lasts 1h 30min. A ceramic pot is supplied at an additional cost. You may instead choose to paint your own ceramic products.
PRICES
€40 per class
Each participant must have their own protective clothing - an apron. We do not lend aprons, but it is possible to purchase a potter's apron for €35. Tools are available to use during class, or participants may opt to purchase their own basic pottery tool kit for €25.
SCHEDULE
By appointment.
Collection of your ceramic creations is possible during workshop and class hours.
Fired ceramic products must be picked up by the participant within 60 days! After that the studio may dispose of them.
Unfired (raw clay) products are recycled after 30 days.
Registration required:
Slavica Cvetek
+386 31 254 739
E-mail: gloria.cvetek@gmail.com
Creative workshops for children, youth and families
PRICES
Workshop per person: €15
Firing: €5
Glazing: €5
(Firing and glazing only at the request of the participants.)
Each participant must have their own protective clothing - an apron.
SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
• 17.00 - 18.30
FRIDAY
• 17:00 - 18:30
Collection of your ceramic creations is possible during workshop and class hours.
Fired ceramic products must be picked up by the participant within 60 days! After that the studio may dispose of them.
Unfired (raw clay) products are recycled after 30 days.
Information:
igravglini@gmail.com
PLAY FOR TWO - throwing clay on the potter's wheel for two participants
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Casual and surprising creations for two at the potter's wheel!
2 HEADS + 4 HANDS + 1 WHEEL = PLAY FOR TWO
The play for two class is intended for two people for fun and enjoyment and as an imaginative gift. This 60-minute session includes guidance by an experienced mentor, materials and the use of tools.
Each participant in our classes and workshops should bring their own apron or protective clothing.
PRICE
€50 per pair
Firing and glazing only if requested by participant:
€10 firing
€10 glazing
SCHEDULE
By appointment.
Collection of your ceramic creations is possible during workshop and class hours.
Fired ceramic products must be picked up by the participant within 60 days! After that the studio may dispose of them.
Unfired (raw clay) products are recycled after 30 days.
Registration required:
Eva Peterson Lenassi
+386 40 384 345
igravglini@gmail.com
OPEN WHEEL - first contact with the potter's wheel
CLASS DESCRIPTION
The open wheel is a fun introduction to the mystery of pottery and a thoughtful gift.
Each participant in our classes and workshops should bring their own apron or protective clothing. This 60-minute class includes guidance by an experienced mentor, materials and the use of tools.
PRICE
€35 per person
Firing and glazing only if requested by participant:
€10 firing
€10 glazing
SCHEDULE
By appointment.
Collection of your ceramic creations is possible during workshop and class hours.
Fired ceramic products must be picked up by the participant within 60 days! After that the studio may dispose of them.
Unfired (raw clay) products are recycled after 30 days.
Registration required:
Eva Peterson Lenassi
+386 40 384 345
igravglini@gmail.com
Creating with clay with live music for all generations
Each participant must bring their own protective outfit – an apron.
PRICE
€25 per person
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY: 10.00 – 12.00
Registration required
Kim +386 40 832 460
kimgerm@gmail.com
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
MONDAY:
• 15.00 - 19:00 Independent work (advanced participants of pottery and hand techniques)
TUESDAY:
• 17:00 - 18:30 Creative workshop for children, youth and families
WEDNESDAY:
• 15:00 - 17:15 1st group: Throwing on the pottery wheel / Hand techniques
• 17:30 - 19:45 2nd group: Throwing on the pottery wheel / Hand techniques
THURSDAY:
• 10:00 - 12:15 1st group: Hand techniques
• 17:00 - 19:15 2nd group: Throwing on the pottery wheel and hand techniques
FRIDAY:
• 17:00 - 18:30 Creative workshop for children, youth and families
SATURDAY:
• 10.00 - 12.00 Creating with clay for all generations
• Afternoon: children’s and special weekend and one-time workshops, independent work whenever possible
SUNDAY:
• All day: children’s and special weekend and one-time workshops, independent work whenever possible
ADDITIONAL OFFERS
Click on the offer to find out more!
- Gift certificates and vouchers to visit courses or to buy ceramics
- Celebrate a birthday at the pottery studio
- Teambuilding Play in clay for companies, schools, societies, clubs and other groups
- Independent work at the pottery studio
- Pottery demonstration and a tour of the pottery studio for groups
- Education for mentors: art and art technology teachers, educators and other mentors
- One-time educational offer for schoolchildren and students in groups
You are invited to follow snapshots and event forecasts on the studio's Facebook profile: Igra v glini / Play and Clay.