A quiet pause. A handful of clay. An intention for 2027.
Instruction, materials and firings included.
Scholarships available: https://www.hoffmanarts.org/scholarships
Join us for a one-day hand building workshop combining clay skills with quiet reflection.
Learn to shape a hollow clay form, join and smooth its seams, and create surface texture as you make a ceramic rattle in an organic shape of your own.
As you place small clay pebbles inside, you’ll set an intention for each one—a quality, hope, or vision you’d like to carry into the new year. Your intentions can remain private.
Soft lighting, music, and hot tea will set the mood for a calm afternoon of learning and making.
After firing, your rattle’s sound will offer a gentle reminder of what you chose to nurture.
The instructor will glaze your piece with a clear glaze. You’ll be notified when your pieces are ready to be picked up (in 4 - 6 weeks).
About the instructor:
Janice Gaines-Ehlen became passionate about clay in 2017 while still working as a fitness trainer and massage therapist. After selling her business in 2021, she applied her life-long habits of laser focus, hard work and lots of practice to fully embrace ceramics. She now throws on the wheel, does hand-building of all types and enjoys sharing the joy of ceramics with others. Students from past classes praise her ability to assess and coach students, regardless of their experience level, to improve technique and more fully enjoy ceramic art.
A quiet pause. A handful of clay. An intention for 2027.
Instruction, materials and firings included.
Scholarships available: https://www.hoffmanarts.org/scholarships
Join us for a one-day hand building workshop combining clay skills with quiet reflection.
Learn to shape a hollow clay form, join and smooth its seams, and create surface texture as you make a ceramic rattle in an organic shape of your own.
As you place small clay pebbles inside, you’ll set an intention for each one—a quality, hope, or vision you’d like to carry into the new year. Your intentions can remain private.
Soft lighting, music, and hot tea will set the mood for a calm afternoon of learning and making.
After firing, your rattle’s sound will offer a gentle reminder of what you chose to nurture.
The instructor will glaze your piece with a clear glaze. You’ll be notified when your pieces are ready to be picked up (in 4 - 6 weeks).
About the instructor:
Janice Gaines-Ehlen became passionate about clay in 2017 while still working as a fitness trainer and massage therapist. After selling her business in 2021, she applied her life-long habits of laser focus, hard work and lots of practice to fully embrace ceramics. She now throws on the wheel, does hand-building of all types and enjoys sharing the joy of ceramics with others. Students from past classes praise her ability to assess and coach students, regardless of their experience level, to improve technique and more fully enjoy ceramic art.
