Workshops

Wheel Throwing Classes

CLAY TASTER

Your first taste on the potters wheel.

CLAY FOUNDATION

4 week beginner class.

CITY CLAY RETREAT

1 week compact immersive class.

Weekend Wheel Intensive Class

1 Weekend on the potters wheel.

Clay Flow 4x Intermediate Course →

Clay Flow

Over the course of 4 weeks, you’ll strengthen your technique through targeted practice. We’ll work with larger amounts of clay, perfect our cylinder-building technique, and explore new forms such as plates and handles, all while you continue to develop your personal style. Clay Flow is the ideal next step after our Clay Foundations course and prepares you to continue practicing on your own in our Open Atelier, as a member of Studio Roka, or through additional advanced courses or our private lessons. Result: 2–5 pieces.

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Go deeper - Intermediate and skill courses

Eine Person formt einen Keramiktopf auf einer Töpferscheibe in einem Keramikatelier.
Glazing 101 Explore Technique →

Glazing 101

Discover the art of glazing in this hands-on workshop for all skill levels. Learn how to test glazes, create sample tiles, and try out different application techniques. You’ll get practical tips on brands, mixtures, and much more. It’s the perfect way to take your pottery to the next level.

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Eine Frau in einem Atelier, die Ton aus einem Behälter gießt, mit einem Regal voller verschiedener Töpferwaren im Hintergrund.
Throw Bigger Bowls Skill Class →

Throw Bigger Bowls

Are you ready to move beyond cups and small bowls? In this lesson, you'll learn how to work with more clay and discover the joy of creating larger, bolder shapes.

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Person modelliert Keramik, die auf einer Töpferscheibe gedreht wird, während sie mit ihren Händen arbeitet. Die Szene findet in einer Werkstatt statt, mit verschiedenen Töpferutensilien um sie herum.
Off the Hump Skill Class →

Off the Hump

This is considered a very old, traditional method in ceramics, in which many small pieces are thrown from a larger lump of clay, rather than centering a new ball of clay each time. It’s perfect for making a set of cups or bowls, finding your rhythm, or simply practicing and training your fingers.

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Eine Person formt Keramik auf einer Drehbank in einer Werkstatt.
Centering Masterclass Skill Class →

Centering Masterclass

Even experienced potters struggle with centering from time to time. This workshop is dedicated entirely to improving efficiency, body positioning, and control at the wheel, helping you centre any amount of clay with confidence and less effort. Level: basic wheel skills.

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Ein Mann formt Ton auf einer Töpferscheibe in einem Workshop, im Hintergrund sind Regale mit Töpferwaren und eine weitere Person.
Throwing high Cylinders Skill Class →

Throwing high Cylinders

The cylinder is one of the most fundamental forms on the pottery wheel. Learn how to pull taller walls, improve consistency, and create strong, elegant cylinders that can become vases, utensil holders, pitchers, or larger vessels. Perfect for anyone looking to refine their throwing skills. Level: Intermediate

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Hands mit Ton in einem Töpferofen, der Ton wird in eine Tasse geformt während der Töpferprozess.
Stretching Forms Skill Class →

Stretching Forms

How to stretch vom cylinder to a vase. Starting with a simple cylinder, you'll learn techniques for shaping elegant vases, bottles, and flowing forms while maintaining strength and balance in your pieces. Level: Intermidiate

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Nahaufnahme einer ungebrannten Keramikschale, die auf einem Werkstück auf einem Töpferrad entsteht.
Pasta Bowl Skill Class →

Pasta Bowl

Throw a pasta bowl Learn how to throw a pasta bowl. In this special workshop, we’ll focus on creating a wide, open form with the perfect shape for pasta, salads and everyday meals. You’ll learn how to control the clay, open it wider and shape a balanced bowl with a generous rim.

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Closed Forms Skill Class →

Closed Forms

Special workshop. Learn how to throw closed forms on the wheel, with a special focus on creating forms that can later become lidded jars. Explore how to close, shape and control the clay to create well-proportioned enclosed vessels.

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Ein keramischer Gegenstand wird auf einer rotierenden Drehscheibe geformt. Die Hände einer Person sind sichtbar, sie arbeiten an der Form des Gegenstands.

Shape clay with your hands, no wheel needed. Learn the foundations in 4 weeks or build a vase, cup or bowl in a workshop.

Handbuilding classes

Eine Person mit Tattoos am Arm hält eine große, weiße, abstrakte Skulptur aus Keramik oder Stein vor sich. Die Skulptur hat eine geschwungene, organische Form.

Handbuilding foundations

Over 4 weeks you learn the foundations of hand building: pinch, coil and slab techniques. With every lesson, you see your skills grow.

Thursdays 10.00-12.30

The piece you’ve always wanted to make.

Is there a ceramic piece you’ve always wanted to create but found a bit intimidating? Now is the perfect time to get started. In this one-day hand building workshop, Mojca guides you from your first idea to the finished piece.

Dream Object

Eine Hand hebt eine Keramikschale über eine größere, grob gearbeitete Keramikvase.
Handbuilding Taster Make your first handmade cup →

Handbuilding Taster

Discover the world of ceramics and handbuild your own mug. In this beginner’s course, you’ll learn the basics of hand-building with clay and use the thumb-coiling technique to shape your own unique piece. Give your mug a personal touch with a handle, patterns, or a name stamp. After the class, we’ll glaze your piece for you. Once it’s fired, you can pick up your finished mug from us about 3 weeks later. Result: 1 piece.

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Introduction to Handbuilding

Ein Holztisch mit weißen Tassen, Kerzenhalter und Papierservietten in einer Keramikkunstwerkstatt.
Jewelry Making Create earrings, pendants and more →

Jewelry Making

Small treasures with big personalities: Create earrings, pendants, rings, or beads out of clay. A creative, detail-oriented course that’s perfect for experimenting and making wearable art. In this course, you’ll get to take home a pair of stud earrings.

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Nahaufnahme eines Gesichts mit einer großen, runden, gestreiften Ohrring und dunklen, mittellangen Haaren.
Porcelain coiling Introduction to Porcelain →

Porcelain coiling

Working with this delicate material requires a slower pace, in which the form is shaped layer by layer and subtle details come into focus. In this course, you’ll learn about porcelain through carefully considered hand-forming techniques and discover how to create balanced forms, refine surfaces, and work confidently with the unique properties of porcelain.

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Verschiedene handgefertigte weiße Keramikschalen und -becher auf einem Holztisch.
Dream Objects Mentoring with Mojca Vidmar →

Dream Objects

That ceramic piece you’ve always wanted to create but may have found a bit intimidating until now—now is the perfect time to get started. In this one-day hand-building workshop, Mojca will guide you from your initial idea to the finished piece. With her support, you’ll create something personal and unique, entirely at your own pace.

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Eine Person, die keramisch arbeitet, hält einen grobkörnigen, unvollendeten Keramiktopf, während sie ihn formt, mit Pflanzen im Hintergrund

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