Hand-Building & Carving Secrets
More than technique — a relationship with clay built through touch, rhythm, and trust.
Form slows down.
The hands lead.
Making becomes steady, intuitive, and deeply satisfying.
Learn My Clay Secrets
Hand-Building & Carving Secrets is an in-depth workshop where I share the self-developed techniques I use to build sculptural ceramic forms with speed, freedom, and elegant refinement — guided by intuitive movement and simple tools.
This is a space for makers who want to feel more confident in their hand-building, move away from rigid processes, and develop a way of working that feels fluid, intentional, and deeply personal. The focus isn’t just on what you make, but how it feels to make it.
Inside, you’ll learn the building systems I use in my studio — from my rolling-pin method and slab building without a slab roller, to my approach to sculptural carving. You’ll be guided to work with clay in a way that feels natural and empowered, so your forms carry presence, softness, and a quiet strength that speaks for itself.
An intimate studio workshop sharing the hand-building and carving methods I’ve developed through years of practice. Focused on sculptural ceramic forms — from vases to plates — this workshop explores building with flow, intuitive movement, and simple tools, supporting a way of working that feels natural, grounded, and deeply satisfying.
What this workshop
supports you to do
_ Build sculptural ceramic forms with confidence — from vases and plates to larger pieces that feel intentional, elegant, and grounded in presence.
_ Learn to hand-build with ease and flow, using my rolling-pin method, slab-making without large equipment, and a fast hybrid coil–slab approach that can be used anywhere.
_ Develop your own sculptural language — working with softness, curvature, and proportion to create forms that feel balanced, expressive, and uniquely yours.
_ Refine your carving approach — shaping silhouettes, smoothing organic lines, and introducing movement and subtle detail through my signature carving technique.
_ Work faster and more intuitively, without overworking the clay or losing momentum — supporting a clean, fluid building process that keeps you in creative flow.
_ Feel more grounded and assured in your practice, whether you’re just beginning or already experienced — gaining speed, clarity, and a deeper sense of creative freedom in the studio.
The methods behind Hand-Building & Carving Secrets
This workshop is built around a set of hand-building and carving methods I’ve developed through years of studio practice — flexible systems designed to support flow, speed, and sculptural clarity.
At the core is my rolling-pin method, which I use as the foundation for both mid-sized and larger sculptural vases — often built in a single, continuous process that feels fluid and deeply enjoyable. You’ll also learn how I create slabs using simple tools, and how I combine slab and coil in a fast, hybrid way without a wheel or slab roller.
Alongside building, I share my approach to sculptural carving — refining silhouette, softness, and movement to bring presence and quiet strength into each form.
These methods are intuitive, adaptable, and grounded in feel — supporting a way of working that feels natural, confident, and intentional in the studio.
Hand-Building & Carving Secrets
A closer look at my hand-building and carving methods — shared as an intimate studio workshop, as if you were spending the day with me.
Here’s What You’ll Learn
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• Best clay types for sculptural forms
• How to prep clay for strength + stability
• Thickness, moisture, and timing for clean builds -
• My signature approach for fluid, sculptural forms
• Creating height, curves, and structure quickly
• Avoiding cracks, collapse, and heavy building -
• How to create even slabs using simple tools
• Building small plates to large platters with ease
• Clean edges, consistent thickness, flawless joins -
• Building vases from start to finish (Moon Vase, classic forms, tall pieces)
• Free-flow sculptural shapes + organic silhouettes
• Scaling up: how to build larger works quickly and safely -
• Sculptural carving techniques for soft, elegant lines
• Shaping volume, curves, and subtle transitions
• Finishing edges + refining surfaces thoughtfully -
• Timing for drying, trimming, and firing sculptural work
• Studio rhythm: when to move, when to pause, how to listen to the clay
• Adapting the method to any creative style or piece
What’s included inside the workshop
Hand-Building & Carving Secrets is shared as an intimate studio experience, supported by thoughtful, practical resources.
You’ll receive a beautifully crafted 40-page e-book — designed to be printed or used digitally — that brings the full process together in a clear, considered way.
Alongside this, you’ll have access to focused video lessons and real-time studio demonstrations, filmed as the work unfolds. The teaching goes deep, without taking more time than needed — detailed, grounded, and easy to return to whenever you need it.
Everything is designed to support real making in the studio: clear, intentional, and flexible enough to fit into your own rhythm.
The shift behind this way of working
Hand-building became easier when I realised it isn’t about perfection — it’s about flow, curiosity, and finding your own sculptural language.
Once I discovered a faster, more intuitive way to build by hand, everything changed. Sculptural vases began to feel alive. Larger forms could be built with ease instead of strain. The work finally started to match the vision in my head.
That shift changed how the work was received too — collectors, galleries, commissions, and conversations opened because the forms felt grounded, sculptural, and unmistakably handmade with intention.
These methods grew quietly in my own studio, using simple tools and a willingness to explore.
This workshop is an invitation into that same shift — toward a way of working that feels natural, fluid, and deeply satisfying.
Imagine stepping into the studio knowing how to build forms you feel proud of.
No wheel. No large equipment.
Just your hands, the clay, and a process that supports your creativity.
Who is this for?
This workshop is for makers who feel drawn to sculptural form and want to develop a hand-building practice that feels more fluid, confident, and intentional.
It’s for those who enjoy working slowly and intuitively, but also want methods that support speed, clarity, and ease — without relying on a wheel or large equipment.
It’s suited to beginners who want strong foundations without rigidity, and to experienced artists who feel ready to loosen their process, refine their forms, and reconnect with a sense of flow in the studio.
If you’re curious, open, and ready to explore hand-building as a sculptural practice — this space will feel supportive, grounding, and deeply enjoyable.
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It’s a sculptural hand-building workshop where I teach my personal techniques — including the rolling-pin method, slab-building without a slab roller, and my carving approach for elegant, organic forms. You’ll learn to build vessels, plates, sculptural pieces, and refined silhouettes with ease and confidence.
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This is not traditional coil-building or classroom slab work. It’s my self-developed studio method — fast, fluid, adaptable, and surprisingly simple. Even experienced ceramic artists are often shocked by how effective it is.
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No. This method requires only clay, a rolling pin, and your hands. That’s the beauty of it — freedom without equipment.
Frequently asked questions about
Hand-Building & Carving Secrets
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Yes. You’ll watch me build vases (including my moon-style silhouettes), plates, larger platters, and free-flow sculptural forms — and I’ll show you how to adapt the technique to your own creative language.
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Full start-to-finish video lessons, carving demonstrations, technique breakdowns, a creative workbook, and my exact workflow — plus lifetime access to all updates as the workshop expands.
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You’ll begin building confidently right away. Many artists experience breakthroughs in their first session — and the more you repeat the technique, the freer your forms become.
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Both. Beginners gain a clear, intuitive foundation. Experienced ceramic artists learn a new, fast, and refined way of working that often replaces their old method or goes along with their style.
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Absolutely.
The workshop is completely self-paced, so you can move through it as your creative rhythm allows — pause, practice, revisit anytime. -
Because this workshop offers instant digital access, all sales are final.
But if you’re here, chances are this is the exact step your creative journey’s been waiting for — and you’ll feel that from the very first lesson.