The work moves from raw material through an intimate trajectory that ends with firing. Regardless of material, every object requires  physical and mental  presence. Your complete devotion. It requires your instinct to balance opposites. Each movement forms a shape. Your  body literally writes itself into the shape, and has the potential to reflect your inner being. 

You take your tools out to dig in the earth until you find the right piece with which to grapple. Once found, you begin working the raw mass. You build a relationship with your material; wet it, knead it, let it dry, wait, make it pliable. An abstract idea starts to become a continuous, patient hand movement until some form arises. The clay must remain both soft yet stable, a tricky balance to achieve.

Or you work with porcelain, the “white gold” of materials.  Porcelain is capricious and difficult to work, like a fragile mass that often chooses to evade. You must first make it your own, to win it over with your hands until it absorbs your movement, joins in, and takes shape. The rarity of such a material demands constant, critical decision making until the final step of firing. 



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Wheel thrown stoneware sake cup with a high foot and glaze detail on the bottom. Glazed only inside with an icy craquelé and reduction fired to cone 11 in a gas kiln. 

6159

sake cup

Dies ist ein längerer Kurs für alle die bereits einen Kurs belegt haben oder etwas Erfahrung im Drehen besitzen und ihr Können vertiefen möchten. Bei insgesamt 7 Terminen werden wir das Drehen und Abdrehen an der Scheibe üben. Aufgeteilt ist der Kurs wie folgt: 1. und 2. Termin: Drehen, 3. Termin: Abdrehen, 4. und 5. Termin: Drehen, 6. Termin Abdrehen und einen längeren 7. Termin um alles zu glasieren. Eure Ergebnisse sind dann eine Woche später pünktlich zu Weihnachten fertig gebrannt und können im Studio abgeholt werden. Es gibt 5 Plätze und nur einen solchen Kurs in diesem Jahr also bucht euch schnell euren Platz. 

Der Preis beinhaltet nebst 15h Kurszeit bereits Material und Brennkosten.
Haltet euch bitte die Termine frei, sie sind nicht nachholbar solltet ihr einen Termin verpassen.

This is a longer course for anyone who has already taken a course or who has some experience in throwing and would like to improve their skills. We will practice throwing on the wheel and trimming in a total of 7 sessions. The course is divided as follows: 1st and 2nd session: throwing, 3rd session: trimming, 4th and 5th session: throwing, 6th session: trimming and a longer 7th session to glaze everything. Your results will then be fired, just in time for Christmas, and can be picked up a week later from the studio. There are 5 places and only one such course this year, so book your place quickly.

The price includes 15 hours of course time, materials and firing costs.

All classes are fixed dates so be sure to block your calendars. Missed classes can not be substituted.

Drehkurs für Fortgeschrittene / Intermediate Wheelthrowing

Drehkurs Fortgeschritten / Intermediate Wheel

Hierbei handelt es sich um einen digitalen Geschenkgutschein, den Sie beim Einkauf im Showroom im Studio in Kassel einlösen können. Kurz nach Ihrer Bestellung erhalten Sie Ihren Gutschein per E-Mail. Dieser muss im Laden in gedruckter oder digitaler Form vorgelegt werden.

Ein Gutschein reserviert keinen Platz für Kurse! Bitte wenden Sie sich über das Kontaktformular an Studio Seefried, wenn Sie Ihren Gutschein für Kurse oder Artikel im Online-Shop einlösen möchten.

This is a digital gift voucher that you can redeem when shopping in the showroom in the studio in Kassel. Shortly after placing your order, you will receive your gift card by email. This must be presented in the store in printed or digital form.

A voucher does not reserve space for courses! Please contact Studio Seefried using the contact form if you would like to redeem your voucher for courses or items in the online shop.

GUTSCHEIN / GIFT CARD

GIFT CARD / GUTSCHEIN

A one of a kind serving bowl with a beautiful copper glaze on the inside. A dirty pink with unique green hues left by the atmosphere of the reduction firing in a gas kiln to cone 11. Diamond polished on the outside for a very soft touch. 

6092

serving bowl

In diesem Wochenendkurs bekommt ihr einen intensiveren Einblick in das Arbeiten an der Töpferscheibe. Hier habt ihr die Gelegenheit euch mit professioneller Unterstützung beim Drehen auszuprobieren und werdet durch die drei wichtigsten Schritte, und zwar Drehen, Abdrehen und Glasieren, zur Herstellung eines gedrehten Gefäßes geleitet. Euer Ergebnis wird dann von mir gebrannt, sodass es nach einigen Wochen im Studio von euch abgeholt werden kann. Der Preis beinhaltet nebst 10h Kurszeit bereits Material und Brennkosten.

This weekend class will provide you with an insight into working on the potter’s wheel. Here you have the opportunity to try your hand at throwing with professional support and guidance. Familiarising yourself with techniques through the three main steps  (throwing, trimming and glazing) of creating a wheel thrown ceramics piece. Your pieces will be fired and ready to collect from the workshops two weeks later. Price includes material and firing costs. 



November Wochenend Drehkurs / Weekend Wheel

November Wochenenddrehkurs / Wheelthrowing

one-off

Studio Seefried is an accessible, ceramics-loving, LGBTQ+ and FLINTA heavy studio and we welcome everyone who wants to share this space with us. If you are interested in our studio and the course offerings, write to us and come by!

Our fully equipped pottery studio with daily access and a calm atmosphere serves as a sanctuary. Through knowledge exchange, skill sharing, collective work and experimentation, a feeling of community and warmth is created.

A good start? Take a class! You can book all classes directly via the shop section

Studio Seefried is located in Kassel at Schillerstrasse 40

Please feel free to get in contact for an appointment to visit the showroom


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