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Winter Workshop — From the Invisible to Form

CHF 720.00
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Pottery workshop in Zurich
Winter Workshop — From the Invisible to Form

This pottery workshop in Zurich takes place in a small-group ceramic studio and focuses on translating intention into form through clay.

Over three sessions, participants design and build a personal ceramic altar using hand-building techniques. The process combines focused ceramic practice with selected Daoist cosmological principles, offering a structured yet open framework for reflection and making.

What you will explore

– Designing and constructing a personal ceramic structure
– Hand-building techniques (slab, carving, surface work)
– Spatial presence, proportion and symbolic form
– Individual Tao Alignment consultation (Qimen cosmology)
– Glazing or optional pit firing

A winter practice

Aligned with the introspective qualities of winter, the workshop emphasises slowing down, clarity and essentialisation.

Working in a calm ceramic studio in Zurich, participants develop a more grounded relationship to material and intention.

What you develop

– clarity of intention in form-making
– sensitivity to structure and proportion
– ability to translate symbolic ideas into material form

Continue your practice

For those who wish to continue working with clay, regular pottery classes in Zurich are available throughout the year.

→ Explore pottery classes in Zurich

This pottery workshop in Zurich is part of an ongoing seasonal cycle exploring the relationship between perception and material.

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Pottery workshop in Zurich
Winter Workshop — From the Invisible to Form

This pottery workshop in Zurich takes place in a small-group ceramic studio and focuses on translating intention into form through clay.

Over three sessions, participants design and build a personal ceramic altar using hand-building techniques. The process combines focused ceramic practice with selected Daoist cosmological principles, offering a structured yet open framework for reflection and making.

What you will explore

– Designing and constructing a personal ceramic structure
– Hand-building techniques (slab, carving, surface work)
– Spatial presence, proportion and symbolic form
– Individual Tao Alignment consultation (Qimen cosmology)
– Glazing or optional pit firing

A winter practice

Aligned with the introspective qualities of winter, the workshop emphasises slowing down, clarity and essentialisation.

Working in a calm ceramic studio in Zurich, participants develop a more grounded relationship to material and intention.

What you develop

– clarity of intention in form-making
– sensitivity to structure and proportion
– ability to translate symbolic ideas into material form

Continue your practice

For those who wish to continue working with clay, regular pottery classes in Zurich are available throughout the year.

→ Explore pottery classes in Zurich

This pottery workshop in Zurich is part of an ongoing seasonal cycle exploring the relationship between perception and material.

Conditions

Cancellations

Cancellations made at least 1 month before the workshop will be fully refunded.
Cancellations made less than 1 month before the workshop are non-refundable.

Participants using a studio class pack are subject to the same policy.
Late cancellations are not eligible for refund or rescheduling.

Materials & firing

Clay is charged at CHF 10 per kilogram.
This rate may be adjusted in response to changes in material or energy costs.

If you wish the studio to finish your pieces (glazing, trimming), a fee of CHF 30 per kilogram applies.

Languages

Workshops are held in English, German, French or Italian, depending on participants.

Studio use

Participants are asked to clean their workspace at the end of the session.
Cleaning time (10–15 minutes) is included within the workshop duration.

Storage & collection

Pieces must be completed and collected within 3 months of their creation.

Glazing & safety

Glazing must take place during designated studio hours.
Participants are required to wear black nitrile gloves and an FFP3 mask.

Eating or drinking during glazing is not permitted.

Material awareness

Clay is a natural and limited resource.
Participants are encouraged to work with care and intention when selecting pieces to keep and fire.

Legal

Swiss law applies.