You will be able to feel up close what it's like to put your hands in the clay while taking an immersive journey between you and what will be your best friend throughout the day, the potter's wheel. You will use an electric wheel to learn the basics of creating small pieces such as a cup, vase, or bowl.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
- Basic knowledge necessary for working with clay:
- Weigh, knead, store, reuse, and recycle clay;
- Drying processes;
- Get to know some auxiliary tools;
- Focus mainly on the first steps of forming a piece on the potter's wheel:
- Center the clay;
- Open;
- First pulls.
License: Registo Nacional de Agente de Animação Turística n.º 135/2021
Requirements
Surrounding Area
Nossa Senhora de Fátima Chapel at 20m
Candal Shop at 1.6km
PR4 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Lousã - Rota das Quatro Aldeias at 1.6km
Talasnal School at 2.7km
Casa da Eira at 2.7km
Nossa Senhora da Piedade Shrine at 3.4km
River beach of Senhora da Piedade at 3.5km
Lousã range at 3.5km
PR 2 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Rota das Aldeias do Xisto da Lousã at 3.6km
PR5 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Lousã - Rota dos Serranos at 3.6km
Information
This experience last 5 hours and it costs €80/ per person.
The experience includes all materials and the firing of your pieces, which can be shipped to your home or recycled to give them a new purpose!
*We charge an additional fee if you request shipment.
Experiences are booked on request, subject to availability.
CANCELLATION POLICY FOR COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
You may withdraw within 14 days of registration, paying the correspondent transfer fees. Following the EU consumer protection legislation, payments are not refunded past 14 days of registration. The payment will be fully reimbursed if the training cannot be held because of insufficient students.
Suppose the training is canceled by Cerdeira - Home For Creativity for reasons of significant force such as a pandemic, civil disorder, a natural catastrophe, medical or family issues of the teacher, and others beyond our control. In that case, Cerdeira will offer a voucher for a different workshop of your choice. The voucher is valid for two years.
All prices include VAT at the legal rate in force.
Rita Pereira, in mid-2015, enrolled in the Fine Arts degree at the University of Porto, specializing in visual arts - painting. After earning her degree, she collaborated with the Associação Oficinas do Convento at the Telheiro da Encosta do Castelo, where she first encountered ceramics. Through the production of bricks and handmade tiles, she developed her knowledge of clay as well as her initial experiences with wood-fired kilns.
Her work with clay also sparked an interest in earthen architecture and the vast possibilities that clay offers.
In 2024, she began collaborating with Cerdeira-Home for Creativity in the ceramics studio. Here, she continues to develop her craft, teaching introductory ceramics workshops and assisting with long-term courses.