Ceramic Foundations 2: Surface Design: Throwing & Handbuilding
11 Week Class | Registration opens 2026-10-15 12:00 PM
Ready to build confidence and push your ceramic work further? Designed for students with prior experience in wheel throwing and handbuilding, this course focuses on refining your technical skills and exploring creative surface techniques.
Students will be encouraged to push boundaries in handbuilding and throwing while exploring creative techniques in surface design and decoration.
Experiment with what can be done with slips, texture, pattern, glaze combinations and more!
You’ll get hands-on practice supportive feedback, and guidance to help you develop your personal style in the studio.
Notes:
- If you have a
pacemaker, or other similar implanted medical device, please consult with your cardiologist for advice as pottery wheels can cause potentially disruptive magnetic fields.
Base Tuition: $565 +
Material Fee: $60 =
$625 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- Surface decoration techniques learned through experimentation
- Exploration of glaze application
- Development of both hand-building and throwing technique with a focus on artistic development
Alex Yeung
Alex helps students unlock their creative potential - viewing tools and techniques as conduits for personal expression rather than rigid rules. He brings vast technical expertise to his classes, specializing in vibrant surface decoration, inventive glaze combinations, and the dynamic use of colour. Whether you are centreing your first piece of clay or breaking through a creative plateau, Alex’s classes offer a supportive, expert space to experiment and refine your craft.
For over 20 years, Alex has been creating ceramic art and guiding aspiring makers in Toronto at OCADU, the Gardiner Museum, Harbourfront and internationally.. His wheel-thrown and handbuilt ceramic art is featured in private collections across Canada, the United States, Hong Kong and beyond.