Bundoora School Holidays: Holiday Clay

Next date: Wednesday, 09 April 2025 | 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

These school holidays Bundoora Homestead is running some clay workshop. Learn some traditional handbuilding and decorating techniques, all with low-fuss airdry clay!

These workshops are about playing with and discovering this malleable medium. You can attend one or all 3.

Recommended for ages 6-12. Children must be accompanied by a parent or garden.

All materials provided. Bookings are essential

Program

Session 1 | Wednesday 9 April: 11:30am-1pm

Handbuilding Techniques

Practice the handbuilding techniques of coiling and pinching to make your own vessels. In this class we'll get a feel for clay as a material and explore how to shape it and join it.

Session 2 | Thursday 10 April: 11:30am-1pm

Sculpting with an Armature

Make an animal sculpture with an armature. We'll learn how to shape the body with materials such as paper and wire, and cover it with clay where we can add details.

Session 3 | Friday 11 April: 11:30am-1pm

Stamped Bowls and Sgraffito

Using everyday objects, we'll stamp patterns into clay and turn it into bowls. We'll also learn the Sgraffito technique!

We recommend wearing some clothes that can get a little bit messy. Bring a shoebox or large tupperware to take your pieces home! You can take your pieces home to dry at the end of a single session, or you are welcome to leave them with us to dry and paint them in the next session!

Cost

$20 per session 

$60 season ticket + booking fee

Register here

About The Facilitator

Ari Pietrzak is Education & Public Programs Officer at Bundoora Homestead and works with different clay forms and techniques. She is passionate about the history of ceramics and clay’s unique ability to develop motor and spacial skills. She encourages each creator, young and old, to play with tactility, responsiveness and expressiveness.

Join us in the Café!

Our Café is open, offering a variety of light refreshments including pastries, soup, scones, cakes and coffee. It is open from 11am-3pm and the perfect place to grab a bite before or after your class.

Other information:

Children are welcome to stay on after class and continue their own craft projects. While you’re here, feel free to explore the Bundoora Homestead exhibitions, gardens and cafe.

To plan your visit and for more information please click here.

Terms & Conditions

Please note for a refund of ticket to be considered we require at a minimum 48 hours notice.

No refunds (partial or full) are available for season tickets, all sales are final.

Please note: general photography and short videos (for social media) may be recorded at this event for promotional use only and to document this event internally. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know once you arrive.

 

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Image credit: Ari Pietrzak 2025, Education & Public Programs at Bundoora Homestead

When

Location

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 7 Prospect Hill Drive, Bundoora, 3083, View Map