Matcha Bowl Handbuilding Course

Make your own Matcha Bowl! [2-week session]

Dates: April 11 & 18, 5-6:30pm

Cost: $75

Dive into the art of East Asian pottery by hand-building your own matcha bowl! Mold your creative expressionism with every sip you take using a handcrafted, one-of-a-kind chawan, combining traditional techniques with your personal individualism.

Sign up for an immersive creative experience that will deepen your appreciation for handmade ceramics and unlock your wabi sabi inventiveness. In this two-week course, you will learn the art of ceramic hand building while making and glazing your own personalized matcha bowl. This course will be accessible for all, whether you have previous ceramic experience or are a beginner ready to get your hands in the clay.

Participants must be 15 years old and older. Those under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult partaking in the course.

Materials:

-Clay and glaze will be provided in the course.

-Basic ceramic toolkit—recommended to purchase your own personalized ceramic tool set here: pottery toolkit + carrying pouch.

-Your toolkit will be prepared and ready for you at the start of class.

Michael Houang is a Chicago-based ceramicist and pottery instructor specializing in tea ware and ceramic performance. His travels during his service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Asia catalyzed his deep appreciation for East Asian pottery and tea ware. His work focuses on modernist functionality combined with traditional form.

An educator at heart, Michael has extensive experience in skills-based pedagogy, having spent many years working in international educational development and higher education, including as an instructor at Lanzhou University of Technology in Gansu Province, China. His pottery studio is located in Ravenswood, where he also instructs classes specializing in the potter’s wheel. Follow Michael’s journey at @mycoo.mycoo (Instagram & TikTok) and @mycoo.ceramics (Instagram).

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