Ceramics in all their forms and methods continue to enjoy great popularity, and I count myself as a fan. Having already taken pottery classes with a wheel, I wanted to try my hand at hand forming. At Plöttjes Studio in Kreuzberg, Elise Weyland and Antonia Maria Joubert regularly offer workshops for beginners and experienced ceramics enthusiasts, from taster sessions to multi-day workshops. They’re available in English, German and French. In my case, we spent an afternoon together in a small group under Antonia’s guidance trying out various building and texturing techniques including pinching, coiling and slab rolling. We tried out the techniques to make an object of our choice – in my case a vase. Studio founder Philippa König’s intention is to make the sensory and tactile experience of working with clay a tangible one and to create a space for discussion and sharing. Once you’ve gotten a taste for ceramics and want to gain some momentum, you can try out the wheel in an intimate atmosphere with a three-day course.
Text: Nicole Meckel / Photos: antonia maria・studio & Philippa König
Plöttjes Studio, Schleiermacherstr.18, 10961 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
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