Carving Clay using the Kurinuki Technique: from Cups to Cottages with Supatra Marsh - September 11th at 1pm EST

Kurinuki translates simply as 'to hollow' and is the process of slowly carving clay from a solid block to the final piece. In this class you will learn each step - shaping the clay, hollowing it out, and adding texture and decoration to make unique one-off pots. This way of working is very freeing - it allows you to experiment with different forms, surface design, and the texture of clay, all within one piece. Supatra will show you how to make a variety of forms such as cups, boxes, and her cottages that take up most of her practice. Finally, she will discuss glazes that work best on kurinuki pots and share recipes too!

Supatra Marsh is the potter behind Blank Earth and is best known for making kurinuki ceramics, especially her cottages. She discovered her love of pottery whilst living in Singapore and working as a biologist. There she started practicing ceramics, focussing on Asian techniques and styles, including the kurinuki technique which she discovered on one of her many visits to Japan. Now she lives and works in a small flint cottage in the Suffolk (UK) countryside. She wanted to bring her surroundings into her pottery and this was the foundation of her kurinuki cottages - bringing the traditional techniques learnt in Asia to create quintessentially rustic English houses.

Once you purchase the workshop, you will receive an email with the Zoom link and any other info that you need before joining! You’ll receive a recording of the 1.5-2 hour session, as well, for 60 days of access.