Yixing, known as the "Capital of Pottery", is one of the birthplaces of Chinese ceramic art. Yixing pottery is world-famous for its long history and unique craftsmanship. The pottery courses here not only allow you to experience the ancient pottery making process yourself, but also gain a deeper understanding of the essence of Yixing ceramic culture.
Authentic course content: Usually a single course takes 2-5 hours, focusing on purple sand pottery. Selected local high-quality purple sand clay, teaching traditional and modern pottery making techniques, including throwing, repairing, glazing and other techniques, unique patting and inlay molding methods, as well as exclusive firing secrets, allow you to grasp the essence of Yixing pottery. Students can take away the purple sand works they created by themselves after a class to continue their pottery feelings.
Class size is exquisite and teachers are superb: The number of students in the class is usually controlled in small classes to ensure that the teacher is focused throughout the whole process, the students can communicate smoothly, and sparks of inspiration collide in silence. Most of the ceramic artists who teach are experienced inheritors or senior craftsmen, inheriting the authentic purple sand skills, with excellent aesthetics and craftsmanship. Combining theory with practice, from classic example analysis to hand-to-hand error correction, to ensure the original inheritance.
Flexible arrangement and professional facilities and equipment: The class time is flexibly allocated to adapt to various itineraries. Some long-term courses can also arrange characteristic homestays, immerse in the style of the pottery capital, and cultivate creative inspiration. The venues are mostly open and regular, with all kinds of pottery making equipment, and the hand-made turntable adds ancient charm. Many traditional dragon kilns and modern gas kilns stand side by side, with diversified firing and precise quality control.
Experience pottery courses in Yixing, feel the warm and textured luster of pottery works, as if it is a unique mark given by time,engrave your exclusive memory of the pottery capital, and comprehend the soul of ceramic art. Come to Yixing and start your pottery journey!