Beginner Level 1 | One guided session
Turn a simple dish into a tiny scene.
Build a playful candy dish by hand, then add texture, pattern, colour or small sculpted details to make it completely your own. No previous pottery experience is needed.
From clay to whimsical candy dish.
Katie guides you through the hand-building process while helping you turn your own playful idea into a functional dish.
Build the dish
Create the main form using beginner-friendly hand-building techniques.
Add playful details
Shape the rim and add small sculpted features that give your dish its character.
Decorate the surface
Use texture, pattern, colour or hand drawn details to complete your design.
We finish it for you
NewMakeIt applies a clear food-safe glaze and fires your dish for pickup in approximately two weeks.
Instructor
Katie Argyle
Location
NewMakeIt
621 Timothy Street
Newmarket, Ontario
Current workshop dates and times
Choose the listed session in the live booking area above.
Your starting point
Beginner Level 1
No previous pottery experience is needed. Katie demonstrates each step and helps you build, shape and decorate your candy dish.
More experienced potters are welcome and can use the session to explore a new form, texture or design idea.
New Horizons for Seniors Program
Affordable workshops for adults 55+
The $34.95 + HST registration rate is available to adults aged 55 and over through funding from the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.
Participants under 55 are welcome to register at the regular price of $89.95 + HST. Please bring valid photo identification if you are registering at the Creative 55+ rate.
What is included
NewMakeIt clay, studio tools, decorative materials, instructor guidance, clear food-safe glazing and firings are included. Outside clay is not used in this workshop.
Workshop details
- One three-hour session
- Maximum eight participants
- Food safe, dishwasher safe and microwave safe
- Pickup approximately two weeks later
Come workshop ready
Wear closed-toed shoes and comfortable clothing that can get messy. Do not wear loose clothing. Long hair must be tied back. Shorter nails make working with clay easier.
Ready to make your candy dish?
Choose your price, date and quantity in the live booking area above.
Please review our class cancellation policy before registering.