POTTERY WHEEL WORKSHOP IN PORTO, PORTUGAL

About this experience

In this 3-hour experience in Porto, you'll explore the art of the pottery wheel, creating two unique pieces with your own hands to take home.

What makes this workshop special

• Small groups: maximum of 6 students, each with their own pottery wheel
• Work with stoneware clay, fired at high temperatures to create more durable ceramic pieces.
  
• Francisco’s senstive guidance, inspired by the wabi-sabi philosophy of imperfection and beauty

In this pottery wheel workshop, you'll learn:

• An introduction to ceramics: different types of clays and glazes, firing process, examples of different styles and ways of transforming clay into a ceramic piece.
  
• Pottery wheel: kneading and preparing the clay, centering and throwing different shapes.

Each student will have their own wheel to practice and create during the session.

Once your pieces are ready, you’ll choose a glaze. We will apply the glaze and fire the pieces.

Includes:

• 3-hour hands-on workshop
• Creation of 2 ceramic pieces to take home
• All necessary tools and materials
• Kiln firing and glazing
  

Your pieces will be ready for pick-up in approximately 2–3 weeks. We’ll notify you by email once they’re ready. If you're unable to pick them up, we can provide a shipping quote. Please note: we can only store pieces for up to 3 months after notification.

Course level:

Beginner.

Anyone, with or without experience in ceramics, can attend our workshops.

About Fungi Cerâmica

After many years working in film and photography in Buenos Aires, Francisco Iurcovich sought a calmer profession away from screens and created Fungi Cerâmica.

Focused on crafting everyday pieces, he pursues the beauty of imperfection and the uniqueness of handmade work as an ideology against an industrialized, impersonal world. With influences from both Eastern traditions and his Latin American roots,

Fungi’s daily practice seeks a connection with clay that centers both body and mind.
Today, Fungi combines artistic work with the production of pieces for cafés and restaurants, continually experimenting with different techniques, clays, and glazes

Format

In person | Vidra Oficina

Rua Pinheiro de Campanhã 548, Porto, Portugal

Languages

Portuguese | English | Spanish

Duration

3-hour workshop; every second Saturday from 3:00 to 6:00 PM.

There are two workshops per month. If you have scheduling concerns due to travel or other commitments, please contact us to confirm the dates before purchasing.

Voucher must be redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

Cancellation Policy 

Classes are non-refundable but you can rebook -one time- to a future class, provided you give at least 2 days notice.