Clay… ‘The Handstitched way’ with Clare Unger

CLARE UNGER RETURNS in November  —

After an incredible sold-out Masterclass earlier this year, we’re delighted to welcome Clare Unger back to the studio for another immersive two days of clay, textiles, stitching and mark-making.

2-Day Masterclass with Clare Unger
📅 14 & 15 November
🕤 9.30am – 3pm
💲 $430 - $470
📍 Chapman Parade, Faulconbridge | Blue Mountains NSW

Clare’s distinctive practice brings together ceramics and hand stitching, transforming the intimate language of textiles into clay.

Her work grew from inheriting a treasured collection of hand-stitched textiles made by generations of women in her family, including her mother. As an immigrant to Australia, these fabrics became a powerful connection across time and distance — linking Clare to the hands, stories and lives of the women who created them.

This connection inspired Clare to create her own stitched samplers, exploring stitching as a form of mark-making. From this, she developed her beautiful embossing technique, transferring the texture, rhythm and memory of stitches directly into clay.

This is a wonderful opportunity to spend two days learning directly from Clare and exploring how clay, cloth, memory and mark-making can come together in your own ceramic practice.

Our previous Clare Unger Masterclass sold out quickly, so early booking is recommended.

What you will learn: 
This comprehensive workshop is designed for ceramic artists looking to expand their hand-building and slab-building skills and incorporate new decorative techniques into their work. It has evolved from her love of textiles, hand-stitching and mark-making on clay and is an approach to hand building with intricately decorated slabs which has developed over many years through experimentation and refinement in her ceramic practice.

The emphasis is on learning a range of different skills that can continue to be built on by participants as they explore these methods in their own practices.

In this workshop students will learn how to: 

• develop design concepts
• create a stitched sampler
• make an embossing plate
• apply complex surface treatments to clay slabs – including mono-printing and embossing
• make a functional vessel (either a cup or a bowl ) *all participants will make the same
• object to be chosen by workshop co-ordinator.
• slab build confidently with thin, decorated clay slabs.

What’s Included:
✔Clays, underglaze and slip.
✔Bisque & glaze firing included
✔Morning tea provided – just bring your own lunch as required.

What to bring:Tool list

•  Wood Guides x 2 - 3mm thick
• Cutting wire
• Metal rib, Rubber ribs
• Sponge
• Modelling tools, wooden, plastic or rubber tipped.
• Knife
• Paddle
• Ruler
• Rolling pin
• Banding wheel
• small 5-10l tub or box/ tub if transporting your work home

***An email will be sent out closer to the date with specific materials you may like to bring along.

FAQs
Max 10 participants

Refunds & Transfers: Masterclass workshop bookings are non-refundable due to the significant costs involved in securing visiting artists.

• If you can no longer attend, you’re welcome to transfer your spot to another person with a minimum of 72 hours’ notice.

🎟️ Tickets are non-refundable, but transferable – secure your spot or pass it on to a friend if you can’t make it.

Payment: 

• Online Payment: $470 — pay in full when booking through the website.
• Early Bird Special: $430 total
  Secure your place with a $100 deposit via EFT, then pay the remaining $330 in cash on the day of the workshop.
• Your $100 deposit must be received prior to the workshop to secure your booking and qualify for the Early Bird price.
• Full payment is due by the start of the workshop.
• If you choose the Early Bird option, EFT deposit details will be emailed to you after booking.

• A WAITLIST has been added if tickets are sold out. Enquiries can also be made via email: @s_mountainceramics.com

Accommodation: recommendations are available from local AirBnBs. An email can be sent out to assist with local accomodation , please contact Sharron for more details.

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