Heart Fire Sanctuary Workshop:
Tea Pets
January 21, 10 am–noon: Pick-up your fired pieces.
Capacity: 6 participants.
Suggested donation 50–80$.
Free for Heart Fire Sanctuary members.
This is a one day clay workshop focused on hand-building beloved Tea Pets.
Tea Pets are small unglazed clay figurines that you keep on your tea tray. They’re for fun, good luck, or reminders of aspirations. They’re often characters from old fables, remind us of seasonal changes, the zodiac, or anything you like! When serving tea, you can pour tea over them to honor the theme they represent. The unglazed clay absorbs the tea and continues to change color over time.
I’ll start by introducing you to their ancient history that dates back over 1000 years and some of their classic forms and their stories.
Then I’ll demonstrate some classic techniques to form the clay into a tea pet from your own imagination and design.
Your Tea Pets will be fired to Cone 6 (2210 degrees F.) in the electric kiln.
I’m also offering the opportunity to have your Tea Pets fired in the Yukti wood kiln too. I’ll share more about this at the workshop.
No experience needed.
All Clay and tools are provided though you may bring your own if you have them.
All Heart Fire Sanctuary workshops are offered freely, though a minimum fee of $1.00 is required to complete registration below. Please email heartfiresanctuary@gmail.com with any questions.
Click here to register for the Ceramics Workshop: Making Tea Pets
(Suggested donation of $50-80)
Parking is limited, carpool if you can.All Clay and tools are provided though you may bring your own if you have them.
All Heart Fire Sanctuary workshops are offered freely, though a minimum fee of $1.00 is required to complete registration below. Please email heartfiresanctuary@gmail.com with any questions.
Click here to register for the Ceramics Workshop: Making Tea Pets
(Suggested donation of $50-80)
We respect each person’s decision-making wisdom to take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of all communicable diseases. Face coverings are welcome but not mandatory. Our winter indoor workshops take place in a 20’ x 25’ studio. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you.
Richard Brandt
Heart Fire Sanctuary
14305 SE 242 Ave
Damascus, Or 97089
971-302-3143
heartfiresanctuary@gmail.com
Heart Fire Sanctuary
14305 SE 242 Ave
Damascus, Or 97089
971-302-3143
heartfiresanctuary@gmail.com