Ceramic Chip & Dip Workshop
Roll it, build it, decorate it — and create your own one-of-a-kind ceramic serving piece.
Our Ceramic Chip & Dip Workshop is a relaxed, hands-on 2-hour pottery experience where you'll create your very own chip and dip platter completely from scratch.
You'll learn the fundamentals of handbuilding with clay as you roll your slab, cut your platter to shape and build your own centre dipping bowl before bringing everything to life with all the textures, details and personality of our signature Shaka style.
No pottery experience needed — we'll guide you through every step.
What You'll Create
You'll begin with a fresh piece of clay and learn how to roll it into an even slab before deciding on the shape of your platter.
Keep it classic and round, go organic and wavy, or create something completely different — the design is yours.
Once your platter has been cut, we'll teach you how to roll and form a coil of clay to build the walls of your dipping bowl before securely attaching it to your platter.
Then comes the best part — decorating.
You'll have access to our collection of Shaka stamps, cutters, textures and pottery tools while learning techniques including:
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Attaching clay details and embellishments
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Stamping and imprinting designs
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Creating texture in the clay
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Slip trailing
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Layering decorative elements
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Refining and finishing your piece
We'll demonstrate the techniques and give you plenty of inspiration, but there are no set designs to follow.
Your finished chip and dip platter will be completely your own.
Choose Your Colour
Once you've finished creating your piece, you'll choose from one of our three Shaka glaze colours:
Pearl · Aqua · Pink
Then we'll take over.
All detailed glazing is included in your workshop price, including glazing the stamps, textures and decorative details you've added during your session.
Your piece will then go through our full kiln firing and glazing process before it's ready to come home with you.
What's Included
Your workshop includes:
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2-hour guided pottery workshop
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All clay, tools and materials
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Step-by-step slab rolling and handbuilding demonstrations
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Guidance building and attaching your dipping bowl
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Full access to our Shaka stamps, cutters and textures
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Slip trailing and decorating materials
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Your choice of Pearl, Aqua or Pink glaze
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Detailed glazing of your entire design
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Professional kiln firing
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One completely unique ceramic chip and dip platter made by you
There are no additional glazing or firing costs.
Perfect for Beginners
Never touched clay before? You don't need to have.
This workshop has been designed with complete beginners in mind. We'll demonstrate every stage of the process and our team will be there throughout the session to help with everything from building your bowl to bringing your design ideas to life.
Come solo, bring a friend or get a group together and spend a couple of hours creating something you'll actually want to bring out every time you're entertaining.
The Details
Duration: 2 hours
Experience level: Beginner friendly — no pottery experience required
Technique: Slab building, coil building & handbuilding
Glaze choices: Pearl, Aqua or Pink
Glazing & firing: Fully included
Collection: Approximately 4 weeks after your workshop
Once your piece has completed the glazing and firing process, we'll let you know when it's ready for collection from the Shaka Pottery studio.
A Little Note About Handmade Pottery
Every piece of handmade pottery behaves a little differently through the drying, glazing and firing process. Small variations in shape, texture and glaze are all part of the magic, and mean no two finished chip and dip platters will ever be exactly the same.
Ready to make yours?
