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Playful Pinching

Live Sessions: May 2nd & 9th, 2026

Replays: Forever


Join traveling artist Laura Williams in learning to create refined unique wares using the traditional method of pinching and coiling. Participants will discover methods for altering, building and balancing their forms! Learn to pinch from one piece clay, combine forms, and coil your wares. Additional demos will include, lids, spoons, feet, handles. The second class will focus on methods for decorating wares. Underglaze, glaze, terra sigillata, and slips will all be discussed. 

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What's included?

  • 2, 2-hour live sessions where you can interact with Laura and she can answer your questions.

  • Replays of the sessions forever.

Discover methods for

  • Building,

  • Altering, &

  • Balancing Forms

Learn how to

Pinch from 1 piece of clay,

Combine forms, &

Coil your wares.

Decorate with

Underglazes & glazes,

Terra Sigillata, &

Slips

Why You'll Love This Workshop

ClayShare workshops combine inspiring instructors, flexible access, and the best value you can find.

Laura is going to both improve your skills and help unlock your creativity.

Get real-time help during the live sessions.

Watch when you want, where you want. And your content never expires, it's yours forever!

ClayShare members have a special code to save 20%, making it an ever better value.

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Laura Williams

is a UK born, US based ceramic artist whose practice explores material, narrative, human touch, colour and play. Laura studied ceramics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and has worked as a ceramics artist and educator for the last decade. They’ve taught at several art centers nationally including; Lillstreet Art Center, Adamah Art Studios, Made Chicago, The Digs Chicago. Laura co-founded the Chicago Ceramics Crawl after teaching at many of Chicago’s community art centers. The tour aims to connect and celebrate the city’s clay community.


Learn more about Laura here: https://laurawilliamsstudio.com/

Ready to get creative?

Learn to form expressive pinched forms using your most fundamental tool, your hands! our first meeting focuses on form our second meeting focuses on building bright and varied surfaces using terra sigillata, underglaze, glaze and underglaze pencil.

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