The Hollow Vessel Online Course
🔍 What’s Inside the Course
A Structured Path
➔ 17 step-by-step video lessons to walk you through the entire hand-building process from start to finish
➔ A suggested 4-day timeline to follow alongside me — or go at your own pace. Pause, rewind, and revisit the lessons as needed
A Front-Row Seat into my Process
👁️ Filmed from my eye-level to give you a close, clear view of each gesture and detail
🎤 2+ hours of thoughtfully voiced-over content to share not just the how, but the why behind each decision
✏️ Written guides on clay types, tools, and a lesson-by-lesson recap to help you retain what matters most
The Outline
Lesson 1. All About The Clay
This lesson introduces Medium Grog Stoneware - an ideal clay for large hand-built sculptures
Lesson 2. Tools & Materials
Explore the tools and the materials you'll need for your course, ensuring you're fully equipped for success
Lesson 3. Pinching The Base
Pinch a your base with consistent wall thickness to create strong, stable forms.
Lesson 4. Rolling Even Coils
Roll even coils by using to ensure structural integrity and smooth blending.
Lesson 5. Attaching a Coil
My crack-proof coil-attachment method for strong bonds and polished finishes
Lesson 6. Attaching 3 Coils at Once
Build the initial structure efficiently by attaching multiple coils, controlling wall shape and refining the surface
Lesson 7. The Bridge
Build The Bridge, base for you hollow space. Use the boat-shape technique
Lesson 8. Placing the Ring
Place the Ring to guide the building of the hollow space
Lesson 9. Half Way Around The Ring
Integrate the Ring into your hollow form. Learn to shape inward curves.
Lesson 10. Top Of The Ring Close In
Build the walls to the top of the Ring using the Rainbow technique
Lesson 11. The Loop
Shape the hollow space using the Loop technique for natural, flowing forms.
Lesson 12. Final Close In
Close in your hollow vessel by creating bold inward curves and building across the ring.
13. Shaping The Neck
Shape the vessel’s neck with the diagonal coil technique
Lesson 14. The Base
Build the base of the second bulge, open up your form keeping harmonious proportions in mind
Lesson 15. Opening and Closing in
Build the second bulge and close in your form, refine with the ribs for an elegant finish.
Lesson 16. The Neck & The Rim
Build the final neck and finish the rim. Reassess the form to refine irregularities, and bring a fluid flow to the entire piece
Lesson 17. Refinements
Refine subtle transitions, sculpt, perfect the balance and ensure every curve flows
✦ Is this course for you?
➔ You are an aspiring or practicing ceramic hand-builder
➔ You are ready to grow your skills and deepen your understanding of materials
➔ You learn best by doing — and want to follow a hands-on process
➔ You’re drawn to sculptural forms and want to bring more intention into your work
➔ You love the meditative rhythm of working with clay, but you want more structure and guidance.
➔ You’ve struggled with collapsing, cracking, or sagging pieces — and want to understand how to prevent and fix them
➔ You’d love to connect with a like-minded community of vessel makers, while working at your own pace