Porcelain workshops in the USA
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Hands-on porcelain workshop
Antoinette's pottery studio in Saltillo, Mississippi. July 20-26, 2025 $867 (may split in 3 payments of $289 each) 10 students maximum (6 wheels available) Choose to work in hand-building or wheel-throwing Loaded but fun porcelain workshop. Antoinette has all the equipment needed to teach potters how to control porcelain (the Diva of clay) with hand-building and wheel-throwing projects. Contact Antoinette if you have questions. Scroll down to register soon to secure your place! There is limited place.
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There are 10 spaces available, regardless of if you choose hand building or wheel throwing. Let her know which one you chose. She will respond with an email to acknowledge your registration, and you will be informed about your next payments if you choose to pay in 3 installments.
Antoinette will close registration when 10 persons registered and announce that the classes are filled.
There are 10 spaces available, regardless of if you choose hand building or wheel throwing. Let her know which one you chose. She will respond with an email to acknowledge your registration, and you will be informed about your next payments if you choose to pay in 3 installments.
Antoinette will close registration when 10 persons registered and announce that the classes are filled.
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**All payments are non-refundable. Make sure you can attend this workshop before you register**
Workshop details below
Studio and workshop arrangements (available to download in PDF below)
Meet and greet: Sunday, January 26 (5-30 pm -8.30 pm)
We start with an informal meet and greet.
Supper will be served. Arrive at around 5-30 pm. Please inform Antoinette if you have a guest for supper, to make provision for enough food.
We will have a discussion of porcelain/pottery in general and get to know each other.
Please bring images of your work or bring a piece of pottery along.
If you want Antoinette to evaluate your pottery, it would be in a group setting.
Potters will receive :
10lbs clay included in the workshop. If more clay is needed it can be purchased in the studio.
A set of studio tools ( suitable for porcelain) to use for the week and to be returned after the workshop.
Wheel throwing involves the following:
Hand building involves the following:
By Wednesday night most of the making should be complete, but you will keep the work covered while altering and carving takes place.
The studio is heat and air controlled. Beware of clay drying too fast. Potters will reclaim their clay throughout the week.
The timeline:
The timeline is flexible and may be adjusted, depending on the group dynamics.
Sunday:
General get to know each other
Discuss pots in my collection and pottery in general
Monday:
Discuss the character of porcelain
Demonstrate a pinch pot.
All potters work along to get to know and understand porcelain as the clay medium – this is especially important because as you go back home, some goes to a humid, and others goes back to very dry conditions. You will learn how porcelain clay dries and how to manipulate and control the drying process, until it is ready to go into the kiln. Remember the Porcelain Diva has her own way!
I do recommend that you finish a few pinch pots, however, the pinch bowls should not keep from making your wheel thrown pots; move on if needed.
There is a lot of pinching involved in all my altering, especially in the altering process of either hand build or wheel-thrown pots.
Demo of wheel throwing:
I will demonstrate a V-shape bowl and if time permits, a U-shape bowl. These are the basics from which I begin my sculpted vessels. Pay attention to the design inside and outside. You do not want your objects to slump in the fire.
Practice these forms and keep one to be trimmed and altered.
Demo of hand building:
I will also demonstrate how to throw slabs. (discuss slabs) Hand-builders will make a V-bowl and/or a U-bowl and sculpted envelope and practice to make these into objects. Keep one of each. Slabs for the envelope sculpted bowl.
Tuesday:
Demo:
Porcelain tools/making and buying.
Trimming right side up.
Join and alter the envelope
First altering of bowls (both groups)
Wheel throwing checklist:
Keep your work covered
Keep practicing wheel-throwing
Begin trimming right-side up. (afternoon)
Finish pinch bowls .
Hand builders checklist:
Finish pinch bowls
Finish basic V and U shape bowls
Join the envelope elements and begin to alter.
Wednesday:
Demo: Altering and carving porcelain
Throw wide bowl or tall bottle
Review characteristics of porcelain
Hand builders and wheel thrower checklist
Continue working on 2 bowls and the envelope vase. Altering and carving.
Your work is entering a critical period in which it may want to crack; make sure you have it well covered.
Thursday:
Demo: altering and carving
Question and answering.
All potters work on their projects simultaneously
Practice the various techniques.
Getting pieces finished
Friday:
Finishing of all pieces
Antoinette will demonstrate on request throughout the week.
Answer questions
Friday by 3 pm all work goes into the bisque fire
Cleaning of studio return of tools and equipment.
Friday night:
Antoinette presents a slide show, more questions answered and the group visit and eat together. The group decide how supper will be done. Potluck or eat out.
Saturday
Discuss firing and glazing techniques
Discuss cracking
Pick-up bisqued work, final questions, and answers
Good buys around noon.
Group photo
Studio rules
The studio is open every day by 8 am - coffee in the kitchen
Classes 9-5 every day, with a break for lunch between 12-1 pm - we will order food. Everyone pay for their own (Venmo is available to make it easy)
The studio will close at 6.30 p.m. That will allow you to practice and work independently for 1.30 hours every night Monday-Thursday. It is required that there are AT LEAST 2 potters working. Antoinette will NOT be one of the two.
Food:
You are responsible for your own breakfast, lunch and dinner, with the exception of Sunday night.
Please make sure that Antoinette knows about allergies. Your guest is welcome to Sunday supper, but please be sure to let us know.
The kitchen is available to prepare your own salad or a sandwich and anytime you want to eat together as a group.
Photographs and video clips:
You are allowed to take those. Please share it with me, since I use it for promotional purposes. If you share it on social media, please tag me.
Koos will also take images and video clips throughout the week. If anyone does not want to be included in the imaging, let him know upfront. If you stay silent I consider it as a confirmation from you that it is okay.
Boarding
Try to stay in a hotel either downtown Tupelo or on the northern side of Mainstreet. These hotels will bring you within a15-minute drive to Antoinettes’ studio in Saltillo in the heart of business.
Anyone that has special needs, please let Antoinette know so that she can be on the lookout for your needs.
Studio and workshop arrangements (available to download in PDF below)
Meet and greet: Sunday, January 26 (5-30 pm -8.30 pm)
We start with an informal meet and greet.
Supper will be served. Arrive at around 5-30 pm. Please inform Antoinette if you have a guest for supper, to make provision for enough food.
We will have a discussion of porcelain/pottery in general and get to know each other.
Please bring images of your work or bring a piece of pottery along.
If you want Antoinette to evaluate your pottery, it would be in a group setting.
Potters will receive :
10lbs clay included in the workshop. If more clay is needed it can be purchased in the studio.
A set of studio tools ( suitable for porcelain) to use for the week and to be returned after the workshop.
Wheel throwing involves the following:
- Pinching to get to know the clay
- Throwing specific bowl forms
- Alter bowls
- Practice on the wheel.
- If time permits, wheel-throwing potters can do some of the hand building techniques
Hand building involves the following:
- Pinching to get to know the clay
- Slab building an envelope bowl
- Create a build bowl ( if time permits)
- Practice hand building techniques
- Some potters will do both hand building and wheel throwing.
By Wednesday night most of the making should be complete, but you will keep the work covered while altering and carving takes place.
The studio is heat and air controlled. Beware of clay drying too fast. Potters will reclaim their clay throughout the week.
The timeline:
The timeline is flexible and may be adjusted, depending on the group dynamics.
Sunday:
General get to know each other
Discuss pots in my collection and pottery in general
Monday:
Discuss the character of porcelain
Demonstrate a pinch pot.
All potters work along to get to know and understand porcelain as the clay medium – this is especially important because as you go back home, some goes to a humid, and others goes back to very dry conditions. You will learn how porcelain clay dries and how to manipulate and control the drying process, until it is ready to go into the kiln. Remember the Porcelain Diva has her own way!
I do recommend that you finish a few pinch pots, however, the pinch bowls should not keep from making your wheel thrown pots; move on if needed.
There is a lot of pinching involved in all my altering, especially in the altering process of either hand build or wheel-thrown pots.
Demo of wheel throwing:
I will demonstrate a V-shape bowl and if time permits, a U-shape bowl. These are the basics from which I begin my sculpted vessels. Pay attention to the design inside and outside. You do not want your objects to slump in the fire.
Practice these forms and keep one to be trimmed and altered.
Demo of hand building:
I will also demonstrate how to throw slabs. (discuss slabs) Hand-builders will make a V-bowl and/or a U-bowl and sculpted envelope and practice to make these into objects. Keep one of each. Slabs for the envelope sculpted bowl.
Tuesday:
Demo:
Porcelain tools/making and buying.
Trimming right side up.
Join and alter the envelope
First altering of bowls (both groups)
Wheel throwing checklist:
Keep your work covered
Keep practicing wheel-throwing
Begin trimming right-side up. (afternoon)
Finish pinch bowls .
Hand builders checklist:
Finish pinch bowls
Finish basic V and U shape bowls
Join the envelope elements and begin to alter.
Wednesday:
Demo: Altering and carving porcelain
Throw wide bowl or tall bottle
Review characteristics of porcelain
Hand builders and wheel thrower checklist
Continue working on 2 bowls and the envelope vase. Altering and carving.
Your work is entering a critical period in which it may want to crack; make sure you have it well covered.
Thursday:
Demo: altering and carving
Question and answering.
All potters work on their projects simultaneously
Practice the various techniques.
Getting pieces finished
Friday:
Finishing of all pieces
Antoinette will demonstrate on request throughout the week.
Answer questions
Friday by 3 pm all work goes into the bisque fire
Cleaning of studio return of tools and equipment.
Friday night:
Antoinette presents a slide show, more questions answered and the group visit and eat together. The group decide how supper will be done. Potluck or eat out.
Saturday
Discuss firing and glazing techniques
Discuss cracking
Pick-up bisqued work, final questions, and answers
Good buys around noon.
Group photo
Studio rules
The studio is open every day by 8 am - coffee in the kitchen
Classes 9-5 every day, with a break for lunch between 12-1 pm - we will order food. Everyone pay for their own (Venmo is available to make it easy)
The studio will close at 6.30 p.m. That will allow you to practice and work independently for 1.30 hours every night Monday-Thursday. It is required that there are AT LEAST 2 potters working. Antoinette will NOT be one of the two.
Food:
You are responsible for your own breakfast, lunch and dinner, with the exception of Sunday night.
Please make sure that Antoinette knows about allergies. Your guest is welcome to Sunday supper, but please be sure to let us know.
The kitchen is available to prepare your own salad or a sandwich and anytime you want to eat together as a group.
Photographs and video clips:
You are allowed to take those. Please share it with me, since I use it for promotional purposes. If you share it on social media, please tag me.
Koos will also take images and video clips throughout the week. If anyone does not want to be included in the imaging, let him know upfront. If you stay silent I consider it as a confirmation from you that it is okay.
Boarding
Try to stay in a hotel either downtown Tupelo or on the northern side of Mainstreet. These hotels will bring you within a15-minute drive to Antoinettes’ studio in Saltillo in the heart of business.
Anyone that has special needs, please let Antoinette know so that she can be on the lookout for your needs.
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**All payments are non refundable. Make sure you can attend this workshop before you register**
Please scroll through the whole page to learn more and if you still have questions Contact Antoinette
Please scroll through the whole page to learn more and if you still have questions Contact Antoinette
Antoinette has traveled extensively in America to present workshops. She presented porcelain workshops to college students, art and craft institutions and private studios. She also presents arts integrated workshops to school children and other communities in Mississippi through the grants program of MAC. You can contact her to request a workshop. She schedules her programs 1-2 years ahead of time.
Porcelain potters in Antoinette's studio in Saltillo Mississippi
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Traveling and housing options for Antoinette Saltillo studio workshopsSaltillo is 4 miles north of Tupelo, Mississippi. There is a direct flight from Nashville airport to Tupelo Regional Airport with Contour. Rent-a-car facilities are available at the airport.
Hotels in Tupelo
Choose a place closer to the Northern side of Tupelo to be within 15 minutes away from my studio. |
Camping facilities
For folks who like to camp out, there are camping facilities about 3 miles away from the studio at Campgrounds at Barnes Crossing |
Past porcelain workshops in the United States.
Antoinette presented hands-on workshops in several US states, different schools, colleges and universities.