The three-hour Kiln-fired sculpture workshop is open to everyone, including complete beginners.
During the session, we will guide you through the process of modeling and help you create an original ceramic piece – a cup, bowl, vase, or a small sculpture. At your own pace, you will create one or two pieces.
This is not a traditional step-by-step workshop where everyone makes the same object. The course is designed to give each participant maximum creative freedom and space to develop their own original idea.
To make the most of your time in the studio, it is recommended to think in advance about what you would like to create. You can also send a sketch or reference image beforehand. For more complex projects, I can prepare simple supporting structures in advance.
Finished pieces need approximately 10 days to dry before firing.
You can keep your piece in its natural form, decorate it with engobes (liquid clay colored with pigment – resulting in a matte, unglazed surface after firing), or return for a separate glazing session.
Important
Each session is designed either as modeling (3 hours) or as a follow-up glazing session (1–3 hours).
Due to the technological process (drying and firing), it is not possible to complete both modeling and glazing within a single session.
However, during the modeling session, you can decorate your piece with colored engobes, which result in a matte finish after firing.
If desired, you can either:
- book an additional glazing session, or
- have your piece glazed with a transparent glaze by us for 100–450 CZK (depending on the size and number of pieces)
When?
Every Tuesday
14:00 – 16:30
or
17:30 – 20:30
Where?
Klára Žán Studio
Jana Zajíce 14, Prague 7 (Letná)
Courses and the booking system are listed on the website of our restoration studio Valžán, but the classes take place in my own sculpture studio in Letná.
Price
1,250 CZK / 3-hour modeling session
450 CZK / 1 hour glazing
20% discount for seniors (please remind me)
Payment possible in cash or via QR code on site
Booking
Please reserve your spot in advance through the booking system.
If the session is full, you can register as a substitute and wait for a place to become available.
If you need to change your reservation, please let me know at least 48 hours in advance so the spot can be offered to others.
When booking, please specify whether you are signing up for modeling or glazing.
Who is it for?
Adults and youth aged 13+
No previous experience required
Classes are held in Czech, English, and Italian.
What’s included
Modeling:
- clay and engobes
- first firing (bisque firing)
- tools and equipment
- guidance from the instructor and assistant
- light refreshments
Glazing:
- glazes
- second firing
- tools and equipment
- guidance from the instructor and assistant
- light refreshments
About the creative process
In the studio, I aim to fully support your ideas and help you bring them to life. At the same time, ceramics involves certain technical limitations – more complex or larger pieces usually require more time.
If you choose a more ambitious project within a single session, please be aware that during drying or firing, slight shape changes, cracks, or deformations may occur. This is a natural part of working with clay, especially for beginners.
Students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague also assist during the workshops, helping to ensure individual support during the process.
I always do my best to minimize these risks and help you choose the most suitable approach for the best possible result.
Collection & follow-up glazing
After firing (approximately 10–14 days), you will receive an email notification that your pieces are ready.
You can collect them within one month, or book a follow-up glazing session within that time.
This course is for anyone who enjoys working with clay and wants to create regularly, experiment, and develop their skills, or focus on a more complex project that cannot be completed in a single session.
Over six sessions, you will work at your own pace on your own projects – from functional ceramics (cups, bowls, vases) to free sculptural work.
This is not a traditional class where everyone makes the same object. The course is individually structured to give each participant space to develop their own original ideas.
How you can work in the course
You can choose your own approach:
1) Multiple smaller ceramic pieces
You can create several smaller objects and freely combine modeling and glazing across different sessions.
2) One more complex project
You can focus on a single, more demanding piece throughout the course:
- ceramic sculpture (modeling + firing)
- sculptural clay (modeling, mold making, and casting)
I will help you choose a process that fits both your idea and the timeframe of the course.
What you will learn
- basic and more advanced modeling techniques
- working from observation, photographs, and imagination
- ceramic processes (drying, firing, glazing)
- basics of mold making and casting
- surface finishes (engobes, glazes, pigments, shellac)
The course is also suitable as preparation for art school entrance exams.
Organization of work
To make the most of your time in the studio, it is recommended to think in advance about what you would like to create. You can also send a sketch or reference image.
For more complex projects, I can prepare simple supporting structures in advance.
For ceramic pieces, it is important to consider the technological process:
- drying (approx. 10 days)
- firing
Modeling and glazing therefore usually take place in separate sessions.
When?
Every Tuesday
14:00 – 17:00
or
17:30 – 20:30
Duration & capacity
Session length: 3 hours
Capacity: 6–9 participants
You can join at any time during the year
Booking individual sessions is required
Price
Package of 6 sessions (3 hours each)
6,300 CZK (350 CZK / hour)
Payment possible in advance via bank transfer, or on site in cash or via QR code
Missed sessions
Can’t attend?
Please let me know at least 48 hours in advance and you can reschedule your session (subject to availability).
Who is it for?
Adults and youth aged 13+
Beginners and advanced participants
Classes are held in Czech, English, and Italian
What’s included
- ceramic and sculptural clay
- engobes, glazes, pigments
- kiln firings
- plaster and materials for mold making
- tools and equipment
- individual guidance from instructor and assistants
- access to sculpting stands
- light refreshments
About the creative process
In the studio, I aim to fully support your ideas and help you bring them to life. At the same time, working with clay involves certain technical limitations – more complex projects usually require more time.
During drying or firing, slight changes in shape, cracks, or deformations may occur. This is a natural part of working with the material, especially for beginners.
Students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague also assist during the course to provide individual support.
I always do my best to minimize these risks and help you choose the best possible approach.
Booking
Please reserve your place in advance through the booking system.
Capacity is limited (6–9 participants), and sessions tend to fill up quickly.
If you would like to work continuously and develop your project without interruption, it is recommended to book all 6 sessions in advance.
Booking is done per individual date. If a session is fully booked, you can join the waiting list and wait for a spot to become available.
If you cannot attend, please inform me at least 48 hours in advance. You can then reschedule your session (subject to availability).
OPEN STUDIO – SCULPTURE & CERAMICS
After completing the six-week sculpture and ceramics course, participants who are able and willing to work independently are offered the opportunity to use the studio facilities and equipment for their own sculptural and ceramic projects within the Open Studio program.
When?
During regular workshop and course times
Every Tuesday
2:00–5:00 pm
or
5:30–8:30 pm
It is possible to use one or both time slots on the same day.
Advance reservation is required.
(Please book one or both course time slots as usual in the booking system and write open studio in the note.)
Where?
Studio at Jana Zajíce 14, Prague 7
(white doorbell “Valžán”)
Price:
750 CZK / 3 hours
1,500 CZK / both time slots (6.5 hours)
Payment is possible in cash or via QR code on site.
PRIVATE GROUP WORKSHOPS
Would you like to enjoy a creative evening just with your group of friends, your family with children, or are you looking for an original teambuilding activity for colleagues?
I will prepare a tailor-made workshop for you – in the inspiring environment of the studio and with the full facilities of a professional ceramics workshop.
Schedule: by appointment
Duration: 3 hours
Price: 9,000 CZK / group (max. 6 people)
(includes all materials, tools, and kiln firing)
👉 The workshop is designed for smaller groups (6–9 participants) to ensure individual attention and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
Included in the price:
All necessary professional tools
Clay, glazes, slips
Firings in the ceramic kiln
Professional guidance by an experienced instructor
The opportunity to create in an inspiring sculpture studio environment
Light refreshments (coffee, tea, wine, nuts)
