- LanguagePortuguese, English
- Duration4h
- DifficultyBeginner
- Next Date12/04/2026
Full ceramics workshop in Lisbon where you learn all three main hand-building techniques in a single intensive session and leave knowing you have genuinely made something. With Patricia from Ramos Cerâmica guiding you through pinching, slab building and coil building one by one, you will create three complete pieces across the workshop: a large cup, bowl or small jug, an espresso cup, and a small plate or cheese board. Each one decorated and painted by you before being glazed and fired to a professional finish. No prior ceramics experience needed and maximum five participants per class.
The session moves through each technique in sequence, giving you enough time with each method to understand how it works and what it makes possible before moving on. Patricia adapts her guidance to your pace throughout, helping you shape and refine each piece individually before the decoration stage where you choose colours, apply decorative materials and finish with a glossy transparent glaze. The atmosphere is calm and focused, the kind of unhurried creative space that Ramos Cerâmica is built around. Your finished pieces will be fired at high temperature and ready for collection approximately 25 working days after the workshop.
What you’ll learn
🏺 The pinching technique and how to build form directly from a ball of clay
🏺 Slab building and how to construct larger, flatter ceramic forms
🏺 Coil building and how to create height, volume and texture layer by layer
🏺 Surface decoration and painting using ceramic colours and materials
🏺 How to apply a glossy transparent glaze and prepare pieces for high-temperature firing
What’s included
🤍 All clay, tools and apron
🤍 All decorative materials, colours and glossy transparent glaze
🤍 High-temperature kiln firing of all three finished pieces
🤍 Full personal guidance from Patricia Gonçalves throughout the session
🤍 Collection of your pieces approximately 25 working days after the workshop
What you leave with
Three fired ceramic pieces built, decorated and glazed by your own hands across a single afternoon, each one different, each one entirely yours.
I am Patricia Gonçalves, ceramist and founder of Ramos Cerâmica. I came to ceramics after years of searching for work that combined creativity with the solitude and silence I deeply appreciate. I draw inspiration from natural elements, the irregularities of stones, the colours of dried flowers, hidden corners and light. What I care most about is creating objects that feel truly special, and that is the same feeling I want every participant to take home.
Sessions run with a maximum of 5 participants for personalised attention. Private sessions for up to 12 participants can be arranged on request. No prior ceramics experience needed.
Related Tags: Arts & Crafts, Home & DIY, Art, Artisanal, Ceramics, Clay, Painting
Location
Ramos Cerâmica - cerâmica e workshops de cerâmica, R. Julião Quintinha, Lisboa, PortugalFAQ
What’s included?
This workshop includes clay, all necessary tools and an apron, as well as all decorative materials and colors. It also includes a transparent glossy glaze and the high-temperature firing of your ceramic pieces.
When and where can I collect my pieces?
Your pieces will be available for collection approximately 25 working days after the workshop. All participants will be contacted when their pieces are ready to be picked up. Pieces will be held for up to 3 months; if they are not collected within this period, they will be sold or donated. Workshops may be cancelled if the minimum number of participants is not met. Ramos Cerâmica reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any workshop that does not reach the required minimum, and will offer alternative dates or provide a full refund to registered participants.
More from this Teacher
More about your Teacher Patricia Gonçalves
An eternal discontented dreamer, I wandered for a few years searching for work that combined my creativity with the solitude and silence I so deeply appreciate. From nutritionist, to stylist, to ceramist – that’s how Ramos Cerâmica was born.
For me, it was very important to create something truly special. I love the feeling of owning a beautiful object, knowing that it isn’t present in every space I visit.
I draw inspiration from natural elements, the irregularities of stones, the colors of dried flowers, the light, hidden corners, and plants.
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