Language
Portuguese, English
Duration
2h30
Difficulty
Beginner
Next Date
23/04/2026

Ceramic workshop in Lisbon where you get your hands into clay and build your own piece from scratch using the most versatile hand-building technique, guided step by step by Patricia from Ramos Cerâmica. Whether you make a cup, a bowl or your favourite style of mug, the piece you leave with will be entirely yours, decorated, glazed and fired to a professional finish. No prior experience with ceramics needed and maximum five students per class to ensure you get genuine individual attention throughout.

We work through the full process together from the very first touch of clay. Patricia guides you through the hand-building technique, helping you shape, refine and develop your piece at your own pace before moving into the decoration and painting stage where you choose colours, apply decorative materials and finish with a glossy transparent glaze. The atmosphere is deliberately calm and unhurried, the kind of quiet creative focus that Patricia has built Ramos Cerâmica around since the beginning. Your finished pieces will be fired at high temperature and ready for collection approximately 25 working days after the workshop. All participants are contacted when their pieces are ready.

What you’ll learn

🏺 The most versatile hand-building technique in ceramics from scratch

🏺 How to shape, refine and develop a cup, bowl or mug form by hand

🏺 Surface decoration and painting techniques using ceramic colours

🏺 How to apply a glossy transparent glaze for a professional finish

🏺 How high-temperature firing transforms your piece into a permanent ceramic object

What’s included

🤍 All clay, working tools and apron

🤍 All decorative materials, colours and glossy transparent glaze

🤍 High-temperature kiln firing of your finished piece

🤍 Full personal guidance from Patricia Gonçalves throughout the session

🤍 Collection of your piece approximately 25 working days after the workshop

What you leave with

A fired ceramic piece that you built, decorated and glazed yourself, a genuinely unique object that will not be present in every space you visit.

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, moving through nutrition and styling before finding my place at the wheel and the workbench. 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 from this workshop.

Sessions run with a maximum of 5 students 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, Portugal

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FAQ

What’s included?

This workshop includes clay, working tools, and an apron, as well as all decorative materials and colors, a glossy transparent glaze, and high-temperature firing of the 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.