The Precision and Finesse of Pinch Bowl Making

The Precision and Finesse of Pinch Bowl Making

Winter Workshop | Available

414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States
Potters Guild
All Levels
2/5/2025-2/8/2025
10:00 AM-5:00 PM EST on Wed Th Fri Sat
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$475.00
Member Discount Available

The Precision and Finesse of Pinch Bowl Making

Winter Workshop | Available

During these four days, I propose to share with you my approach to bowl modeling. This is a period when the material slowly takes shape. From a single ball of clay, the entire bowl is gently formed, like a flower unfolding from its bud. The harmony and balance of the shape are gradually discovered during the modeling process through precise and regular pinching. It is also an opportunity to experiment with a certain finesse in the thickness of the walls, which brings elegance and lightness to the bowl. You will be able to observe and understand my technique of handling the clay. I will also guide you in creating your own shapes. We will focus on the quality of the pieces rather than the quantity. 

  • This workshop is only dedicated to modeling. 
    Bowls can be fired in the Wood fire at a later date, no extra fee.
  • All materials included
Pineda, Laetitia
Laetitia Pineda

Laetitia Pineda (b. 1978) — France
Laetitia Pineda (b. 1978) — France
Laetitia leads a simple life in the heart of the forest. Her way of ceramics is deeply inspired by nature and closely intertwined with the tradition of tea. She slowly handshapes each piece from clay harvested in the wild, dedicating great care to the modeling process before entrusting them to the fire.
Natural raw materials, including clay, rocks, minerals, and ashes, are also used to create her glazes. The unpredictable nature of wood kilns is integral to her work. She fires her pieces at both low temperatures and in wood-and-charcoal kilns at much higher temperatures, where natural ashes are deposited onto the surfaces of the clay.
Biography
Born in Toulouse in 1978.
2000: Graduated from the Toulouse School of Fine Arts
Exhibitions
2009: Teabowls, Dojima Gallery, Osaka
2010: Hélène Porée Gallery, Paris
2011–2009: 1001 Bowls, India, China, Korea, France, Switzerland
2012: Metzger Gallery, Joannesberg, Germany
2014: Body, Bernard Palissy Museum, Lacapelle-Biron; Tea Bowls, Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris
2015: Recipient of the Bernard Palissy Museum Prize; Clara Scremini Gallery, BRAFA, Brussels; On the Way of Tea, Giroussens Ceramic Art Center
2016: Ceramics & Tea Arts, Neo-T Tea House, Paris; Clara Scremini Gallery, PAD Paris Art et Design Tuileries; Metzger Gallery, Joannesberg, Germany
2017: Shorei-in, Enkakuji, Kamakura
2018: Ceramics & Tea Arts, Neo-T Tea House, Paris; St Sulpice Exhibition, Paris
2019: Nomura Museum, Kyoto; Gallery Gansui, Kyoto; Houô Kaikan, Tamba-Sasayama; Le Sentiment des Choses Gallery, Paris
2020: Philadelphia International Tea Bowl Exhibition; St Sulpice Exhibition, Paris
2021: Montméat-Maurel Gallery, Paris
2022: Le Sentiment des Choses Gallery, Paris; Montméat-Maurel Gallery, Paris; Atelier YÔ Gallery, Avignon
2023: Philadelphia International Tea Bowl Exhibition
2023: Wisteria Teahouse, Taipei, Taiwan
2023: Le Sentiment des Choses Gallery, Paris
2023: Ceramics & Art of Tea, Neo-T Teahouse, Paris
2024: Metzger Gallery, Joannesberg, Germany
2024: Le Sentiment des Choses Gallery, Paris