Five-Session Sculptural Ceramics Course Gift Certificate in Kyiv

Give someone the chance to bring their own creative idea to life in clay. KUST’s sculptural ceramics course covers the full process, from sketching and shaping to refining details, glazing and firing.

Over five sessions, the recipient can create a tableware set of up to 8 pieces, a ceramic lamp, a vase up to 40 cm tall, a sculpture or a decorative wall panel up to 60 cm wide. The project and its complexity are agreed with the instructor before the course begins.

The course is suitable for beginners and for anyone who wants to develop their hand-building skills and learn to work with professional clay, forms, textures and ceramic glazes.

Course programme

Session 1 — Developing your idea and getting started, 2 hours

Discuss your idea, prepare a sketch, plan the stages of the project and begin shaping your piece.

Sessions 2 and 3 — Sculpting, 2 hours each

Build the main form and work on its volume, proportions, structure and key elements.

Session 4 — Refining the details, 2 hours

Add textures, relief, smaller features and decoration. Prepare your work to dry slowly before its first firing.

Session 5 — Glazing, 3 hours

Choose colours, learn about ceramic glazes and glaze additives, and decorate your piece before its final firing.

We’ll complete all necessary firings. Once ready, the finished piece can be collected from KUST or shipped by Nova Poshta.

The gift certificate includes

• Five sculptural ceramics sessions

• Planning and making your own ceramic project

• Instruction in hand-building and sculpting techniques

• Professional clay, glazes and all necessary materials

• Use of studio tools and equipment

• Guidance from an experienced instructor

• Drying and professional firings

• The option to use some sessions to learn pottery on the wheel

Sessions: 5Sculpting sessions: 2 hours eachGlazing session: 3 hoursTotal course time: 11 hoursGift certificate price: UAH 3,900Valid for: 12 months

The certificate can be used at any KUST studio. Please arrange the class schedule in advance.

Studio rules

• Pieces are stored for 3 months from the date of the first session.

• Please give at least 36 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule. Otherwise, your deposit or 50% of the gift certificate’s value will be forfeited.

A sculptural ceramics course gift certificate is a creative present and a chance to make a unique piece by hand at KUST in Kyiv.