A slow, holistic day with clay, fire & horses
Step into a day designed to nourish creativity, calm, and connection. This workshop welcomes absolute beginners—no prior experience with ceramics or horses is needed. We move at a slow, mindful rhythm, giving you time to experience each stage with presence.
This offering is created primarily as a deep, individual experience—a full day designed to support personal creativity, grounding, and connection.
However, the workshop can also be thoughtfully adapted for couples, families with children, and small groups of friends or colleagues. We can comfortably host up to 8 participants, maintaining a slow rhythm and intimate atmosphere for everyone involved.
We begin softly. Enjoy a cup of tea as you arrive at the studio and gently slip into the atmosphere of the day.
We start the Raku kiln using pieces prepared in advance.
If you would like to bring your own work to fire, it must be created at least two weeks before the workshop and bisque-fired to 980–1000°C. All pieces should be made from stoneware—we recommend Raku Body W 3005 K129 (Sibelco) for its flame-resistant qualities. If you are bringing your own pieces for this event, please prepare up to 5 small/medium-sized items for the firing.
If you don’t have your own pieces, no worries—beautiful forms will be available for you to choose from, and you will take one finished piece home after the firing.
We dive into a gentle exploration of how horses communicate—through subtle cues, breath, stillness, and intention. This session offers a grounding doorway into the deeper wisdom of equine presence.
Bring a packed lunch and settle into our peaceful resting area. This quiet hour is an invitation to simply be and enjoy the studio atmosphere.
You’ll spend time grooming our horses, learning their rhythms and enjoying their calming influence. No riding, no pressure—just gentle interaction and the shared language of touch and awareness.
We gather around as the kiln is opened and the glowing vessels emerge. In a rare and beautiful moment, you’ll apply strands of horse hair to the hot surface, watching them curl into smoke and leave behind their distinctive, spontaneous markings.
This is the essence of Horse Hair Raku—fire painting with breath, movement, and the spirit of the horse.
Horse hair Raku is a dance of smoke and spirit.
When the glowing vessel is lifted from the kiln, strands of horse hair drift onto its surface like offerings. They hiss, curl, and vanish in an instant, leaving behind dark, lightning-fine lines. Each line is a fossil of a moment. No two pieces can ever repeat the same story—each is born from a brief collision of heat, breath, and motion.
Horse hair Raku is the artistry of imperfection,
a meeting of earth and animal,
a vessel that carries the wildness of a mane caught in the wind
and the silence that follows fire.
Like other low-temperature alternative firing techniques, Raku firing is decorative, and such works are not intended for everyday use with food or drink. We personally love functional-inspired ware and have found that this technique works wonderfully for making incense holders, display bowls, containers for wooden utensils, and tea storage jars.
However, the workshop can also be thoughtfully adapted for couples, families with children, and small groups of friends or colleagues. We can comfortably host up to 8 participants, maintaining a slow rhythm and intimate atmosphere for everyone involved.
Individual premium experience:450 EUR
Couples and small families up to 4 persons:300–350 EUR per person
Groups of 5–8:250 EUR per person
Organised on-request, reach out to laimaceramics@gmail.com for available dates.
A slow, holistic day with clay, fire & horses
Step into a day designed to nourish creativity, calm, and connection. This workshop welcomes absolute beginners—no prior experience with ceramics or horses is needed. We move at a slow, mindful rhythm, giving you time to experience each stage with presence.
This offering is created primarily as a deep, individual experience—a full day designed to support personal creativity, grounding, and connection.
However, the workshop can also be thoughtfully adapted for couples, families with children, and small groups of friends or colleagues. We can comfortably host up to 8 participants, maintaining a slow rhythm and intimate atmosphere for everyone involved.
We begin softly. Enjoy a cup of tea as you arrive at the studio and gently slip into the atmosphere of the day.
We start the Raku kiln using pieces prepared in advance.
If you would like to bring your own work to fire, it must be created at least two weeks before the workshop and bisque-fired to 980–1000°C. All pieces should be made from stoneware—we recommend Raku Body W 3005 K129 (Sibelco) for its flame-resistant qualities. If you are bringing your own pieces for this event, please prepare up to 5 small/medium-sized items for the firing.
If you don’t have your own pieces, no worries—beautiful forms will be available for you to choose from, and you will take one finished piece home after the firing.
We dive into a gentle exploration of how horses communicate—through subtle cues, breath, stillness, and intention. This session offers a grounding doorway into the deeper wisdom of equine presence.
Bring a packed lunch and settle into our peaceful resting area. This quiet hour is an invitation to simply be and enjoy the studio atmosphere.
You’ll spend time grooming our horses, learning their rhythms and enjoying their calming influence. No riding, no pressure—just gentle interaction and the shared language of touch and awareness.
We gather around as the kiln is opened and the glowing vessels emerge. In a rare and beautiful moment, you’ll apply strands of horse hair to the hot surface, watching them curl into smoke and leave behind their distinctive, spontaneous markings.
This is the essence of Horse Hair Raku—fire painting with breath, movement, and the spirit of the horse.
Horse hair Raku is a dance of smoke and spirit.
When the glowing vessel is lifted from the kiln, strands of horse hair drift onto its surface like offerings. They hiss, curl, and vanish in an instant, leaving behind dark, lightning-fine lines. Each line is a fossil of a moment. No two pieces can ever repeat the same story—each is born from a brief collision of heat, breath, and motion.
Horse hair Raku is the artistry of imperfection,
a meeting of earth and animal,
a vessel that carries the wildness of a mane caught in the wind
and the silence that follows fire.
Like other low-temperature alternative firing techniques, Raku firing is decorative, and such works are not intended for everyday use with food or drink. We personally love functional-inspired ware and have found that this technique works wonderfully for making incense holders, display bowls, containers for wooden utensils, and tea storage jars.
However, the workshop can also be thoughtfully adapted for couples, families with children, and small groups of friends or colleagues. We can comfortably host up to 8 participants, maintaining a slow rhythm and intimate atmosphere for everyone involved.
Individual premium experience:450 EUR
Couples and small families up to 4 persons:300–350 EUR per person
Groups of 5–8:250 EUR per person
Organised on-request, reach out to laimaceramics@gmail.com for available dates.
