Starting our new year with 'New ways With Clay'. You can expect to fully engage in the creative process, gain hand building skills, and develop an intuitive approach to making.
Dates 18th January- 29th January 2026 (Check in 18th Jan, Check out 29th Jan)
Slow Pottery Studio Location Velanga Orchard, Andhra Pradesh, India
Here's a guide to staying at our farm.
Accommodation & Studio Details below
Ceramic Artist /Facilitators Elodie Alexandre and Reyaz Badaruddin, Atelier Lalmitti, Himachal Pradesh, India
Level All Levels Welcome (Beginners must have basic skill and be able to make pots through handbuilding or wheelthrowing)
Duration 10 days
Maximum number of students per batch 8
Studio Hours & Materials
All days 10:30am to 5:00pm (workshop time)
Additional studio access from 5:00pm to 8pm
All materials will be provided
Note - If you'd like to sign up for two or three consecutive intensives you can stay with us at no extra cost during the break of three days. The Studio will be closed in preparations for the next intensive.
Manual Instalment Payment Option
If you'd like to pay in two instalments, 50% to book now and 50% to be paid two months before the course starts, please email me at hello@slowpottery.com and pay via a manual bank transfer/UPI/ International bank transfer or use Wise.
The Intensive
This ten-day intensive workshop is designed for ceramics practitioners seeking new directions in their studio practice. Whether you primarily work on the wheel and want to broaden your skills, or you are looking for fresh approaches to clay and creativity, 'New Ways with Clay' is an invitation to experiment, explore and engage with the material from a new perspective.
Artwork by Elodie Alexandre and Reyaz Badaruddin
Ideal for participants who
- are eager to expand their skill set
- want to discover the expressive potential of hand-building techniques would like to explore intuitive, process-led making
What to expect
'New Ways with Clay' invites participants to experiment with techniques while expanding their thinking about the making process.
The workshop is a productive learning experience centered on creative techniques and letting the mind open to new ways of working. Time will be utilised to experiment with making processes rather than focus on making fired pieces.
Artwork by Elodie Alexandre
Through a series of guided exercises, you will
- explore hand-building methods such as coiling and pinching large organic forms
- experiment with surface using a palette of coloured slips
- use two-dimensional approaches like drawing, tracing, and collage to develop ideas and engage in a dialogue between form and surface that is personal to you (no drawing skills required)
- discover ways to generate meaningful outcomes that refresh and evolve your artistic approach
Artwork by Reyaz Badaruddin
You will be encouraged to work with spontaneity and learn to exercise your critical eye. While many experimental sculptures will emerge during the workshop, the focus is not on finished, fired objects. Instead, the emphasis is on skill-building and expanding your creative vocabulary.
Atelier Lalmitti, Himachal Pradesh
What you will take home
- A refreshed and expanded set of techniques to enrich your studio practice
- New perspectives on form, surface, and material
- A personal toolkit to reimagine your creative process beyond the wheel, which you can use anytime to let new ideas flow in your studio.
Whether you are feeling creatively stuck or simply curious to see how clay might speak to you in new ways, this workshop offers the space, support, and inspiration to open up to new creative pathways in clay.
About The Ceramic Artists
She studied at the Cardiff School of Art & Design in Wales, UK, earning both a BA and an MA in Ceramics from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Her degree show installation received the Rising Stars Award in London. Elodie’s work has been exhibited internationally, including selections for the British Ceramics Biennial (2011), the Biennial of Ceramics in Belgium (2015), and the Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale. In 2018, she participated in the inaugural Indian Ceramics Triennale in Jaipur.
Her artistic practice is narrative in nature, inspired by experiences of displacement, memories, and everyday anecdotes. In recent years, she has explored feminist themes, using everyday objects as metaphors and investigating figurative representations from an archetypal perspective. Through her work, she witnesses and documents how her mind deals with transformation of her body – the body that gave birth, the body affected by her autoimmune skin condition. In telling stories that are deeply personal, she makes us look closer at our own relationship to our body, our own narratives and the world beyond.
Elodie is the co-founder of Atelier Lālmitti, a clay studio and ceramic centre in Andretta, known for its handmade tableware and as a hub for long-term programmes and mentorships that influence and teach a new generation of ceramic artists.
Reyaz Badaruddin is an Indian ceramic artist and painter based in Andretta, Himachal Pradesh, India. He is recognized for his innovative approach that blurs boundaries between ceramics, painting, sculpture, and utilitarian objects. His art explores the relationship between three-dimensional ceramic objects and their representation in two-dimensional paintings, often challenging traditional distinctions between art forms.
Reyaz graduated in Ceramic Design from Banaras Hindu University in 2000 and later completed an MA attachment in ceramics at Cardiff School of Art & Design, UK, through a Charles Wallace Fellowship in 2009. He is a recipient of the National Award and Junior Fellowship from the Government of India. Reyaz has apprenticed with notable artists such as Isaiah Zagar in Philadelphia and Ray Meeker at Golden Bridge Pottery in Pondicherry.
He has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions and residencies, with his works held in collections worldwide, including the Mark Rothko Art Centre (Latvia), FULE International Ceramic Museum (China), Keramik Künstler Haus (Germany) and Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (India).
He is a co-curator and core group member of the Indian Ceramics Triennale, further contributing to the contemporary ceramics landscape in India.
Reyaz is the co-founder of Atelier Lālmitti, a clay studio and ceramic centre in Andretta, known for its handmade tableware and as a hub for long-term programmes and mentorships that influence and teach a new generation of ceramic artists
Atelier Lalmitti, Himachal Pradesh
Testimonials
“Our class had potters with years of experience and others who were beginners.
Elodie and Reyaz taught to everyone ensuring an enriching experience for everyone.”
– Susan
“Reyaz and Elodie take an exceptionally innovative and unique approach to clay
which challenged us all to reconsider how to interact with the medium.” – Clay and
Saruha
“I was welcomed into a nurturing and safe place to explore my creativity. I came
home having learned a wonderful technique that greatly improved the outcome of
my pieces.” – Lee-Anne
“Since New Ways with Clay, I feel more comfortable with taking risks and less
intimidated by the idea of making something bold in clay.” – Elise
“New Ways with Clay opened doors to abstract thinking and pushed me to break free
from preconceived ideas of design processes.” – Noopur
Studio Facilities & Environment
The Slow Pottery studio is situated in Velanga Orchard, surrounded by mango trees. Our focus on natural light and airflow creates a minimal, inspiring space for our students. The local Kerala tile roof and glass tiles provide shade and brightness, even in the hottest months.
We have an electric wheel for each student, one electric kiln, a small kitchenette with unlimited freshly ground coffee, plenty wedging tables to spread wide with projects along with a restful chai spot to catch a break during long work hours. Ample shelves, stoneware clay, all materials required for each intensive is a given.
Hoping the studio fosters inspiring intensives and nurtures a space where creativity, ideas, and positive energy flourish.
Farm Stay & Accommodation - Velanga Orchard
Velanga Orchard is located in Andhra Pradesh in a village known as Jambuneradipalli, a mango orchard, skirting a reserve forest at the foot of a hill with a couple of lakes nearby. Surrounded by shrub forests endowed with over a 100 species of birds and animals.
Here's a guide to staying at our farm.
The Stay
- We have individual cottages for single occupancy, a shared accommodation for double occupancy.
- The cottages are built using vernacular design, local material and vintage aesthetics. The space is surrounded by neem, coconut, teak trees, under the canopies of mango trees, with the hill at the back and lush green all around.
Single Occupancy Private Cottage
Living space: Single bed with a side table, a study table and chair, Storage space for your belongings, with some décor elements.
Kitchenette: Kettle, hot plate, basic utensils, mini fridge, a clay water dispenser, basic cutlery.
Private bath & small patio
No air conditioners
Our common space for students has a laundry room for DIY Laundry, a dining where all meals including evening snacks will be provided, all day coffee & tea stations, a hang out space, library/study.
*The design of furniture varies in all cottages.
Double Occupancy Shared Cottage
Living space: Two Single beds with a side table, a study table and chair, two storage space for your belongings, with some décor elements.
Kitchenette: Kettle, hot plate, basic utensils, mini fridge, a clay water dispenser, basic cutlery.
Attached bath & small patio for two.
No air conditioners
Our common space for students has a laundry room for DIY Laundry, a dining where all meals including evening snacks will be provided, all day coffee & tea stations, a hang out space, library/study.
Here's a guide to staying at our farm.
Fees
Inclusive of the course, firings, materials & tools, studio time, valuable time with guest teacher, stay, wholesome home cooked meals and snacks, farm activities, tax for the entire duration of the course.
Double Occupancy Shared Cottage - Rs.73,500/-
Single Occupancy Private Cottage - Rs.84,000/-
Manual Instalment Payment Option
If you'd like to pay in two instalments, 50% to book now and 50% to be paid two months before the course starts, please email me at hello@slowpottery.com and pay via a manual bank transfer/UPI/ International bank transfer or use Wise.
To Register
Book your slot through this link
Once the payment is made, we will get back to you with a welcome mail. If you'd like to chat about the course, the stay, travel, schedule a call or more, please write to us at hello@slowpottery.com and I'll personally get back to you within one working day.
Cancellation Policy
- If you cancel before and on the 15th November 2025, we will provide you with a 100% refund.
- If you cancel between the 15th November to 1st December 2025, we deduct 50% of the total fees as cancellation fees and refund you the remaining paid amount.
- Post 1st December 2025, we will not be providing any refund.
- In case of International payment refunds, the customer bears the transfer fee. It will get automatically deducted by the payment gateway.
- If your case of medical emergency informed at-least a week in advance, we can consider rescheduling the course (upon providing proof) Refund is not possible. Less than a week, we will not be able to help you.
- Due to any reason, you have to leave during the course, we won't be able to give you a refund or reschedule.
- We follow this policy without any exceptions.
- We take three to four weeks to process the refund.
Hope to see you soon!