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TWO-DAY MASTERCLASS with Kseniya Polyakova

€495.00

Dates : 06-07 June 2026

I’m pleased to welcome ceramic artist Kseniya Polyakova from Polenovo for an intensive workshop focused on advanced wheel-throwing, scale, and structural form.

Kseniya is internationally known for her exceptional mastery of the pottery wheel and her ability to throw large, complex forms using her own highly developed techniques. With a background in architecture and design, her work explores balance, proportion, and strength, pushing the physical and technical limits of clay on the wheel. This workshop offers a rare opportunity to observe and practice her approach in depth.

Key learning objectives

  • Deepen technical understanding of wheel-throwing, with a focus on large and demanding forms

  • Explore centering, lifting, and shaping techniques for working confidently with substantial amounts of clay

  • Develop awareness of structure, proportion, and stability during the throwing process

What to expect

During the workshop, participants will:

  • Practice throwing exercises based on Kseniya’s methods for building tall and complex forms on the wheel

  • Work with clay as a study material, focusing on process, repetition, and technical development

  • Receive direct feedback and guidance from Kseniya throughout the sessions

Please note: the pieces made during this workshop are intended purely as practice pieces. There will be no glazing or firing, and works will not be kept. The emphasis is entirely on learning, experimentation, and refining technique rather than producing finished objects.

This workshop is designed for makers who want to challenge themselves, slow down, and deepen their relationship with the wheel through focused, hands-on practice. All materials and tools are provided.

Limited places ( max. 8 persons) for experienced ceramists only. The course will be given in English.

Dates : 06-07 June 2026

I’m pleased to welcome ceramic artist Kseniya Polyakova from Polenovo for an intensive workshop focused on advanced wheel-throwing, scale, and structural form.

Kseniya is internationally known for her exceptional mastery of the pottery wheel and her ability to throw large, complex forms using her own highly developed techniques. With a background in architecture and design, her work explores balance, proportion, and strength, pushing the physical and technical limits of clay on the wheel. This workshop offers a rare opportunity to observe and practice her approach in depth.

Key learning objectives

  • Deepen technical understanding of wheel-throwing, with a focus on large and demanding forms

  • Explore centering, lifting, and shaping techniques for working confidently with substantial amounts of clay

  • Develop awareness of structure, proportion, and stability during the throwing process

What to expect

During the workshop, participants will:

  • Practice throwing exercises based on Kseniya’s methods for building tall and complex forms on the wheel

  • Work with clay as a study material, focusing on process, repetition, and technical development

  • Receive direct feedback and guidance from Kseniya throughout the sessions

Please note: the pieces made during this workshop are intended purely as practice pieces. There will be no glazing or firing, and works will not be kept. The emphasis is entirely on learning, experimentation, and refining technique rather than producing finished objects.

This workshop is designed for makers who want to challenge themselves, slow down, and deepen their relationship with the wheel through focused, hands-on practice. All materials and tools are provided.

Limited places ( max. 8 persons) for experienced ceramists only. The course will be given in English.

Kseniya Polyakova is a ceramic artist with a background in architecture, design, and floristry. After working for years as an art director, she discovered her passion for ceramics, specializing in large, complex forms and developing her own techniques. She works as an artist and educator and founded her own ceramic studio and school.

  • Demonstration 2 hours :

    • spiral wedge clay

    • cut-wedge clay technique

    • clay centring, working with a 2 kg weight

    • Pottery technique of raising the walll and

    making a cylinder, working with a 2 kg

    weight

    Practice 2 hours

    LUNCH

    Demonstration 1 Hours :

    • making a vaste from 3,5 kg of clay

    • making a moon jar from 5 kg of clay

    Practice 3 hours

  • Demonstration 2 hours :

    • spiral wedge clay

    • Making a two-piece composite vase

    • from 9kg of clay;

    Practice 3-4 hours

    LUNCH

    Demonstration 2 Hours :

    Making a large three-piece compositevase weight 30 kg