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THAT Workshop is an arts and crafts studio eager to teach and help people develop meaningful connections with everyday objects by learning the process behind making them.

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Crafts 

Our courses are designed with clear, pre-determined outcomes and goals. This way, we can provide our students a more complete and tailored experience. Class sizes are limited to ensure that our students meet these objectives. Our focus on specific deliverables also ensures that our students gain a better understanding and appreciation for these objects and how their unique characteristics fulfil a purpose or tell a story.

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THAT Workshop is brought to you by the same people at THISS Ceramics with the same objective: to fill your homes with beautiful, silly objects. The exciting difference is that you will make these pieces yourself this time!

With a combined experience of 18 years in teaching design and making ceramics and a shared passion for craft and handmade objects, our instructors are prepared to guide and help you create pieces you will always cherish.

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info@thatworkshop.biz
Tel. +356 9983 8991
3 'St. Chris', Triq Sammy Abela, Rabat Malta

Small Vase Series

Throw a series of three small vases on the potter’s wheel with similar features but different silhouettes.

 

This course is for pottery enthusiasts wanting more control over their throwing. It focuses on creating recurring features across three small vases using the same amount of clay but varying silhouettes. Pieces will be bisque-fired but left unglazed to emphasise the shape of the vases.

 

Maximalists can glaze and decorate these pieces during an additional optional session.

 

During this session, you will learn how to:

  • Use pottery kidneys to compress clay walls

  • Use pottery ribs to create features

  • Add shoulders and bulges

  • Collar and narrow clay cylinders

Difficulty: Intermediate

Sessions: 2

Session Duration: 2.5hrs

Location: THAT Workshop, Rabat

Minimum Age: 15+

Price: €110

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Mug Making

Hand-build a pair of mugs from scratch and enjoy your favourite warm beverage with a loved one from a drinking vessel you made yourself.

 

This course will guide you through every stage of mug production, from hand-building to decorating. It is an excellent introduction to pottery for anyone who wants to make functional objects

During this course, you will learn how to:

  • Wedge and roll out clay

  • Form a mug body

  • Shape and attach handles

  • Smooth and texture a clay surface

  • Glaze and decorate a mug

 

Difficulty: Beginner

Sessions: 2

Session Duration: 2.5hrs

Location: THAT Workshop, Rabat

Minimum Age: 15+

Price: €110

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Glazing & Decorating

Glaze and decorate a pre-made piece of bisque ware. Choose between a plate or vase and apply pigments and glazes to create a memorable finish.

 

This session is perfect for anyone looking to decorate a ceramic piece without undergoing the entire making process or students from other workshops who want to give their pieces a specific decorative finish.

 

During this session, you will learn how to:

  • Prepare a bisque-fired piece for decorating

  • Mix pigments and glazes

  • Apply pigments and glazes to a bisque-fired piece

Difficulty: Mixed level

Single Session

Session Duration: 3hrs

Location: THAT Workshop, Rabat

Minimum Age: 15+

Price: €68

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Interlocking
Trinket Dishes

Hand-build interlocking trinket dishes with your partner, your best friend or pal.

 

This workshop focuses on basic hand-building techniques and is slower-paced than our other sessions, allowing you to focus on having a good time; the trinket dishes are a bonus!

 

You will customise your pieces with stamps and choose the colour of your finished trinket dishes before firing. Those seeking complete creative control can glaze and decorate these pieces during an additional optional session.

 

During this course, you will learn how to:

  • Prepare a slab of clay

  • Cut out freeform shapes

  • Attach and smooth out clay coils

  • Stamp decorative reliefs

Difficulty: Mixed level

Single Session

Session Duration: 3hrs

Location: THAT Workshop, Rabat

Minimum Age: 15+

Price: €110 per couple

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Pottery Workshop

Plant Pot Pair

Throw a pair of plant pots on the potter’s wheel for your new houseplants.

 

This course focuses on shaping and finishing simple ceramic pieces on the wheel, emphasising forms and silhouettes. Pieces will be bisque-fired but left unglazed to produce stylish and functional plant pots.

 

Maximalists can choose to decorate these pieces during an additional optional session.

 

During this session, you will learn how to:

  • Wedge and centre clay

  • Open, pull and form a cylinder

  • Trim a clay piece and carve a foot

Difficulty: Beginner

Sessions: 2

Session Duration: 2.5hrs

Location: THAT Workshop, Rabat

Minimum Age: 15+

Price: €110

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Textured Tumblers

Throw a series of three tumblers on the potter’s wheel and later texture them using carving tools or slip trails.

 

This course is aimed at pottery enthusiasts who are already familiar with basic throwing techniques and want to explore new ways of personalising their pieces.

 

During this course, you will learn how to:

  • Throw and prepare pieces for texturing

  • Use pottery ribs to produce texture

  • Use carving tools to make faceted surfaces

  • Apply decorative slip trails to trimmed pieces

Difficulty: Intermediate

Sessions: 3

Session Duration: 2.5hrs

Location: THAT Workshop, Rabat

Minimum Age: 15+

Price: €160

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