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Pottery Residency Courses in Kochi: 4 - 12 Weeks

Build a real foundation in ceramics. Our residency courses combine daily teaching, independent studio time and a private room, so you can live and work in clay for four, eight or twelve weeks. Groups are capped at 6 slots. Our advanced 3-month (12 weeks) is a certification course.

4-week pottery residency course

Four weeks is the ideal length to gain a solid grounding in pottery. You are introduced to advanced techniques in both hand building and wheel throwing, design your own concepts (functional or conceptual) and learn how to execute them.

Dates and Pricing

Upcoming dates: Feb 1 – Feb 28, 2027

Residential price: ₹99,750 | USD 1,067 (inclusive of all taxes)

Non-residential: email hello@soiltosoulceramics.com for pricing

  • Level: Beginners

  • Firing and glazing: 10 pieces included

  • Studio days: Monday to Friday, 10:30 AM to 6 PM (includes a 1.5-hour lunch and tea break)

  • With teacher: 10:30 AM to 2 PM

  • Independent practice: 3 PM to 6 PM, with a brief check by your teacher

  • Open practice:the studio is open all 7 days, 10:30 AM to 6 PM

What you will learn

  • Hand Building: stoneware clay, wedging and recycling, pinching, coiling and slab work, surface decoration, carving  and complex surface treatments.
  • Wheel throwing: Centering, coning, pulling and trimming, cylinders and bowls up to 700g of clay, consistent throwing, altering shapes, mugs, tumblers, handles, bowls and vases, narrow and wide forms, and basic surface decoration.
  • Glazing and firing: Introduction to glazes and glaze application, and firing and glazing of 7 pieces.

Your room during the course

Private micro studio room with a kitchenette (mini fridge, induction plate, basic utensils), air conditioning, water geyser, single bed, study table, wardrobe and bathroom. Self-service laundry is on site. Rooms are cleaned on request and sheets are changed every Wednesday and Saturday.

What is included and what is extra

  • Included : Stay, mentorship, workshops, studio practice, materials, and firing and glazing of 7 pieces (4 weeks) 
  • Not included : Travel to and from Kochi, meals, shipping and personal expenses
  • Extra: firing of additional pieces at ₹[100] per 100g, and shipping (varies by address)
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8-week pottery residency course

The 8-week course covers every ceramics fundamental and moves into advanced practice: conceptual design strategies and mixed-method construction to build complex forms, sculptural or functional and learn how to execute them.

Dates and Pricing

Upcoming dates: Feb 1 – March 28, 2027

Residential price: ₹1,99,500  | USD 2,134 (inclusive of all taxes)

Non-residential: email hello@soiltosoulceramics.com for pricing

  • Level: Beginners and intermediate

  • Firing and glazing: 10 pieces included

  • Studio days: Monday to Friday, 10:30 AM to 6 PM (includes a 1.5-hour lunch and tea break)

  • With teacher: 10:30 AM to 2 PM

  • Independent practice: 3 PM to 6 PM, with a brief check by your teacher

  • Open practice:the studio is open all 7 days, 10:30 AM to 6 PM

What you will learn

  • Hand Building: Everything in the 4-week course, plus deeper work on complex surface treatment.
  • Wheel throwing: Everything in the 4-week course plus bottles,       vases, lidded jars, plates, pourers, ramen bowls and flat bowls, complex pieces assembled from thrown parts, throwing up to 1kg of clay.
  • Glazing and firing: different glazing techniques, loading and  unloading an electric kiln, and the basics of firing an electric kiln, and firing and glazing of 10 pieces ( including 7 pieces from 4 week course)

Your room during the course

Private micro studio room with a kitchenette (mini fridge, induction plate, basic utensils), air conditioning, water geyser, single bed, study table, wardrobe and bathroom. Self-service laundry is on site. Rooms are cleaned on request and sheets are changed every Wednesday and Saturday

What is included and what is extra

  • Included : Stay, mentorship, workshops, studio practice, materials, and firing and glazing of 7 pieces (4 weeks) or 10 pieces (8 weeks)
  • Not included : Travel to and from Kochi, meals, shipping and personal expenses
  • Extra: firing of additional pieces at ₹[100] per 100g, and shipping (varies by address)
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12 -weeks / 3 Months pottery residency course

Take your pottery to an advanced level in three immersive months at Soil to Soul Ceramics in Kochi, Kerala. This certification course is a comprehensive, hands-on programme covering handbuilding, wheel throwing, surface decoration, glazing and alternative firing techniques ( Raku). You work in a small group of no more than 6 students, live at the studio in a private room, and finish with a portfolio of your own ceramic work.

Dates and Pricing

Upcoming dates: Feb 1 – Apr 25, 2027

Residential price: ₹99,750 | USD 1,067 (inclusive of all taxes)

Non-residential: email hello@soiltosoulceramics.com for pricing

  • Level: Beginners

  • Firing and glazing: 10 pieces included

  • Studio days: Monday to Friday, 10:30 AM to 6 PM (includes a 1.5-hour lunch and tea break)

  • With teacher: 10:30 AM to 2 PM

  • Independent practice: 3 PM to 6 PM, with a brief check by your teacher

  • Open practice:the studio is open all 7 days, 10:30 AM to 6 PM

What you will learn

  • Hand Building: stoneware clay, wedging and recycling, pinching, coiling and slab work, surface decoration, carving  and complex surface treatments.
  • Wheel throwing: Centering, coning, pulling and trimming, cylinders and bowls up to 700g of clay, consistent throwing, altering shapes, mugs, tumblers, handles, bowls and vases, narrow and wide forms, and basic surface decoration.
  • Glazing and firing: Introduction to glazes and glaze application, and firing and glazing of 7 pieces.

Your room during the course

Private micro studio room with a kitchenette (mini fridge, induction plate, basic utensils), air conditioning, water geyser, single bed, study table, wardrobe and bathroom. Self-service laundry is on site. Rooms are cleaned on request and sheets are changed every Wednesday and Saturday.

What is included and what is extra

  • Included : Stay, mentorship, workshops, studio practice, materials, and firing and glazing of 7 pieces (4 weeks) 
  • Not included : Travel to and from Kochi, meals, shipping and personal expenses
  • Extra: firing of additional pieces at ₹[100] per 100g, and shipping (varies by address)
book now

Pottery residency course FAQs

What is the difference between the 4-week and 8-week courses?

Yes. The 4-week course is suited to beginners and the 8-week course to beginners and intermediate learners.

Yes. The 4-week course is suited to beginners and the 8-week course to beginners and intermediate learners.

Yes. Non-residential options are available. Email hello@soiltosoulceramics.com for pricing.

No more than 6 slots at a time.

Yes. Teaching runs in the morning, independent practice follows in the afternoon, and the studio is open every day for practice.

At Soil to Soul Ceramics, we offer hands-on pottery experiences where you can learn, create, and enjoy working with clay.

  • Pottery Retreat / Residency Course
  • Short Term Courses
  • Pottery Workshop
  • Open Studio / Artist Residency

Address

Girinagar 8th cross road Kadavanthra, Ernakulam, Kochi

Contact

  • soiltosoulceramics@gmail.com
  • +91 81388 22584

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