Please note: Mother’s Day workshops with Tessera Wines has been cancelled for 2026. My apologise for the inconvenience. If you registered your interest in this class, you will receive and email shortly.

Events & Classes

Survey Link

Health benefits of working with clay

  • Creating from clay with our bare hands can truly bring out our ancestral creative side.

    By exploring our creativity, we can feel more connected to our true selves, the natural materials we use and the environment around us.

  • Clay is incredibly tactile and the sense of touch is of high importance in reducing stress levels, grounding us in the present moment and creating a purposeful yet meditative like practise.

    Because there is no right or wrong way, you can truly be free to create however and whatever you wish.

  • Instead of worrying about thing in your life, pottery allows you to shift your full focus toward your creation.

    During the process, outside influences dont affect your work as your total focus is required to complete each stage.

    By dedicating your total time and energy to concentrate solely on your project, you help your mind relax and expand which in turn helps you focus further on other daily tasks.

  • Creating with clay is a way for many people to forget their sadness and grief (even if its just for a moment), which ultimately results in improving your mood.

    We can also improve other features of our mental health such as confidence, self-expression, self-esteem, self-identification and spontaneity.

    Seeing your pottery in its final form will bring a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

  • Most archaeological digs all over the world have yielded many wonderful artifacts made from pottery, as they withstand the elements and can survive thousands of years to be discovered and treasured by new future civilizations.

    Your ceramic artwork has the same potential to last forever and be discovered, immortalized or even just admired and past down to future generations.

  • Expressing yourself through an art form such as pottery, creates an outlet where you can produce something both beautiful and functional starting from just a simple lump of clay and basic tools.

    As you progress and learn more you will try out new techniques and stretch your imagination and develop your own style, as you become more intuitive with your work.

A group of women making pottery vases in a ceramic studio. class. There is a teacher guiding the group at one end of the table and there are flowers, wine glasses, and plates, with warm lighting.
People shaping clay on a potter's wheel in a ceramics class.
A ceramic vase with yellow flowers and green foliage on a weathered wooden surface.
A ceramic vase in progress on a worktable, with people and art supplies blurred in the background at an art studio or workshop.
Jewelry workspace with bowls, vases, and art supplies on a wooden table near a large window with sunlight and decorative items, including paintings on brick wall.
White ceramic vase with scalloped edges holding a bouquet of orange flowers with green leaves, placed on a weathered wooden surface.
A woman holding a bottle of white wine and smiling, standing at a wine tasting table, while another woman drinks from a wine glass. The table has snacks, glasses, and tasting notes, in a workshop with shelves and artwork in the background.
A woman standing in a pottery studio surrounded by shelves of bowls, plates, and craft supplies, with a window letting in natural light.
A white, textured ceramic vase with protrusions, holding orange flowers with green leaves, placed on a weathered wooden surface against a plain beige background.
A long-haired Australian Shepherd dog with blue eyes looking at the camera inside a home, next to a dining table.
A close-up of a dining table decorated with two white vases of dried flowers, glassware, and a woman in the background smiling and wearing a floral top.
IMG_1169.png

Images above by Tessera Wines

A woman with curly brown hair, wearing a white shirt and grey apron, sitting in front of a large pottery kiln in a studio shed.

Hi, I’m Melanie and I run all the classes in my home studio garage.

I am a fully insured member of The Australian Ceramics Association for 20mil Product and Public Liability cover.

Queensland Blue Card (approved for working with children check). Card number: 1944239 / 2, Expiry: 16 June 2026, Card Type: P. Name: Melanie Kate Hardy.

I am also approved by NDIS for volunteering and working with elderly/disabilities. Card number: 83061850, Expiry: 22/08/2030.

Click here to validate a Blue Card.