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Onggi + Wood Firing Learning Residency

Starts Oct 13
7,900 US dollars

Available spots


21 DAYS / 1 MEAL PER DAY / ACCOMMODATION ALL INCLUDED* October 13 - November 03, 2025 This is Learning Residency is a rare opportunity to learn both traditional Korean onggi and wood firing techniques, including: - forming slabs, discs and coils by hand using the taryeom (타렴) and ba-dak (바닥) techniques; - building high walls of clay quickly and evenly through taryeom-jil (타렴질); - surae-jil (수레질) paddling and geun-gae-jil (근게질) throwing with metal blades; - throwing the rim using the jeon-dae (전대) and finishing with traditional (문양) decorations. In this special upgrade of the Onggi Intensive Learning Residency you will participate in a wood firing, learning how to prepare and fire the studio’s custom wood kiln in shifts over two days. Due to size and time-constraints, large onggi jars cannot be fired; you will have smaller ceramic pieces to fire and take home. Over the 21 days, residents will each have an assigned station inside Toroo studio, with access to unlimited clay for practice, a kick wheel and all necessary tools, equipment and materials for making. Teaching will be provided every day, with the exception of the second and third Sunday (October 19th and October 26th) when the studio will be closed to allow residents to rest and explore the ceramics village. Each resident will be provided accommodation in Ye's Park within walking distance of the studio. *Please note: - Check in between 3pm - 5pm on October 13 (plan to arrive at Ye's Park at this time). We will have dinner together following residents’ arrival. - We will provide lunch each day. Toroo Studio's kitchen will be at your disposal during the Residency, you can shop for groceries at and prepare your breakfast and dinner, or eat out in the village at your own convenience. We will go grocery shopping together following residents’ arrival and the studio will serve dinner twice a week. We will provide staple groceries as well as coffee, tea and desserts. - Instruction will start on October 14th. Instruction begins each day around 9:30am, giving residents opportunities for one-on-one or small group learning, to be then complemented by residents’ autonomous practice. Lunch will be provided around 1pm. Clean-up each day will be at 5:30pm. - Beginners are welcome, however prior experience in ceramics will help you to take full advantage of the independent nature of the residency. Please indicate any dietary restrictions during registration. We look forward to welcoming you!


Daily Sessions


Cancellation Policy

Cancellations are allowed in the event that a participant would not like to attend for whatever reason after payment is received, a refund (minus bank transfer fee) will be returned upon written request according to the following timetable: Up to 60 Days before the start date: 100% refund Within 60 Days of the start date: 50% refund Within 30 Days of the start date: no refund. Within 60 days of start date you will be contacted regarding payment of the second instalment of the tuition; this will be due 30 days before the start date (at the latest).


Contact Details

  • 172 Dojayesul-ro 6beon-gil, Sindun-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

    ceramicmasterclass@gmail.com


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