Workshop: Nerikomi and Slab Building
with Michiko Shimada 
Workshop: Nerikomi and Slab Building
with Michiko Shimada
with Michiko Shimada
**non-members, purchase pass here**
Nerikomi is a Japanese technique in which different clay bodies are layered, stacked, and sliced to reveal geometric or organic patterns within the clay itself. Slab building is a natural partner to Nerikomi: the same slabs that reveal the pattern become the walls of the piece. This workshop covers both sides of the process, creating patterned slabs using the nerikomi method and building with them using core slab construction techniques.
In this workshop you will:
- Learn the nerikomi process: how to layer and compress clays to build a patterned block, then slice through it to reveal the design
- Learn how to make and prep slabs using a slab roller and by hand
- Practice joining slabs cleanly using score and slip, including beveled edges for stronger seams
- Learn how to use molds and templates to build forms while preserving the patterned surface
What you will walk away with:
- A working understanding of the nerikomi process and how patterns can be built into the clay itself
- Hands-on practice layering and slicing clay bodies to create patterned slabs
- Experience with core slab building techniques, including joining, beveling, and working with molds and templates
- A broader sense of what slab building makes possible as a construction method
Who is this workshop best for?
All levels, but ideally students with a basic understanding of hand building
Materials provided
Everything provided to members and students - clay, tools, equipment, etc.
What must attendees bring?
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Other important info
- Firing is not included.
- Members: Firing charged at regular member rate of $0.04 per cu-in.
- For non-members:
- If you wish to glaze your piece at the studio, you will purchase a $35 glaze pass and glaze firing will be $0.08 per cu-in. Reach out to [email protected] and we will set you up for firing!
- If you wish for Hey Clay to glaze your piece, then it will be $25 per piece. You will submit this once the workshop is completed.
About the instructor
Michiko Shimada is a Brooklyn based ceramicist. Originally from Japan, she attended Parsons School of Design. Since 2009, she has been working in her Greenpoint studio. Her work conveys minimalism, timelessness, and beauty of the materials. IG: michiko_shimada.
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