Ceramic Design SCHOOL
A step by step pottery program for developing, creating, and refining your unique ceramic style.
Ceramic Design School shows you exactly how to find your unique voice as a ceramic artist and how to develop a cohesive body of work, just like a professional ceramic designer. You’ll find creative confidence AND generate excitement for customers who’ll collect again and again!
Before we dive into the details, let’s talk about who Ceramic Design School is for:
You’re a potter who imagines their work being highly sought after and collected by customers all over the world. You dream of building a cohesive body of work that truly expresses your unique point of view as an artist. You know that having a distinct style of work will increase your sales and fill you with creative confidence.
Whether you’re…
A budding potter who is fairly new to making ceramics and wants to skip years of trial and error to find your style. You want to create, feeling empowered that you’re making unique and original work.
A hobby potter who is tired of creating the same old basic pots that don’t represent you fully, or working on the whims of your customers asking you to make derivative work.
A professional potter with years of experience who is feeling tapped out creatively and would love a refresher on design basics to reignite your creativity and passion for clay.
You’re in the right place and I’ll break down exactly how Ceramic Design School will help you with formal tools, inspiration exercises, studio demos, and my personal support on your journey to create a cohesive body of ceramic work, all in your unique voice.
By the end of this program you will have:
Developed a clear direction for your pottery design (saving yourself years of trial and error trying to find your style in clay.)
Created a series of work you’d otherwise never have made, unlocking new potential for sales.
Learned about Color Theory, how color applies to ceramic design, and how to creatively work with color even if you’re only using commercial glazes.
Found clarity in the kind of work you truly want to make, and how this relates to your customer’s preferences.
Learned how to discuss your ceramic art like a professional designer to set you apart from the crowded, handmade pottery market.
Built a Design Library of your own work, which you can review and pull from for years to come, positioning you to never run out of creative ideas again.
“Lindsay’s course is exactly right for experienced ceramic artists who want to expand their creative breadth of work.”
— Diana Baur @baur.studio
what’s inside ceramic design school:
Unit 00: Intro
We’ll jump right into what design is and why it’s one of the most important tools in your toolbox as a potter. You’ll learn my signature method for approaching inspiration and transforming those ideas into truly unique concepts.
unit 01: Line
The first element we explore together is more fascinating and compelling than it’s namely suggest. You’ll learn how to use Line to completely transform your pottery, as well as my go-to placement of Line.
unit 02: Color
There’s a science behind Color and you’ll learn important fundamentals, giving you the tools and confidence to design with Color. I’ll show you my 4 No-Fail Color Palettes and demo a variety of ways to use Color in your work.
Unit 04: Value
This is where you’ll learn how to design beautiful, interesting pots working only in shades of gray. We’ll explore clay bodies and underglazes in this unit and how they work together to create the final effect.
unit 05: Shape
There is so much to explore together in this unit. We’ll study different examples of Shape within pottery design and learn how to make balanced design decisions relating to Shape, scale, and repetition.
unit 06:form
How do truly good Forms work? Here we’ll discuss how to create beautiful, functional or sculptural Forms every single time. We’ll use unique creative design prompts to showcase your inner designer.
unit 07: texture
In this unit I share my favorite sources for adding Texture to my work and demo how I approach these decisions in my own work. Enjoy extensive ideas for adding Texture to your own work within the accompanying workbook and video lessons.
unit 08: Putting it all together
Now we put all these tools together to analyze the strongest work you’ve created. Using my proven strategies for bringing your design front and center, you’ll find freedom from perfectionism and doubt.
Bonus: design briefs
Who doesn’t love bonus content? I reviewed design proposals and contracts I’ve worked on with major corporate partners to develop inspiring Design Brief PDFs for you. These are thematic visual ideas and mood boards broken down into ceramic design applications to kickstart your next design chapter.
“I enjoyed this course so much, it was such an amazing experience for me to learn about design in ceramics, it pushed my limits into a whole new way of creating!”
— Stephanie Lemaitre
When you enroll you’ll receive
8 units of Design training: $1200 value
Showing you step by step how to design your best work. Each unit includes 3 video lessons on the design topic, a thorough breakdown of inspiration, exercises to jumpstart your ideas, creative studio assignments, and a recorded studio demo in which I break down my design decision making one step at a time.
79 page workbook: $80 value
A detailed workbook follows the entire program with design definitions, sketch prompts, and creative exercises to pair with the video lessons in every unit. This is your go-to resource for ceramic design!
Bonus: $100 value
Learn how to develop cohesive, thematic designs with the bonus Design Briefs- PDF downloads breaking down a design theme with examples of how to approach designing work within a popular theme.
Curated Private Pinterest boards: $200 value
I studied the best pots on the internet and created a massive design resource library for you. Organized to correspond with each design lesson you’ll have inspiration at your finger tips— and a guided practice to turn inspiration into originality!
Free facebook group:
Join your fellow Ceramic Design School students in a free Facebook Group. This space brings together potters from around the world who are working through the program just like you!
Total value: $1580 value
DESIGN CHANGES EVERYTHING.
Before I touched clay I had a deep appreciation for beautiful, well made things that were enjoyable to use. Without realizing it, that was Design— and it’s what set me apart in the clay studio. I built my entire business on Design and I've seen my career open in ways I never imagined possible.
Design will do the same for you.
I can’t wait to teach you how to create your best work yet, all while finding your unique voice in clay.
Shown: Mimira Collection for Anthropologie, by Lindsay Emery of Suite One Studio
Have questions? Check out the FAQ button below:
I personally can’t wait to support and guide you in your ceramic design journey!
Creating my work from a strong design foundation has changed my life as an artist. I know what it feels like to struggle to find your unique voice as an artist and how much everything changes once you find your design style.
I want to encourage you to trust a proven process that has helped other ceramicists all over the world.
I can’t even imagine where my life, art, and career would be without this design foundation at the center of all I do. I’ve experienced first had the kind of incredible opportunities, collaborations, and revenue that are out there waiting for us ceramicists.
I look forward to supporting you in Ceramic Design School!
Lindsay