What is Stay Home Kana Clay Club

  • A series of online video workshops, to inspire you and help you develop your home clay practice

  • With boxes delivered to your door full of KANA clay, materials, or beautiful treats from our friends (other East London businesses like Tiosk, Earl of East and Tutto Wines).

  • You can follow along with the online classes

  • Or you can simply by a kit and practice by yourself

Is it suitable for beginners? 

  • Yes, like all our classes, it is perfect for beginners, but if you already have some clay experience, there are all kinds of ways to build your practice with us. We are starting with the essentials and building up to masterclass level.

Do I need to buy a kit from you to join a class? 

  • No. You simply join by ordering video packages. As soon as they are live, we’ll send you a password. We are offering KANA Clay and tools as an extra, to help you get set up and keep your experience at home exactly as you would have in our studio. You are very welcome to use your own tools and clay.*

About STAY home

Clay Club

Online classes

When will online classes be released? 

How many online classes are there? 

  • We are releasing four workshop series with three different classes per workshop series.

  • Each class is 20 – 60 minutes long (depending on the theme)

How much are the online classes?  

  • We're offering the first WORKSHOP 1 series free as a present to everyone.

  • This includes Exercise 1, 2 and 3 for free! Something to get you started x

  • And then WORKSHOP 2 series: £55 (Exercise 4, 5 and 6) – or £20 per exercise if you want to dip in

  • And then WORKSHOP 3 series: £85 (Exercise 7, 8 and 9) – or £30 per exercise if you want to dip in

  • And then WORKSHOP 4 series: £125 (Exercise 10, 11 and 12) – or £48 per exercise if you want to dip in

  • Everything! £210

Can I buy packages or just individual classes? 

  • Yes, both! We will have options to buy a package (for example “Workshop Series 2” as a package of 3 classes). Or you can opt to by an individual class based on what you would like to learn. 

What will the classes cover? 

  • Each class is totally different, and we specially created them to cover a combination of Kana basics, special Kana techniques, and a more playful experimental way, perfect for variety of skills and levels of knowledge to inspire you, and to get you going

  • The first workshop series will cover how to store clay, clay safety, creating your workspace, what to do / not to do – everything you need to know. Plus you get a ONE Foundation Exercise and then Exercise 1, 2 and 3 for free!

  • The second and third workshop series will cover all the hand-building techniques and KANA secrets that you need to know to move confidently through a range of our styles and products.

  • Finally in a special masterclass fourth series, Ana guides you through her fine art, sculptural approach to clay (including female form sculpture).

  • Full details / breakdown of each class is available here .

Are these live Zoom classes? 

  • No, these are online videos, so you can complete them in as much time as you need. You’ll receive a password to the video so you can work at your own pace and go back as many times as you need. 

  • But Zoom / live classes can be availed for private parties (private or corporate) – please get in touch.

We want to do this as a team / for a party!

  • We’d love to have you! Please get in touch with ana@kanalondon.com

About Clay

What clay is this? 

  • Our clay is KANA Studio Stoneware.

  • It is a crank clay (this means it has a gritty texture making it perfect for handbuilding).

  • It fires to a sandy golden colour.

  • You will find this in many of our products, and it is the clay we use for all our classes.

  • This clay needs to be fired in a kiln, to 1200*C (see firing).

  • Once fired it is food and liquid safe (non-porous). 

Will the clay get ruined if it leave it too long before firing? 

  • No, definitely not. To fire clay, it needs to be bone dry. The drier the better. There is no problem at all in leaving your work several months to carefully dry out before bringing it to us for firing. 

What is Air-Dry clay? 

  • We don’t use air-dry clay in the studio, but are offering this as it might be a good option for you at home.

  • This doesn’t require a kiln. It fully dries in the air within 3-5 days.

  • However, it is not food or liquid safe, it can only be used for sculptural or art pieces (not for eating, drinking or getting wet in any way!). 

Can I use my own clay? 

  • Yes of course! Please use any clay you like. But please note WE CAN ONLY FIRE KANA CLAY BOUGHT FROM US. If you use your own clay, we will not be able to fire this for you. We cannot introduce any clay into our kilns that we haven’t rigorously tested and developed in combination with our kilns and glazes. 

About Tools

What tools do I need? 

  • Many things from around your home make great tools! But you can purchase a starter tool box – or specific tools for Ana’s masterclass. Please look through the Stay Home Clay Club shop page! Or gather things from home.

firing and glazing

How do I get my pieces glazed and fired? 

  • For work made from KANA Clay ONLY, we are offering two options, either we glaze and fire your work for you, or you come to a glazing class

ADD ON: FIRE AND GLAZE BY US 

  • Once your work is air-dried, deliver it to the studio (hand delivery is best as pieces will be very fragile at this stage).

  • We will bisque fire it for you (first fire). Then glaze it for you in Snow White glaze. Then fire it for you (second fire). 

  • Pre-booking into this slot will give you FIRST priority on our glazing schedule. We add you to a queue and means you will get your finished pieces as soon as possible. Pre-booking now also means we will fire all the pieces you create from your 3kg clay. 

ADD ON: FIRE AND GLAZE BY YOU 

  • Once your work is air-dried, deliver it to the studio (hand delivery is best as pieces will be very fragile at this stage).

  • We will bisque fire it for you (first fire). Then once our doors open again, we will book you into a Student Glazing session. 

  • Booking into this slot will give you FIRST priority on available Glazing Sessions once our studio reopens. Our studio will be very busy with classes and so these slots are first come first served. Booking this will add you to a queue and give you the first available options for you to attend a Glazing Session with us (these take place on Saturday afternoons, twice a month). Pre-booking now also means we will fire all the pieces you create from your 3kg clay. 

Do I need to book glazing now? Can I book it later? 

  • It’s totally fine to arrange glazing later on. Please note that if you don’t pre-book, you may have to wait a while even though we’ll work as fast as we can! Please also note that once pre-booking is closed, we will charge for firing and glazing based on the size of the pieces.

When will I receive my order? 

  • Our tiny team is working around the clock to deliver all your orders!

  • Due to safety measures in the studio, and zero contact working hours, we are shipping once a week on Mondays.

  • Because we ship once a week on Mondays, depending on when you placed your order, it might be shipped the next Monday, or the Monday after, depending on orders ahead of you

  • As soon as your work has been shipped, you’re receive a confirmation email with a DHL tracking number. Please look out for this.

delivery

Setting up my space 

How do I set up my space, is clay messy? 

  • No, clay comes out of surfaces and clothes with just water. It’s very easy to clean. Ana will explain how to set up your perfect clay space in the first few free videos.