Nerikomi

In this two-day beginners workshop (2 hrs. per day), students will learn nerikomi, a precise handbuilding technique that creates patterns by layering and assembling colored clays. While related to neriage, nerikomi focuses on intentional pattern construction—allowing makers to design and control motifs that run consistently through the clay body.

Participants will learn how to color clay, build patterned blocks, and manipulate them through cutting and recomposing to produce a variety of graphic and organic designs.

Dane Nakama will teach you the technical process and the cultural resonances of this centuries-old method. This is a great technique to add to your pottery toolbelt!

Dane Hiʻipoi Nakama is a Japanese-Uchinanchu ceramicist and educator from Oʻahu. Their art often explores themes of cultural hybridity, settler colonialism, indigeneity, and ancestral knowledge. Dane is currently teaching at POT and UCLA.

The Info:

• Level 1: all levels welcome, but previous clay experience encouraged
• Ages 18+
• All materials included to keep a piece
• Payment plans available at checkout
• Hosted at POT Gardens: 3228 W. Jefferson Blvd.