Make Your Own Espresso Set with Porcelain Slip Casting

Come create your own porcelain espresso set in a fun and engaging workshop!

Make Your Own Espresso Set with Porcelain Slip Casting

Join ceramic artist Dima Gurevich in this hands-on workshop at his Vancouver Chinatown studio, where participants will explore porcelain slip casting using plaster molds. Each participant will create one small plate and two espresso cups, designing unique patterns and surfaces with colored porcelain. This workshop is suitable for beginners and experienced artists alike, offering a creative and supportive environment to experiment with form, texture, and surface decoration. All materials are provided, and Dima will guide participants to complete their pieces. Previously featured in the Eastside Arts Festival, Dima brings years of teaching experience and a passion for making ceramic arts accessible to everyone. Come create your own one-of-a-kind porcelain objects in a fun and engaging workshop.

DATES & TIMES:

• Thursday, July 23 at 7:00pm

LENGTH: 1.5 hours

LOCATION: Unit 155, 288 East Georgia St. Vancouver Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your workshop time to allow time to check in. There will be somone to help you check-in outside of the studio.

AGES: Adults (ages 16 and up), Suitable for beginners and up

PRICE: $35 Equity Price, $45 Standard Price, $55 Supporter Price

ACCESSIBILITY: This studio is not wheelchair accessible. The studio is located up a flight of stairs and there is no elevator avalaible. Studios may be hot due to the summer weather. We will communicate verbally with members of the public using listening and spoken language in English. Seating in the studio is varied, some may have chairs or stools at short height, counter, or bar height seating. Weight capacities of seating is unknown. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs.

About the Artist

Dima Gurevich is a Vancouver-based ceramic artist working primarily with slip casting and plaster mold making. Originally from Kazakhstan, he has been working with ceramics for more than 13 years and runs a ceramics studio in Vancouver’s Eastside Arts District. His practice explores form, texture, and experimental surfaces, often combining traditional ceramic techniques with contemporary approaches. Dima also teaches workshops on slip casting and plaster mold making, helping artists and beginners learn accessible ways to create ceramic objects and develop their own ideas in clay.