Summary

In an old farmhouse in southern Sweden, surrounded by beautiful nature, we will spend a week together in a group of four to six people learning how to throw pots on a potter's wheel. The course is suitable for bachelorette parties, a vacation with friends, a girls' week, or a family outing. I offer pottery classes on the potter's wheel for children aged 12 and up. Younger children can model and shape the clay freely. We use modern electric pottery wheels. The course lasts one week, from Saturday to Saturday. You will learn how to work with different types of clay and porcelain.

In the afternoons, there is time for activities such as boating, swimming, cycling, hiking, sauna, reading, relaxing, cooking and baking together, talking, and playing. The course takes place in the land of glassblowers in southern Sweden. If you are interested, a one-day glassblowing course can be organized as an option. An excursion to a moose park, approx. 30 km away, is also possible. Or we can drive together to Astrid Lindgren's world in Vimmerby. Accommodation in the house is rather simple. There are two double rooms, a sleeping loft under the sloping roof, and a double bed under the gable. The hostess will take care of your physical well-being and ensure you have a comfortable stay.

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Pottery, Work Life Balance, Wellness, Creative Retreats, Detox Retreats
Date: Apr | May | Aug
Language(s): German
Level: Advanced, Beginner
Place: Vetlanda, Sweden
Accommodation: Overnight stay included
Catering: Full board
Services: Instruction for the pottery course. The course fees include all costs for clay, glazes, use of potter's wheels, and kiln.

Accommodation in a double room shared with another participant. Please note that the accommodation in the house is rather basic. There is one double room in the main house, one double room in a small guest house in the garden, a single bunk bed under the sloping roof, and for athletic individuals, a double bed under the gable. (Note* Chicken ladder, no standing room, more like a tent)

Full board: breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake, dinner

Use of the house's leisure facilities such as sauna, rowing boat for the nearby lake, bicycles, garden, etc. All at your own risk.

Accommodation

Built in 1896, the vacation home stands on a 2,800 square meter meadow property that extends into the adjacent forest. In addition to the main house, the grounds feature a large pottery workshop and an old barn that houses a wood storage area, woodworking shop, and winter garden. For evenings, there is a sauna and a wood-fired hot tub, and the beautiful terrace can be used to round off the day. The house is furnished with beautiful old Swedish furniture and modern technology. In the kitchen, meals are cooked on an old wood-burning stove or a modern ceramic hob. There is sleeping accommodation for four guests, and internet/WiFi is also available.

Catering

Full breakfast Simple lunch Coffee and homemade cake in the afternoon Dinner: cooking together, barbecuing in the garden when the weather is nice Vegetarian meals can be provided on request. I am happy to cater to special preferences or requests if I am notified in advance.

sequence

Saturday: Arrival from 4:00 p.m., preferably by 8:00 p.m. at the latest, getting to know each other, dinner Sunday: Introduction to pottery on an electric potter's wheel, first attempts at making your own pieces
Monday: Turning and attaching handles, turning further pieces, opportunity to try your hand at ceramic construction Tuesday: Overnight drying, firing of pieces, day at leisure (lake, glassblowing course, etc.) Wednesday: Learning to glaze and paint on prefabricated pieces already fired by the course instructor
Thursday: Glazing and painting your own pieces Friday: Second firing, further painting of your own pieces if necessary Saturday: Conclusion and departure by noon Note: If pieces are not completely fired and cooled by the time of departure, they will be well packaged and sent by mail.

Arrival

The course takes place near the small town of Vetlanda, on a farm in the village of Stenberga. There are various ways to get there: - by car - by plane to Gothenburg, pick-up can be arranged for an additional fee - by train via Copenhagen to Nässjö, pick-up can be arranged for an additional fee

Stenbergavägen 1, 57497 Vetlanda, , Sweden

Cancellation policy

If you cancel up to 31 days before arrival, you will receive a 50% refund of the booking price.
After this, the booking is non-refundable.

The above price is per person with full board when booking individually. When booking with at least four adults (friends), the price is reduced to €750 per person with full board.

When booking as a family, the price for adults is €750 per person, for children under 16 €500, and for children under 8 €200 with full board. Self-catering is also possible on request, i.e., shopping and cooking for yourself in my small kitchen. The course then only includes instruction in pottery, all materials, firing, etc., as well as accommodation. The price is then reduced to €600 per person for adults with a minimum of four people. Families with children on request. For cancellations up to one month before arrival, 50% of the course fee will be charged as a cancellation fee.
For cancellations up to three months before arrival, 10% of the course fee will be retained as a cancellation fee. I offer a 10% discount for group bookings. For fixed groups, additional dates are also available on request.