Teachers
Clayhem's instructors are experienced professionals, friendly teachers, and above all, inspiring motivators.
Open positions
Danielle Yukari is a Japanese-Brazilian artist who has been working with clay as her main medium for the past 10 years. She creates functional objects that often feel like sculptures, and sculptures that can be repurposed into practical tools. For the past 4 years, Yukari has taught wheel throwing and hand-building classes in Los Angeles and New York, before relocating to Finland.
You can check more of her work here: www.danielleyukari.com
Danielle teaches in English.
Elina Sallinen graduated from the Kuopio Academy of Design in 2003 and completed her pedagogical studies in 2005 at the Lahti Institute of Design. Elina has produced her own functional object designs as well as manufacturing for other designers and companies.
Currently, Elina works in teaching both children and adults. Her passion for ceramics was ignited at the age of 8 during a clay work course at the Kuhmo youth center, and she finds ceramics as fun and exciting now as she did then.
Elina is a hands-on, encouraging, and empathetic teacher.
Ceramic designer, entrepreneur, and teacher.
Sami has been a ceramic entrepreneur since 1999. He graduated from the Kuopio Academy of Design as a ceramist and completed both an entrepreneurship examination and pedagogical studies in education at Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences.
Sami is an encouraging, fun, precise, and warm teacher.
Find more about Sami and his work here: https://www.samirinne.fi/
Joining is this easy!
If you're already familiar with the basics of ceramics, you can directly purchase a monthly pass and enjoy crafting on your own.
If you're starting from scratch, or your skills are at a primary school level, we recommend taking a beginner's course.
You can find our Courses and monthly memberships in our course store.
First step - master the basics with 'Ceramics for Beginners'
Join our beginner/basic course to grasp the essentials of ceramics. Our instructors are the experienced and inspiring ceramic designers, Sami Rinne and Elina Sallinen. After the basics of hand-building, it's easy to master two other techniques: slip casting and wheel throwing. We offer courses in both. If the courses are sold out, don't worry, we continuously open more. Information about new courses is always shared on our Instagram @clay_hem.
Second step membership
The best way to improve in ceramics is by doing! Join as a monthly member, and you'll have the flexibility to work with clay whenever it suits you best, without any rush.
Monthly memberships are sold in one or two-month packages.
The membership includes: access to the studio during opening hours, a personal shelf for your clay works, basic glazes, and use of communal tools. Clay and additional glazes are available for purchase at the studio, and there is a small fee for firing services. Firing prices can be found under the "Studio" section.
Welcome to the studio!
When you arrive at the studio for the first time, please check in at the office. We will introduce you to the studio and its practices.
We are also happy to answer any questions:
studio@clayhem.fi,Phone 044 781 1161Address: Franzeninkatu 22, 00530 Helsinki.
The most convenient way to get here is by public transport, with both Hakaniemi and Sörnäinen metro stations nearby.