47th Street, Botataung
A Teaching & Studio Space
After working with clay for more than 10 years, I finally started a teaching space for the first time in downtown Yangon.
This is the neighborhood I spent most of my life while growing up and going to school in Myanmar. So it's a nice coincidence that my first public studio ends up being there.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of downtown city life, my studio space is now on the ground floor of a heritage building on 47th street. The apartment has been renovated and restored to preserve most of its historic architectural elements along with its charmingly old wall and high ceiling arches.
If you are interested in visiting or taking a workshop with me, feel free to reach out to me to set up a time at studionwe@gmail.com.
Classes are scheduled upon request so it would be great if you can assemble your own group!
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Workshops
Kid's Handbuilding Session (pinch pots)
Enjoy a nice day out with your kid at Studio Nwe by making some animal sculptures together. We will be using the pinch pot method to create small figures or animals by joining pinched forms together.
The sculpture will be glazed and fired for you to pick up ( 1-3 months).
Duration: 2.5 hr (1 session)
Fee: K80,000
Kid's Handbuilding Session (Slab-building)
Enjoy a nice day out with your kid at Studio Nwe by making a sculpture based on your kid's drawing. We will be using the slab-building method to create small figures or animals by joining clay slabs together.
The sculpture will be glazed and fired for you to pick up ( 1-3 months).
Duration: 2.5 hr (1 session)
Fee: K80,000
One Day Pottery Wheel Session
Try your hands on the pottery wheel in this single session class. The instructor will guide you to make 3 cups. After the session, the cup will be trimmed (add foot ring, when possible), glazed and fired for you to pick up ( 1-2 months).
Duration: 2.5 hr (1 session)
Fee: K80,000
2 Day Pottery Wheel Class
Try your hands on the pottery wheel in this dual sessions class. The instructor will guide you to make 3 cups in the first session. In the second session, you will trim the bottoms of the cup into foot rings (when possible) and add handles and decoration to the cups. Your cups will be glazed and fired for you to pick up ( 1-2 months).
Duration: 3 hr (2 sessions)
Fee: K150,000
One Day Hand building Session
Try your hand-building with clay to create a unique ceramic piece in this single session class. The instructor will guide you to make 1 small hand-built mug or vase. After the session, the cup will be glazed and fired for you to pick up ( 1-2 months).
Duration: 2.5 hr (1 session)
Fee: K80,000
Introduction to Handbuiling (1 month)
Explore different hand building techniques such as pinching, coiling and slab-building.
Duration: 4 Week
2.5 hr / session
1-2 sessions / week :
1 instructional + 1 independent studio session
Fee: K400,000 (4 weeks)
Introduction to Wheel Throwing (1 month)
Learn basic throwing skill to create various pottery forms such as cups, bowls and vases.
Duration: 4 Week
2.5 hr / session
1-2 sessions / week:
1 instructional + 1 independent studio session
Fee: K400,000 (4 weeks)
Ceramic Flower Making Class
Learn how to make various intricate flowers to incorporate into your work!
Inquire: studionwe@gmail.com
Duration:
-2 day intensive (10am - 4 pm)
Day 1 flower making
Day 2 create structure for assembling flowers
-1 glazing session
Fee: K250,000
Thematic Sculpture Class
Learn to build a figuratively or mythically inspired sculpture!
Duration:
-4 day intensive (10am -4pm)
Day 1 & 2 creating head and bust
Day 3&4 assembling and adding texture/color character
- 1 glazing session (optional)
Fee: K400,000
ABOUT ME
My name is Soe Yu Nwe. I am a ceramic artist from Myanmar. I began my art education in the United States in 2009 and eventually earned my Master of Fine Art (MFA) in Ceramics in 2015 from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), one of the oldest art schools in the US. While developing my body of work, the concept of "spirit" and "houses" are central to my exploration.
I am excited to inhabit this new studio teaching space to see how it could inspire new ideas in my work.
FORBES 30 Under 30 Art & Style 2019 (USA)
My work in QAGOMA's museum collection:
Soe Yu Nwe's Serpent is Significant Personally & Symbolically
The Golden Girl of Contemporary Art
MYANMAR TIMES:
Ceramic Artist Finds her Place
You can check out more of my artwork and projects at www.soeyunwe.com
WHEEL THROWN
WORK SAMPLES
Wheel throwing is a method of making pottery using the "Potter's wheel", an electrical equipment used to turn the clay to create symmetrical pots. The process of shaping and pulling the clay up is called "throwing".
HAND BUILT
WORK SAMPLES
Handbuilding is a process of creating clay works without the pottery wheel. There are different handbuilding techniques, such as pinching, coiling and slab-building.
THEMATIC
WORKSHOPS
WORK SAMPLES
Thematic workshops are designed to create intensive sculptural works using different handbuilding techniques.
THEMES
1. Ceramic Bouquet
2. Figurative Ceramic: Bust
3. Figurative Ceramic: Small figure
