Helena sitting on a wooden boardwalk in tall grass beside her hand-built vases

Beautyandpurpose

Ceramics studio · Bratislava-Dúbravka · since 2020

Bowls, vases, lamps and objects built by hand, without a potter’s wheel. And classes where you can try it yourself.

Every piece is an original. No two are the same.

From clay, by hand, no wheel.

My great passion is design pieces for the home.

  • From clay

    It is a wonderful feeling when clay takes shape and, through air and fire, turns into something lasting.

  • By hand

    Every piece is made by hand. It holds a bit of the soul of the maker who created it with love.

  • No wheel

    I build bowls, vases, decorations and lamps without a potter’s wheel. Every piece has a shape that cannot be repeated, and its own story.

Pottery classes

For adults and children, one-off or regular. In the studio at Na vrátkach 1K in Dúbravka. Classes are paid in advance.

Monthly course

4 × 2 h · 4 × 2.5 h · 4 × 3 h

Four sessions a month. You learn to build with slabs and coils, to decorate and to glaze. Each session picks up where the last one ended.

Regularfrom €120
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Hands wrapping a strip of clay around a mould

Workshop

3 + 2 hours

A one-off workshop for anyone who wants to try clay. You take home your own piece, fired in the studio.

To try it out€85
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Painting blue lines on a bowl

Open studio

3 hours

Have some experience and just need space, clay and a kiln? Come and work on your own, Helena is there when you need advice.

For experienced makers€51
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A work table with a bowl, a pencil and tools

Children and parents

Price by age

Classes for children, from the youngest to teenagers. Children under 10 come with a paying parent, and you make things together.

Familiesfrom €8 / hour
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A clay dish with a small animal figure

We tailor team building and company workshops to you.

Helena Sochnová with a vase full of flowers

About me

My path with clay

Beauty. It has always fascinated me and brought me joy, drawing me closer to its Creator. I used to buy ceramics and admire them. Then the day came when I started making them myself.

I have had my own studio since 2020. I make beauty and small joys out of clay, and I teach pottery classes in my studio in Dúbravka.

I try to make pieces that are not only pleasing to the eye but also practical and useful. I believe they will bring you joy too.

Helena Sochnová

Ceramicist and teacher

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What people say

From those who took a piece home, and from those who made things with me.Translated from Slovak
  • Purchase
    “I am very happy, the piece is beautiful and perfectly packed. Communication with Helenka, who made the holy water font, was excellent. Keep it up. She deserves the highest rating.”

    Jana

    Sološnica

  • Class
    “The pottery class at Ateliér He-lienka has always been a way to relax for me, and a source of inspiration and many new possibilities. As a teacher, Helenka is very accommodating and helpful. For more than a year it was our shared creative time with my daughter (7). The individual approach and the friendly atmosphere of the studio suit me very well.”

    Radka

    artist

  • Purchase
    “Helenka, thank you very much. The candle holders are wonderful. Your pieces go well together, harmonious in pattern and in colour. Perfect packaging. They will stand out quietly outdoors. Thank you once again, and I wish you lots of enthusiasm, joy and creative ideas.”

    Vlastina

    Belá-Dulice

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