Discover Hälsingland's

Wild Clays

An introductory course on wild clays from Hälsingland in Fågelsjö, Sweden.

Traveling through the landscape of Hälsingland, you can find several locations where natural clay occurs. They were deposited during the last ice age, 10.000 years ago, when glaciers transported large amounts of minerals. Some consist of raw clay minerals mixed with stones, sands and organics. Others are pure clay minerals. I have been gathering and researching these local, raw clay minerals and their properties in ceramics.

During this course I will introduce you to the world of wild clays and share my knowledge and research with you. I will take you through the process of making clay by using recipes that I developed, for example by adding small amounts of other natural materials to the clay. We will work with wild clays from Edsbyn, Delsbo and Ljusdal.

You can choose to participate in a second course day where we work with our clay, using different ceramic techniques and crafting objects like for example tiles, cups or bowls.

The course takes place in my ceramics workshop, located in Fågelsjö, Orsa Finnmark.

Clay Course 1

(a one day course)

The Processing of Hälsinglands Wild Clays

Wild clay has to undergo a process before it is workable.

In this course you will learn this process – how to treat local and raw clay minerals and experiment with different clay mixtures. 

• Raw wild clays from Hälsingland are available in the workshop. 
• I will share my recipes with you and guide you through every step of this process. 
• At the end of the day, you can bring your own clay body home or book a second course where you can learn to work with different ceramic techniques.

Courses in 2026 will be hosted in May, June, July, August and September, Saturdays from 10:00 until 16:00 | Fika and lunch are included in the course | The spoken language is English | This course is for every clay enthusiast with or without previous experience.

Clay Course 2

(a one day course)

The Making of a Ceramic Piece with Hälsinglands Clays

In the course you will learn how to work with Hälsinglands clays and experiment with different techniques.

• Pre-made local clays are available at the workshop or you can continue working on your own pre-made clays from course 1. 
• The ceramic workshop has different machines and tools available to work with. For example, you can use plaster molds or craft your object by hand.
• It's also possible to start your own research with these local clays, use the clay as an engobe on test tiles or mix clay powder with other raw materials.
• At the end of the day, I will carefully fire your items in an electric kiln and ship it to your home address.

Courses in 2026 will be hosted in May, June, July, August and September, Sundays from 10:00 until 16:00 | Fika and lunch are included in the course | The spoken language is English | This course is for every clay enthusiast with or without previous experience.