Marrakesh Tagine Pottery Workshop Near Chichaoua

Shape a working Moroccan tagine in a three-hour, standard group workshop with a village pottery cooperative near Chichaoua.

Getting started

Arrive at the village cooperative near Chichaoua and check in for your standard group workshop format with up to 15 guests. After a short introduction to the space, you receive your clay, tools, and aprons. Once you are set up at the wheel, the cooperative potters outline the three-hour tagine pottery workshop flow and your goal for the session.

What to expect

Tagine pottery workshop with village cooperative

Spend three hours at the wheel in a small village cooperative near Chichaoua, focused on making a working cooking tagine rather than a decorative piece.

Features

• Learn how each part of the cooking tagine functions as you work, including why the conical lid is shaped the way it is for slow cooking and how the base supports even heat.
• Benefit from guidance from cooperative potters throughout the standard group workshop format, with beginners welcome and hands-on help at each stage of shaping your piece.
• Use the clay, tools, and aprons provided so you can concentrate fully on technique, from centering the clay to forming the tagine body and lid during the three-hour tagine pottery workshop.
• Pause during the session for mint tea, then continue working while the team captures photos of the workshop so you have images of your time at the wheel.
• Finish by refining your form and setting aside your finished tagine piece to take home, ensuring the piece you shape is yours to keep as a usable reminder of your visit.