![Ceramic pieces on display at the studio.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VO25ILZV55HYLGXJTT3JBVLFOM.jpg?smart=true&auth=7bfe390b2d00f61e70eefa3d64fbece22e4f46fa0e9524fd72a13cfebbbac7a8&width=400&height=225)
![Sarah Al Hosani is the founder of Khazaf for Fine Arts studio in Mushrif, Abu Dhabi. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZFBC2SLZFZAAHLVKF2PXPFFGMM.jpg?smart=true&auth=5faf498d26c05b1b1ba54de092f8b5e13f21cf8e59fd4c7437203f91e036aaec&width=400&height=225)
![Pottery items ready for glazing at the studio.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2P2GNYXOJFAVBBH2YCXFJQIKKE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f9577562e4407bda86521f00486dc7cf5439d5d2402198a59b7d09925060f544&width=400&height=225)
![Al Hosani teaches young pupils during a workshop.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M3GIH7TABJBLZLBRTEPQKSWXAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=123f160da09f9a76982346b631d8286e73b08f69c5b59a06a40405f8767f821d&width=400&height=225)
![Jennifer Wisdom, teaching assistant, originally from Nigeria, prepares clay for the next workshop.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P34HEKA65JH2BAHQ27NZDHBZUM.jpg?smart=true&auth=e40ed6a6483ff81aea898b53ece60776365df046011e76069cea161fc4eccab3&width=400&height=225)
![A student uses a rolling pin to make a slab from clay.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PF2GK4LXHRFHXMCYPNSFVYEEP4.jpg?smart=true&auth=213bdec775ee8ecbc105355ed8905c06509153d0f030ddff9ca02a0cbdbc9416&width=400&height=225)
![Wisdom fires up the kiln to bake the ceramics.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LE262L5BLFECJCYC6ETAM3OJEE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f638f7ddf6740c5e012b34ee7dc4d00df5b421ecca8cc1ec69f6be837fe7bf5f&width=400&height=225)
![Items being placed in the kiln.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BPGMQOQYPVAANLBSUSI5AOJKUQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=45bd23acf01f3606035419ab85f2e4925097ccf1b310cafd13d7adf848818b5f&width=400&height=225)
![Shy Lee, teaching assistant, blow dries a clay cup.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YLFKWJWIHJHEFHSZKTTOXG7WLI.jpg?smart=true&auth=3068ba16ba6e827b6a4c374d91a388c848105a54d68d9aaafd92edb2bf551a19&width=400&height=225)
![Guest Abdulla Haikan is an experienced potter.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YNSHT3CQCVDRFBXARJFISHV24Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=2a7b25c36a03214dd1cef83ef542c3ce0f92961bf98b2bc1809176fcbaec9e11&width=400&height=225)
![Haikan moulds the clay.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EW7ABWQAYRC6ROD2BG63ZADEKE.jpg?smart=true&auth=53f650379955bc06cc9c49143e82e2302b6a090b815709c4f47c47a77c51350e&width=400&height=225)
![Al Hosani with her friends creating pieces using the process of wheel throwing.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/42V5EQJX4JA67HKXHNEYMMFHBI.jpg?smart=true&auth=a791faef878a95bbfa392ac21bf11f3992f6eb280ab4ef08e3482a63100935ab&width=400&height=225)
![A young student uses hand-building techniques to make a cup.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KGOI6IVF3VCPVNZLE77Y5TAW3I.jpg?smart=true&auth=9ad825c1bdcc4cfaf525d81fa5ba2c92fd72e6276814cf394bb5cbec05fdb50c&width=400&height=225)
![The finished item.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BMEIOLLG3BGYXDUUPSN3Q5EQ5E.jpg?smart=true&auth=c4a5e1c3d126713df4bf1c1ec459cead89ee549a6132fab43e1bc897c4acf69f&width=400&height=225)
![A view of the studio, which opened in October 2021.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QHHZ3IMK45FXZB27CBCQ25SLEA.jpg?smart=true&auth=870d0e9704c22e334eebd9080a794b9d1c201cb93f93bfbb2ad893eaff422f4c&width=400&height=225)
![A student uses a sculpting tool to cut out a piece from the clay.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PN7SVF5LYJEQTHOZYMDJMXLG34.jpg?smart=true&auth=8729dfbbf989c39df8ffc9746ea1579083a21e61bf14b52f47784d64d2391a45&width=400&height=225)
![Latifa Al Hosani during a workshop.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Y537LAUPRJHN5NJ722GZR2WZUE.jpg?smart=true&auth=fef407a21c59c0f63880a44ac66cddf715b26cae82b27a11b4db2a68b9589642&width=400&height=225)
![From a young age Al Hosani watched her mother painting, which led her into drawing and her interest in arts.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VWANS6SQNBC2DGO46VLQ6AFSJI.jpg?smart=true&auth=aa142ffa60d4d084a57f9ca72f13f910bfa1bd8da348fa5142f07efd21980798&width=400&height=225)
![A student uses a sculpting tool.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SDHJUKLFARHNPBOI5NXQXDBE2Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=c6675b8499acd1f6feea9139351c83b9bb0d1970ab1583a662bb1af10aea7cad&width=400&height=225)
![Several customers bring an image on their phone of the piece they want to create.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XBLTTFJOLBDGDLKDJBGRJHYGJQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=e3426e0ccadb12947ddf0853eb452a7aa55a446e39074e6035e0e73f2309d0bc&width=400&height=225)
![Paint being poured into a tray.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TZ7GJJYL7NGHPP5KXYFTFCFZPI.jpg?smart=true&auth=21657adcd18bbee10726fbeaf7b50606403e7115c253e4bcde508fbf2af738c3&width=400&height=225)
![Ceramic pieces on display at the studio.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VO25ILZV55HYLGXJTT3JBVLFOM.jpg?smart=true&auth=7bfe390b2d00f61e70eefa3d64fbece22e4f46fa0e9524fd72a13cfebbbac7a8&width=400&height=225)
![Sarah Al Hosani is the founder of Khazaf for Fine Arts studio in Mushrif, Abu Dhabi. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZFBC2SLZFZAAHLVKF2PXPFFGMM.jpg?smart=true&auth=5faf498d26c05b1b1ba54de092f8b5e13f21cf8e59fd4c7437203f91e036aaec&width=400&height=225)
![Pottery items ready for glazing at the studio.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2P2GNYXOJFAVBBH2YCXFJQIKKE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f9577562e4407bda86521f00486dc7cf5439d5d2402198a59b7d09925060f544&width=400&height=225)
![Al Hosani teaches young pupils during a workshop.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M3GIH7TABJBLZLBRTEPQKSWXAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=123f160da09f9a76982346b631d8286e73b08f69c5b59a06a40405f8767f821d&width=400&height=225)
![Jennifer Wisdom, teaching assistant, originally from Nigeria, prepares clay for the next workshop.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P34HEKA65JH2BAHQ27NZDHBZUM.jpg?smart=true&auth=e40ed6a6483ff81aea898b53ece60776365df046011e76069cea161fc4eccab3&width=400&height=225)
![A student uses a rolling pin to make a slab from clay.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PF2GK4LXHRFHXMCYPNSFVYEEP4.jpg?smart=true&auth=213bdec775ee8ecbc105355ed8905c06509153d0f030ddff9ca02a0cbdbc9416&width=400&height=225)
![Wisdom fires up the kiln to bake the ceramics.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LE262L5BLFECJCYC6ETAM3OJEE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f638f7ddf6740c5e012b34ee7dc4d00df5b421ecca8cc1ec69f6be837fe7bf5f&width=400&height=225)
![Items being placed in the kiln.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BPGMQOQYPVAANLBSUSI5AOJKUQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=45bd23acf01f3606035419ab85f2e4925097ccf1b310cafd13d7adf848818b5f&width=400&height=225)
![Shy Lee, teaching assistant, blow dries a clay cup.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YLFKWJWIHJHEFHSZKTTOXG7WLI.jpg?smart=true&auth=3068ba16ba6e827b6a4c374d91a388c848105a54d68d9aaafd92edb2bf551a19&width=400&height=225)
![Guest Abdulla Haikan is an experienced potter.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YNSHT3CQCVDRFBXARJFISHV24Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=2a7b25c36a03214dd1cef83ef542c3ce0f92961bf98b2bc1809176fcbaec9e11&width=400&height=225)
![Haikan moulds the clay.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EW7ABWQAYRC6ROD2BG63ZADEKE.jpg?smart=true&auth=53f650379955bc06cc9c49143e82e2302b6a090b815709c4f47c47a77c51350e&width=400&height=225)
![Al Hosani with her friends creating pieces using the process of wheel throwing.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/42V5EQJX4JA67HKXHNEYMMFHBI.jpg?smart=true&auth=a791faef878a95bbfa392ac21bf11f3992f6eb280ab4ef08e3482a63100935ab&width=400&height=225)
![A young student uses hand-building techniques to make a cup.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KGOI6IVF3VCPVNZLE77Y5TAW3I.jpg?smart=true&auth=9ad825c1bdcc4cfaf525d81fa5ba2c92fd72e6276814cf394bb5cbec05fdb50c&width=400&height=225)
![The finished item.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BMEIOLLG3BGYXDUUPSN3Q5EQ5E.jpg?smart=true&auth=c4a5e1c3d126713df4bf1c1ec459cead89ee549a6132fab43e1bc897c4acf69f&width=400&height=225)
![A view of the studio, which opened in October 2021.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QHHZ3IMK45FXZB27CBCQ25SLEA.jpg?smart=true&auth=870d0e9704c22e334eebd9080a794b9d1c201cb93f93bfbb2ad893eaff422f4c&width=400&height=225)
![A student uses a sculpting tool to cut out a piece from the clay.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PN7SVF5LYJEQTHOZYMDJMXLG34.jpg?smart=true&auth=8729dfbbf989c39df8ffc9746ea1579083a21e61bf14b52f47784d64d2391a45&width=400&height=225)
![Latifa Al Hosani during a workshop.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Y537LAUPRJHN5NJ722GZR2WZUE.jpg?smart=true&auth=fef407a21c59c0f63880a44ac66cddf715b26cae82b27a11b4db2a68b9589642&width=400&height=225)
![From a young age Al Hosani watched her mother painting, which led her into drawing and her interest in arts.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VWANS6SQNBC2DGO46VLQ6AFSJI.jpg?smart=true&auth=aa142ffa60d4d084a57f9ca72f13f910bfa1bd8da348fa5142f07efd21980798&width=400&height=225)
![A student uses a sculpting tool.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SDHJUKLFARHNPBOI5NXQXDBE2Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=c6675b8499acd1f6feea9139351c83b9bb0d1970ab1583a662bb1af10aea7cad&width=400&height=225)
![Several customers bring an image on their phone of the piece they want to create.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XBLTTFJOLBDGDLKDJBGRJHYGJQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=e3426e0ccadb12947ddf0853eb452a7aa55a446e39074e6035e0e73f2309d0bc&width=400&height=225)
![Paint being poured into a tray.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TZ7GJJYL7NGHPP5KXYFTFCFZPI.jpg?smart=true&auth=21657adcd18bbee10726fbeaf7b50606403e7115c253e4bcde508fbf2af738c3&width=400&height=225)
![Ceramic pieces on display at the studio.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VO25ILZV55HYLGXJTT3JBVLFOM.jpg?smart=true&auth=7bfe390b2d00f61e70eefa3d64fbece22e4f46fa0e9524fd72a13cfebbbac7a8&width=400&height=225)
Abu Dhabi fine arts studio fosters a love of ceramics across the Emirates
Sarah Al Hosani thrives on teaching people the processes behind hand-making beautiful ornaments
Khushnum Bhandari
August 12, 2022
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August 12, 2022