10:00 - 16:00

Level: Beginner and up

Surface design in pottery:

As humans, we are constantly gathering information through visual information we receive by virtue of what we see. Colour has a strong presence in all we see. Ceramics has its fair share of various surface design techniques, from bright colours to muted glazes, from hand painting to decal prints. Lot of times, the clay itself is designed as a surface decoration. As a professional designer/maker, I have explored various surface techniques in ceramics. I have been practising Sgrafitto in my designs for many years now. And lately, I have been exploring Majolica, a ceramic surface painting technique.

Also pronounced as Mah-yo-lee-caa, this technique originated from Spain and in recent times, has roots in English, Italian and American Majolica. The difference lies mainly in the glaze types. This workshop will centre around combining Sgrafitto with Majolica techniques of surface design. We will draw inspiration from colours around us in everyday life.

Approach:

• Introduction on the technique and skills (show some examples)

• Demonstration

• Discussing the proposed design for development.

• Transferring the design on a tracing sheet or on a paper or freehand drawing directly onto the clay surface.

• Transfer the design on the surface of the pottery supplied.

What to bring:

• A packed lunch

Included on the day:

• A full day of ceramic surface design workshop

• Materials

• Readymade object to work on

• Ceramic underglazes and glazes

• Tools and brushes for painting will be provided for the workshop. Learners are encouraged to bring their favourite tools as well

• Expert tuition

• 1 to 1 guidance

• Detailed demonstrations

• A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes. If you have any specific dietary requirements or allergies, please feel free to bring along your own provisions/milk alternatives etc.

And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops.

Terms - Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you can no longer attend, we are unable to offer a refund or transfer you to another workshop. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid.

Number of students: 10