The course covers all the basic techniques for hand building shapes in clayworking, firing and decorating ceramics, and lays the necessary foundations for exploring its many possibilities.
This course aims at approaching the various expressive shapes of today’s ceramics through the use of ancient techniques renewed and enriched with new experimentations.
Through a series of guided practical exercises, the initial stages of throwing are taught by a well-tested method in which students acquire the correct position for the technique.
The softened glass is formed into a finished piece by manipulating it by hand and shaping it with hand tools. In this hands-on introductory week-long class, we will have an overview of lampworking skills and feature surface decoration.
The softened glass is formed into a finished piece by manipulating it by hand and shaping it with hand tools. During the lessons small objects will be made, such as animals, insects,cruets, small figures, murrine, etc., gold and silver inserts.
The softened glass is formed into a finished piece by blowing it, manipulating it by hand and shaping it with hand tools. During the lessons small objects will be made, such as beads,cruets, small bottles etc.
Flat plate glass can be re-worked in the kiln taking on new forms and colours particular to this art: plates, bowls, vases, sheets for windows, lamps, doors, etc.
This course is forallthe students who already have a certain experience in glassfusing. These some of the techniques carried out: combing, pre-fusing, slmping, murrine, advanced theory of firing.
The course is aimed at experienced students who wish to further their knowledge of glass fusion by making better use of materials in order to obtain a particular sort of after effects.
