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PORCELAIN AND GLASS | Anne Türn
This workshop is about making pieces that seem impossible. It is about understanding how to use paper-clay porcelain and glass together to form an artwork. . . How to make fragile structures out of porcelain and how to fire them. We will focus on how to make porcelain and glass play together, what conditions we need to give them to control this process at least a little. After firing the porcelain, we will learn different ways to load the kiln to give the glass a chance to melt through and over the porcelain pieces you have made. On the third day we will see the results and discuss them. The lessons are totally practical in addition to a theoretical chapter, firing and materials and a DPF (Frequently Asked Questions) session.
Anne Türn Anne Türn is an Estonian ceramist who has won many international and local awards. Her art has been presented at a variety of exhibitions worldwide. Anne´s ceramic bowls, extraordinary lights and glass works are just a few examples of her work, that are decorating many households. The “Dancing wolves” artwork, an award made by Anne, has been handed over to Looduse Aasta Foto winners for many years now. Magnificent photos of animals and nature that amaze viewers of all ages. Just like Anne´s ceramics, every piece has its uniqueness. Anne Türn was born in Tallinn, Estonia in 1964. She studied in Tallinn Academy of Arts and in the Institut of Keramik, in Höhr-Grenzhausen Germany. There are many awards and exhibitions that Anne has won and taken part of.
The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Saturday and Sunday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Monday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 20 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 3 breakfastsTeacher: Anne Türn Languages: English, Italian
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CERAMIC MAZE: THE GLAZES | Vilma Bosi
How much water should be added when preparing the glaze? How should you proceed to make a good application? In this course we want to introduce you to glazing ceramic artefacts by providing some basic specific skills. We will start with the knowledge of the products (Glazes, Transparent glazes, Colours, etc.) and their peculiarities, we will begin with how to proceed in their preparation and we will end with the opportunity to try out the main glazing techniques and a guide to ceramic firing. In particular, we will deal with application by immersion, spraying with an airbrush and brush glazing with the aid of special vehicles that allow for better application. We will present the necessary steps to obtain effects in the coatings also with applications in several layers that will be made on clay supports, already fired, provided by the organisation.
Vilma Bosi In 1978 she began his work as a ceramist in Antonietta Mazzotti's workshop where he became passionate and specialised in the decoration of ceramic artefacts. During her career, she collaborated with the Diva ceramics industry where she was in charge of the hand-decorated department and laboratory. Over time, her specialisation became the third fire (mainly gold and precious) thanks to which she collaborated with various artists and craftsmen in Italy. Among the most important are: La bottega Gatti, Fos Ceramiche, Padovani Ceramiche, Laboratorio Pesaro, Coralla Maiuri and Ceramic & Colours. In 2011, she was hired by Ceramic & Colours as laboratory manager, a role she still holds today. Since 2018 she has been teaching at the Faenza Art Ceramic Center.
The 17-hour course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays and starts at 9 a.m. and ends at noon on Mondays. Included in the course: 17 hours of teaching | the materials needed for the course | the firings | 2 breakfast | a gift box (with samples of the materials used during the course) Teacher: Vilma Bosi Language: Italian Download the full program in pdfTo confirm your inscription you have to make a bank transfer of a deposit or the total amount.
THE BASES OF PLASTER MOULDS | Marco Malavolti
Reproducing a shape for large or small productions, but also creating unique objects from a casting or pressure mould, simplifying the working processes; this is the dream of many ceramists. The teacher Marco Malavolti will present in an effective, simple and creative way an intensive programme on the basic techniques needed to make multi-part moulds for casting and pressure moulding. Participants will work on objects provided by the organisation on which the moulds will be made. The objects are designed to see different complexities and moulding techniques.
Marco Malavolti After graduating at Ballardini in Faenza, he started working in 1997 as a craftsman and immediately started collaborating with the International Museum of Ceramics, producing several works. At the same time, he also collaborated with Elena Agnini in Munich where he specialised in restoration. Also in 1997, he began teaching at the "T. Minardi" School where he held courses in basic and advanced ceramics. Over the next five years he specialised in moulding, becoming a reference point in Italy on this subject. In 2002, he opened Manifatture Sottosasso, structuring various activities: his own production linked to the world of design, collaborations with artists and galleries (the most important include: Garutti Alberto, Siedlecki Namsal, Previti Riccardo, Simeti Francesco, Ornaghi e Prestinari, Galleria Minini, Galleria Zero, Galleria Continua, Fondazione Officine Saffi, Galleria Nilufar). Also, production for companies and collaborations with museums where he mainly works on moulding (among the most important museums are: Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza, Museo di San Domenico and Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova and Museo Carlo Zauli).
The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Saturday and Sunday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Monday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 20 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | perfectly equipped studio | no. 3 breakfast Teacher: Marco Malavolti Language: Italian Download the full program in pdfTo confirm your inscription you have to make a bank transfer of a deposit or the total amount.
CRAZY CRETIC GLAZES | Giovanni Cimatti
An innovative technique for the application of ceramic glazes.
Giovanni Cimatti presents, as a preview at Ceramics, one of his innovations in the application of all glazes, at any temperature and on all single-fired clays. The method involves the use of any commercial and non-commercial glaze that is transformed into a plastic sheet. These glaze films can be cut out and applied to fresh plastic clays that will then receive all the variations in use in the mould moulding process. During the course, particular research will be done on the fragmentation of glazes that will then be pressed by including them in the Faenze clay.
Giovanni Cimatti Giovanni Cimatti was a teacher at the Art Institute in Siena, director of the 'T. Minardi' School of Drawing and Plastic Art in Faenza and teacher at the State Art Institute for Ceramics in Faenza. He began his artistic activity in the 1970s, developing a personal research on the relationship between form and surface by reworking various techniques such as sangam clay decorations, raku, decalcomania, and terra sigillata, and for years he has also been interested in high temperature. He has been invited to important international ceramic art exhibitions, has held solo exhibitions by invitation in Belgium, Japan, Holland, Korea and Switzerland and has participated in cultural exchanges in France, Japan and Germany. He has had solo exhibitions: at the Museum of Contemporary Art at Kyungshung University in Pusan, Korea, at the Ceratekno Gallery in Toki City, Japan, and at the Museo Civico Archeologico in Bergamo.
The 14-hour course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Saturday and starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Included in the course: 14 hours of teaching | the materials needed for the course | the firings | 2 breakfasts | a gift box (with samples of the materials used during the course) Teacher: Giovanni Cimatti Download the programme in pdf format To confirm your purchase, you must pay the deposit or the full amount by following the procedure below.
THE SHAPES OF PORCELAIN | Etra Masi
Porcelain is a material with many qualities: transparency, whiteness, hardness; to enhance them is to have understood its nature. In this course, different techniques will be addressed, the first step towards being able to move freely within the production processes of porcelain. Casting, plastic modelling, moulding and glazing are the bases from which both objects of use and sculptural masses can be created. Porcelain in liquid form and in the plastic state will be worked with or without the aid of plaster moulds into small shapes, analysing for each phase: time, criticality and potential. Each participant, at the end of the course, will have broadened and clarified his or her knowledge of the physical and technical properties of 'white gold' and will be able to choose the working method most suited to his or her imagination.
Etra Masi He graduated in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, where he expanded on the theme of "contaminations" and investigated the relationship between sculpture and architecture. When he arrived in Faenza in 2015, he came into contact with the ceramic tradition, deepening his knowledge of craft techniques. Porcelain becomes his material of choice, he builds his sculptures by modelling them by hand, everything revolves around the enhancement of the tactile dimension, the gesture writes the sign. Her work is featured at trade fairs, exhibitions and international art competitions. In 2021 she is selected for The Blanc de Chine International Ceramic Art Award in Hangzhou Winland Center, China; in 2019 she receives an Honourable Mention for the International Biennial of Ceramic Art of Aveiro, Portugal.
The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Saturday and Sunday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Monday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 20 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 3 breakfasts | a box with the samples of the materials used during the workshopTeacher: Etra Masi Languages: Italian
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PATTERN AND TRANSPARENCY | Guy Van Leemput
This workshop is an introduction to making wafer-thin bowls with flax reïnforced porcelain on an inflated balloon, as well as discovering how to make a shrinking support on which the wafer-thin bowl can be hung upside down in the kiln. The first day you will start by getting to know this wonderful clay. Guy Van Leemput will teach techniques for applying patterns with the opportunity to practice yourself. Each participant will start a bowl with one of the demonstrated techniques. We will also make the swinging supports that will carry the piece in the kiln. After this first ‘maiden-bowl’ is finished you will be challenged to push your limits further with a second bowl on day 2. New 'advanced' techniques will be shown, for which we will use a mini clay press. The bowls made will be fired on the spot and can be taken home on day 3. The lessons are totally practical in addition to a theoretical chapter, firing and materials and a DPF (Frequently Asked Questions) session.
Guy Van Leemput Guy Van Leemput (1967, Herentals, Belgium) studied mathematics and ceramics. He has been invited several times for an artist-in-residence at the Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China. His work has been selected for competitions and group exhibitions in his own country and in other European countries, as well as in Japan, China and Australia. At the MINO International Ceramics Competition 2014, his work “Big Anas” won the Bronze Award, it is now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan. Guy was chosen as one of the Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2020. In 2021 he was ‘recommended’ by the Michelangelo Foundation as ‘Master Artisan’. In 2022 he was a key speaker at ‘The Ceramics Congress, Australia’.
The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Friday and Saturday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Sunday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 20 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 3 breakfastsTeacher: Guy Van Leemput Languages: English, Italian
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MY FUNNY GLAZES | Maite Larena
When we approach ceramic glazes, the first impression is of immensity ... where do I start? What are the raw materials? Which glazes will fit my pieces? The development of custom glazes is particularly attractive to most potters. In this course, following a simple methodology, working methods will be taught to plan the development of glazes and obtain a large quantity of them. In this way we will expand the development of colouring, textures, applications and aesthetic results applicable to the author's ceramics. A laboratory for testing ceramic glazes for 1240-60 ° C is proposed, both for firing in an electric kiln and in a gas kiln. An extensive documentation will be provided, which will be examined in presentations and theoretical speeches interspersed with the work of the workshop, as well as computerized archiving systems for ceramic recipes.
Maite Larena Graduated in chemistry at the University of Valencia, Spain and self-taught ceramist. Larena's career is divided between artistic and technical work. In addition to her personal and collective exhibitions with the series of special glazed containers; Maite has been invited to several international conferences as a highly experienced researcher in the field of ceramic glazes and stains. He has published 11 specialized articles on glaze coverings and developed 6 projects subsidized by the Spanish government on ceramic research. And for several years he is the head of the research, development and production of glazes and stains of PRODESCO S.L. and of AICE-ITC, Research Association of Spanish Ceramics Industries. In the field of teaching, for many years, she was professor of the Department of Materials and Ceramic Technology of the Scuola Superiore d'Arte de Manises, Spain.
The 35-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Sunday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 35 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 5 breakfasts Teacher: Maite Larena Translator and assistant: Included Languages: English, Italian Download the CV of Maite Larena Download the full program in pdfTo confirm your inscription you have to make a bank transfer of a deposit or the total amount.
BASIC TECHNIQUES OF THROWING | Roberto Reali
Working on wheel is an art that requires time, perseverance and a small group. This basic course, thanks to the experience of Roberto Reali (wheel potter in Faenza for over 50 years), will deal with the main techniques for starting to work on the wheel such as: centring, the cylinder and then the first forms derived from the cylinder such as the bowl, the vase, the cup and the jug.
We have deliberately not specified a programme divided into days because the course is structured as a marathon linked to the repetition of gestures and techniques essential for entering the world of throwing.
Course times: Daily | 9.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 17.00 (6 hours per day); The course starts at 9 a.m. on Monday 25/05 and ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday 31/05. Included in the Workshop cost: 42 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | perfectly equipped studio Teacher: Roberto Reali Language: ItalianDownload the full program in pdf
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LOW-TEMPERATURE GLAZES, CHEMISTRY AND FORMULATIONS | Claudio Gardenghi
In this particular course, you will learn how to formulate or modify the aesthetics of lowtemperature glazes. Low-temperature ceramic objects often need a "cover". which is called a glaze, required to make the ceramic object water-resistant and aesthetically conform to what is desired. What is needed to make a glaze? What frits and raw materials to combine to make it? How to modify a ready-made glaze? And how to proceed from test to test to achieve the desired effect? The teacher Claudio Gardenghi, an expert with over forty years of experience in some of the most important ceramic colour factories, will introduce participants to the world of lowtemperature glazes, also giving space for some personal research. In fact, thanks to the small number of participants, it will be possible both to work on bases provided by the organisation and to analyse, replicate or correct glazes deriving from participants' own research ("as long as they are suitable for low temperature"). All results will then be presented and shared with the class.
Claudio Gardenghi Graduated in Technological Education at the Art Institute for Ceramics 'G. Ballardini' in Faenza. During his working activity, he has developed collaborations with several Ceramic Colour Factories, including Colorobbia and Cover, as well as important ceramic industries such as Cooperativa Ceramica di Imola, La Faenza and Cerdomus. Over the years, he has been able to expand his experience in countless consulting assignments in different countries around the world )Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, China, South Africa and Iran.
The 32-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and from 9.00 to 13.00 on Sunday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 32 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings Teacher: Claudio Gardenghi Languages: English, Italian Download the full program in pdfTo confirm your inscription you have to make a bank transfer of a deposit or the total amount.
CUSTOMISED MOLDS FOR CERAMICS | Marco Malavolti
Reproducing a shape for large or small productions, but also creating unique objects from a casting or pressure mould, simplifying the working processes; this is the dream of many ceramists. The trainer Marco Malavolti will present an effective, simple and creative programme for the creation of multi-part casting and pressure moulds. The course will start with an idea and a personal project and will then develop a model which will be analysed before making your own mould. The course is aimed at a group of a maximum of 4 people and this will give participants the opportunity to develop many of their own personal designs, even large ones.
Marco Malavolti After graduating at Ballardini in Faenza, he started working in 1997 as a craftsman and immediately started collaborating with the International Museum of Ceramics, producing several works. At the same time, he also collaborated with Elena Agnini in Munich where he specialised in restoration. Also in 1997, he began teaching at the "T. Minardi" School where he held courses in basic and advanced ceramics. Over the next five years he specialised in moulding, becoming a reference point in Italy on this subject. In 2002, he opened Manifatture Sottosasso, structuring various activities: his own production linked to the world of design, collaborations with artists and galleries (the most important include: Garutti Alberto, Siedlecki Namsal, Previti Riccardo, Simeti Francesco, Ornaghi e Prestinari, Galleria Minini, Galleria Zero, Galleria Continua, Fondazione Officine Saffi, Galleria Nilufar). Also, production for companies and collaborations with museums where he mainly works on moulding (among the most important museums are: Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza, Museo di San Domenico and Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova and Museo Carlo Zauli).
The 35-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Sunday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 35 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | perfectly equipped studio Teacher: Marco Malavolti Language: Italian Download the full program in pdfTo confirm your inscription you have to make a bank transfer of a deposit or the total amount.
SWEET RAKU WITH LUSTRES | Giovanni Cimatti
Sweet Raku is an idea that Giovanni Cimatti came up with in the late 1990s and which differs from so-called Raku in that it has reduced fumigation and the use of chamotte-free clays.
Giovanni Cimatti's sweet raku in some of its declinations. During the course, forms will be made that simultaneously and in a single firing will have the orange colour of 'sealed earths', the transparencies of copper and non-copper crystallines, the lustres in copper reduction in gas kiln firing and the black of Raku smoke.
Giovanni Cimatti Giovanni Cimatti was a teacher at the Art Institute in Siena, director of the 'T. Minardi' School of Drawing and Plastic Art in Faenza and teacher at the State Art Institute for Ceramics in Faenza. He began his artistic activity in the 1970s, developing a personal research on the relationship between form and surface by reworking various techniques such as sangam clay decorations, raku, decalcomania, and terra sigillata, and for years he has also been interested in high temperature. He has been invited to important international ceramic art exhibitions, has held solo exhibitions by invitation in Belgium, Japan, Holland, Korea and Switzerland and has participated in cultural exchanges in France, Japan and Germany. He has had solo exhibitions: at the Museum of Contemporary Art at Kyungshung University in Pusan, Korea, at the Ceratekno Gallery in Toki City, Japan, and at the Museo Civico Archeologico in Bergamo.
The 14-hour course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Saturday and starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Included in the course: 14 hours of teaching | the materials needed for the course | the firings | 2 breakfasts | a gift box (with samples of the materials used during the course) Teacher: Giovanni Cimatti Language: Italian Download the programme in pdf format To confirm your purchase, you must pay the deposit or the full amount by following the procedure below.
BASIC TECHNIQUES OF THROWING | Roberto Reali
Working on wheel is an art that requires time, perseverance and a small group. This basic course, thanks to the experience of Roberto Reali (wheel potter in Faenza for over 50 years), will deal with the main techniques for starting to work on the wheel such as: centring, the cylinder and then the first forms derived from the cylinder such as the bowl, the vase, the cup and the jug.
We have deliberately not specified a programme divided into days because the course is structured as a marathon linked to the repetition of gestures and techniques essential for entering the world of throwing.
Course times: Daily | 9.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 17.00 (6 hours per day); The course starts at 9 a.m. on Monday 08/06 and ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday 14/06. Included in the Workshop cost: 42 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | perfectly equipped studio Teacher: Roberto Reali Language: ItalianDownload the full program in pdf
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DECORATION WITH GOLD, LUSTRES AND COLOURS | Vilma Bosi
Third-firing decoration with gold, lustres and colours is a fascinating art that if well managed can be much less expensive than expected. Course participants will learn a correct approach to the technique so as not to waste time and resources. The course will begin with the knowledge of precious metals (gold and lustres) and their peculiarities, and will then move on to the preparation of the objects to be decorated, up to their application through personal decoration exercises. The course will continue with third-firing colours, and the various steps necessary to personalise already glazed objects with decorations (fillets, lettering, etc.) and backgrounds will be explored.
Vilma Bosi In 1978 she began his work as a ceramist in Antonietta Mazzotti's workshop where he became passionate and specialised in the decoration of ceramic artefacts. During her career, she collaborated with the Diva ceramics industry where she was in charge of the hand-decorated department and laboratory. Over time, her specialisation became the third fire (mainly gold and precious) thanks to which she collaborated with various artists and craftsmen in Italy. Among the most important are: La bottega Gatti, Fos Ceramiche, Padovani Ceramiche, Laboratorio Pesaro, Coralla Maiuri and Ceramic & Colours. In 2011, she was hired by Ceramic & Colours as laboratory manager, a role she still holds today. Since 2018 she has been teaching at the Faenza Art Ceramic Center.
The 11-hour course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Saturday and starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Included in the course: 11 hours of teaching | the materials needed for the course | the firings | nr. 2 breakfasts Teacher: Vilma Bosi Language: Italian Download the full program in pdfTo confirm your inscription you have to make a bank transfer of a deposit or the total amount.
THROWING FOR LARGE WORKS | Roberto Reali
During the course, various moulding techniques ideal for large works will be addressed. The first technique involves turning into two or more parts, to be joined while still fresh. During the second technique, the pieces will be joined while leather, and finally the third technique involves adding fresh clay to the turned base, to be moulded in continuity with the base.
A day-by-day programme has deliberately not been specified because the course is structured as a marathon linked to the repetition of gestures and techniques that are indispensable for learning turning for large objects.
Course times: Daily | 9.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 17.00 (6 hours per day); The course starts at 9 a.m. on Monday 22/06 and ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday 28/06. Included in the Workshop cost: 42 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | perfectly equipped studio Teacher: Roberto Reali Language: ItalianDownload the full program in pdf
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CREATIVE MOLDING TECHNIQUE | Simon Zsolt József
The aim of the course is to understand the opportunities to model the forms inherent in molding errors. We will learn how to prepare a multi-part plaster molding form, which allows us to model the internal and external shapes of the final object.
The artist will make a presentation of his works, which will allow to observe and understand this special molding procedure. The second half of the screening will demonstrate the creation of a specific object from the beginning to the final stage.
Participants will start working on one of Zsolt's floral objects, through an individual consultation, and later, they will create a different shape, allowing learning from each other's work. From the preparation of the plaster, the finishing, sawing, sanding and assembly of the plaster form will follow until the porcelain casting.
Simon Zsolt József Simon Zsolt József studied at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest. He is an all-round artist, interested in ceramics, painting, theater and music. The study of movement is the basis of his work. His particular research is concentrated in the process through the molds or modules that give birth to a particular shape, not the programmed one. It uses porcelain for its quality of fragility which grants a sense of lightness, movement and refinement.
The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on friday and saturday, from 9.00 to 16.00 on sunday and from 9.00 to 12.00 on monday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 23 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 3 breakfastsTeacher: Simon Zsolt József Translator and assistant: Included Languages: English and Italian
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TOUCHING TO SEE | Nathalie Doyen
This course includes a practical and a theoretical part. The teacher Nathalie Doyen will teach a technique inspired by nature (such as lichens or molluscs adhering to a rock) and through repetitive gestures will lead the participants to a meditative concentration necessary to develop wonderful textures. During this course, the tactile qualities and velvety colours of clay will be examined. Participants will have the opportunity to make both a sample and small objects by practising the technique of artist and teacher Nathalie Doyen. The lessons are totally practical in addition to a theoretical chapter, firing and materials and a DPF (Frequently Asked Questions) session.
Nathalie Doyen Nathalie Doyen was born in Algiers in 1964. She has been exhibiting in Belgium and abroad since 1987. She has been an artist in residence in France, Portugal, Italy, China and Quebec. She teaches ceramics at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Namur, Belgium. Works on permanent display in Belgium: in Brussels, at the Galerie de l'Ô ; in Mons at the WCC-BF; in Morlanwelz at the Musée Royale de Mariemont. IN QUEBEC: in the Bois de Belle-Rivière regional park. IN CHINA: at the FuLe International Ceramics Art Museum, the FLICAM, Fuping and the "Bien dans son Assiette" commission. Member of the Collège des Alumni de l'Académie Royale de Belgique. Member of Smart asbl; Member of the World Craft Council - French-speaking Belgium. From 1983 to 1987: training at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Tournai X, under the guidance of Francis Behets and Richard Owzcarek.
The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Saturday and Sunday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Monday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 20 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 3 breakfastsTeacher: Nathalie Doyen Languages: English, Italian
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EXPLORING PORCELAIN – COLOR, SHAPE & MOVEMENT | Ani Qananyan
This workshop is created to provide participants fundamental techniques for creating three-dimensional works in porcelain. Participants will explore the interrelationships of form, surface, and texture, allowing them to uncover the inner layers of objects. A key focus will be on obtaining primary colors from white porcelain using various technical approaches. These colors, combined with scale and movement, will create rhythm and continuous motion. Participants will create details that, when taken individually, are small elements, but when repeated, will transform into a single organism that expresses movement. Ani Qananyan, through her work, primarily examines the effect of time on each object of nature and their transformations that arise from that relationship. She also explores the cyclical processes in nature, highlighting how these cycles influence the development and perception of her artistic creations. Thus, participants will not only acquire technical skills but also engage with the relationship between time, material, and the cycling processes in nature, leading to deeper understanding and creative approaches.
Ani Qananyan Ani Qananyan is an Armenian ceramic artist. She graduated from the Panos Terlemezian Fine Arts College with a degree in Painting and later earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia, Faculty of Decorative and Applied Arts. She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC), the Artists’ Association of Armenia, and is featured in the Homo Faber Guide. Ani Qananyan has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Armenia and internationally. In 2018, her works were presented at the Istanbul Biennial, and in 2019 she exhibited at the Dada Museum in Israel, where her ceramic series was later included in the museum’s permanent collection. Her recent exhibitions include Bloom (Contemporary Istanbul, 2022), Art Week (Istanbul, 2022), Selections 1 (Istanbul, 2022), Cycle (Faenza Art Ceramic Center, Italy, 2025), and the 63rd Faenza Prize (Italy, 2025). One of her works created during her residency at the Faenza Art Ceramic Center is now part of the permanent collection of the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza. Qananyan’s ceramic practice unfolds through several distinct thematic and formal directions. Her works are deeply inspired by nature — she explores the passage of time, natural transformations, and the cyclical processes that shape organic forms. Texture plays a central role in her artistic language, often evoking microscopic elements or geological structures. A recurring motif in her art is the cyclical nature of existence — where every ending becomes a new beginning, forming an infinite loop. Working primarily with porcelain, she highlights the material’s delicacy and its ability to reflect light.
The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Saturday and Sunday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Monday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 20 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 3 breakfastsTeacher: Ani Qananyan Languages: English, Italian
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THE BASIS OF CUERDA SECA | Riccardo Torri
Are you tired of searching for fragmented and unreliable information on cuerda seca? Do you want to achieve satisfactory results from your very first attempts without wasting time, resources and energy experimenting blindly? Well, this course is specifically designed to give you all the information you need to perform the cuerda seca technique smoothly and without any nasty surprises during firing. We will begin by explaining the principle of the technique, what the black cuerda compound is, how it is prepared and applied, which are the best brushes to use, the movements and the correct posture for working. We will talk about glazes and how to prepare and apply them correctly to biscuits, both horizontally and vertically. We will see together how to create shades to achieve a realistic effect and we will also talk about the famous “transparent cuerda” variant.
The 17-hour course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Saturday and starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4-5 p.m. on Sunday. Included in the course: 17 hours of teaching | the materials needed for the course | the firings | 3 breakfast Teacher: Riccardo Torri Language: Italian Download the full program in pdfTo confirm your inscription you have to make a bank transfer of a deposit or the total amount.
THE NEW CRYSTALLINE GLAZES | José Maria Mariscal
Complete theoretical and practical course on the formulation and application of basic glazes and the processes to create the own glazes with crystals. The program of the Crystal Glazes of the expert José Maria Mariscal provides the formulations of glazes and frits best suited to the cristals, the theory on crystallizations, temperatures, applications and methods of firing, reduction and post-reduction, treatments with acids and the formulation for red backgrounds.
José Maria Mariscal José Maria Mariscal, borns in the ceramics citty La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain is the son of a potter. After a long experience as a jiggerman, he opened his potter studio in 2003 and experimented with engobes, raku, copper and crystal glazs and collaborated with artists Peter Ilsey and Manolo Sierra. He has participated in various fairs, masterclasses and symposiums in the United States, Europe, Israel and Australia.
I find the perfection of crystalline glazes with the perfect amount of crystalls between the backround and the surface. My forms are classic and conservative and I have the ability to control the placement of the crystalls in the surface. I can’t stop to research in Crystalline glazes and I Love to experiment this technique in my gaz kiln. Now I am working in reduction in crystalline glazes and the most important: developping crystalls in reduction and my first attempts gives me very exiting results.
The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Monday and Tuesday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Wednesday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 20 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 3 breakfasts Teacher: José Maria Mariscal Interpreter and assistant: Included Languages: English, ItalianDownload the CV of José Maria Mariscal Download the full program in pdf
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY | Sara Dario
In this basic course, participants will take a first approach to screen printing and its use. They will have the opportunity to print on porcelain with screen printing frames engraved with pre-selected images. The work will be plate-based and they will be able to create: a first two-dimensional work and one or more works of their own imagination. Students will be supervised from the first prints on porcelain to the design and realisation of a personal work. The lessons are entirely practical in addition to a theoretical chapter, firings and materials and a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) session.
Sara Dario She graduated from Venice Art School and graduated in Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara. During her academic studies, she became interested in photography and printing techniques, not only traditional ones such as black and white and colour, but above all unconventional ones such as photogravure and photo serigraphy, printing on various materials and supports. Her aesthetic quest is to combine sculpture and photography and thus give her images a body. Sara Dario has received several international awards, including the GCB prize in 2024, a Silver Award at the Gmunden Ceramics Competition in 2021, and she was selected for the Faenza Prize in 2015 and 2013. She has also received awards in L'Alcora (Spain) and Aveiro (Portugal) and received the Golden Award in Diessen (Germany).
The 27-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Monday.
Included in the Workshop cost: 27 hours of teaching | all the necessary materials | firings | nr. 4 brunch lunch | screen-printing frameTeacher: Sara Dario Languages: English and Italian
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