THE MAGIC OF COLORS IN TRANSLUCENT PORCELAIN | Martha Pachon

Corso di costruzione di gioielli con le tecniche antiche asiatiche multicolore fino alla sua presentazione finale. Sviluppo ed approfondimento delle tecniche della famiglia del “Neriage” e applicazione in un progetto definitivo per un gioiello. Metodi per preparare gli impasti colorati, processi delle tecniche con metodi di conformazione a stampo, essiccamento, cotture, correzioni di crepe, rotture e deformazione. Montaggio delle diverse alternative e materiali di uso facile e immediato. Agli allievi verranno fornite le parti metalliche e in argento per montare un gioiello completo.

PROGRAMMA: Lezioni totalmente pratiche con un capitolo teorico per tecnologia – riparazione della porcellana ad impasto e barbotine colorate, ricetta e percentuali – creazione dei motivi organici, geometrici o astratti direttamente nello impasto traverso: -Metodi di composizione a blocco, rotolo e forme colorate dell’Arcobaleno – Metodi di costruzione de tasselli composti,uso delle barbotine colorate – Come applicare su stampi evitando crepe e deformazioni – Rifinizione e correzioni dopo cottura biscotto – Metodi di “estivazione” dei pezzi per cottura di alta. Particolarità per evitare deformazioni e rotture -Rifinizione e correzioni dopo ultima cottura.

Cottura (il sabato sera): biscotto, solo dei pezzi realizzati il medesimo giorno ed essiccati, sabato cottura de alta 1250°C, quelli della domenica non saranno cotti, ma è sufficiente per capire la tecnica.

Nota: i materiali utilizzati per infornare i pezzi sono soltanto per dimostrazione e cottura

Il corso di 14 ore inizia alle ore 9.00 del sabato e termina alle ore 16.00 della domenica.

Docente: Martha Pachon

Immediate transparency workshop, slip porcelain without usa of mold and in a  single-firing

Transparency is one of the most important qualities of porcelain and usually, requires a prolonged, precise and very accurate processing to obtain a fine beauty piece highlighted by the translucenty. This course allows you to develop two simple and immediate techniques that will facilitate and strengthen creativity to develop many projects without the use of large resources and experience in the field of porcelain techniques. We will use slip porcelain without the use of molds and with a single-firing.

PROGRAM:
Totally practical lessons, preparation of the material and basic forms.
Use of slip porcelain and construction with two totally different techniques.
Surface treatment, controlled drying and finishing.
Methods to avoid deformation and breakage during the process and all the special features of the specific firing for this technique.
Recover broken complex variations of the techniques and the surface with the use of color introduced into the slip the porcelain.
Production of pieces to project in small series for use or decoration. pieces or cracks with specific recipe.
Finally, more co.

The 14-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Saturday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Sunday.

Teacher: Martha Pachon

Slip porcelain and body porcelain in one piece

Two techniques distant in time and in geography, one technique, with slip porcelain and another with body porcelain, come together in a complex but fascinating technique with a wide variety of applications, from the unique piece to small series. To make the most of the potential of these techniques: Jasper and Nerikomi, the students will perform different exercises to get to know their fragility, strength and refinement. All the process and derivations for applications to different kind of objects, corrections of cracks, breakages and deformation.

Program:
- Totally practical lessons with a theoretical chapter by technology.
- Preparation of colored slip porcelain, recipe and percentages.
- Preparation of colored body porcelain, recipe and percentages.
- Creation of small pieces with different color combinations.
- Methods of creating organic or geometric motifs.
- Methods of including one technique on the other.
- Surface finishing method.
- Biscuit firing.
- Finishing and corrections after biscuit firing.
- Methods of positioning of the pieces into the kiln for high firing. Special features to avoid deformation and breakage.
- Finishing and corrections after the last firing.

The 20-hour workshop lasts from 9.00 to 17.00 on Friday and Saturday and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Sunday.

Teacher: Martha Pachon

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From Jasper to Nerikomi in porcelain in two days

One of the finest qualities of porcelain is its sensuality to the touch, plus the surface can be enriched with vibrant colors or sharp contrasts of black and white. There are ancient and complex techniques of the "Neriage"family which, in a modern way, allow you to express yourself through many aesthetic solutions, from a jewel, avessel, a sculpture, an object, or a complex installation. It will be the very intense and rich post-Argillà course,among the techniques dealt with: the Jasper, the Rainbow or Scala, the Zebra, the Nerikomi and the Mosaico with composite tiles.

PROGRAMMA:
- Preparation of colored porcelain bodies, recipes and percentages and how to avoid the melting or deforming
pieces.
- Use of color both into the body and slip porcelain, tricks.
- Preparation of shapes, cuts, joints, lines, drawings and compositions for all possible ancient Asian techniques
revisited in contemporary way with modern and practical use.
- Agate, Jasper, Mishima, Mosaic, Rainbow, Scala, Zebra and Nerikomi techniques.
- Cleaning and tricks to avoid color contamination, air bubbles, deformations or cracks.
- Preparation of colored slip porcelain and use.
- Conformations with net black and white avoiding contaminations of one color with another.
- With the use of the mold and without, application of the techniques learned.
- How to install the colored pieces inside the kiln avoiding the attachment of the pieces or accidents.
- Types of firing, low and high, firing curves for pieces built by colored mix techniques.
- Finishes and corrections before firing, after first firing and even after the last high temperature firing.
- Recipes and possibility of restoration of broken pieces.

Teacher: Martha Pachon
Languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish

Download the application form in pdf
Download the program in pdf