Upcoming workshop 2022
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Clay Hands will be hosting Lissa for a series of exciting printing workshops. Join us for one or all three workshops to deepen knowledge around the possibilities of printing images onto clay and ceramic surfaces. These participatory workshops are open to all levels of experience, demonstrations and printing process given with step-by-step instructions and notes.
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A simple but effective printmaking technique used for transferring single unique images to a surface. Lissa will demonstrate two techniques: monoprinting with a plaster slab and monoprinting from newsprint paper.
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A flexible and exciting technique to transfer detailed images from a printed image in interpretive colour. This can be used for fine illustrations and photographs, giving them a nostalgic, artistic expression.
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These sepia transfers are very popular as they are applied cleanly and quickly onto the already glazed and fired surface. Bring your own ready-fired pot to print onto or ceramic-ware will be on sale for participants to choose from for printing.
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For the second time Lissa of Earth Play Studio in Hout Bay (@earthplaystudio), Natasha of Clay Hands in Woodstock (@clayhands) and Alila and Lyle of Millstone Pottery in McGregor (@millstone_mcgregor) will be hosting an alternative firing weekend workshop.
*** FULLY BOOKED***
Date: Saturday and Sunday the 9th and 10th of April
We will be doing 5 different alternative firings. The fee is R2600, all materials and 4 vegetarian meals included - Lunch and supper on the Saturday and breakfast and lunch on the Sunday as well as snacks and drinks throughout (byob).
Over the 2 days we will do:
ยท 3 different Raku firings: horsehair and feather raku, Obvara and 'Traditional' Raku.
ยท We will do a paper kiln firing in which we will build a pottery oven out of papier-mรขchรฉ together and pack it with saggar-prepped pots.
ยท We will pack and fire a sawdust firing.
Past workshops
TRANSFERRING IMAGES ONTO CLAY
Make a ceramic piece to print our images onto using the lithography process as well as monoprints. Images will be provided.
These simple and easy techniques are a useful addition to oneโs decorating repertoire. They can be used in combination with other decorating techniques.
Lunch included.
Firing and glazing is done for you with collection at a later date.
I run workshops throughout the year, hereโs an example of some techniques covered
Sculpture workshops: Full body working from a live model / sculpting heads
Paperclay Workshop: Explore the liberating properties of paperclay
Porcelain Paperclay Tealights and Small Precious Bowls
Liquid Slip Decorating Fun: Using wet slip to marble, feather, slip trail, comb and create mocha fern patterns. We will make easy slumped bowls to try out each technique with slips of all colours.
Transfer Techniques: Lithography and monoprinting techniques.
Cut-Away Bowls: This is a fun technique to help visualize the clay surface in 3-d. Think out of the box and find a new way of looking at the vessel. We will use paperclay.
African-Inspired Burnished Pots: We will fast-track the drying process to allow us to burnish our finished pots in the afternoon. Both leatherhard and dry burnishing will be explored.
Raku Workshop: We will fire up our raku kiln to explore saggar firing, fuming and traditional raku techniques. Bring your own prepared small pots or buy some from us.
