Surface Decoration Techniques: Experimental Play Transferring Imagery to Clay

Surface Decoration Techniques: Experimental Play Transferring Imagery to Clay
Unleash the full potential of your pottery in this weekend-long, surface design intensive.
Designed for both hand-builders and wheel-throwers, this workshop shifts the focus from form
to clay as the canvas, teaching you how to transform ordinary pots into extraordinary works of
art.
Whether you are a beginner looking to find your style or an intermediate artist seeking to refine
your technical edge, you will master a diverse toolkit of image transfer techniques—from
ancient carving methods to modern printmaking.
Your creative journey begins with the building of a screen (from your own imagery) for future
use in various applications of image transfer. As the course progresses, you’ll dive into the
painterly world of monoprints and underglaze transfers while mastering the vibrant chemistry
of slips, underglazes, and Mason stains. Finally, an introduction of high-impact graphic elements
through screen printing and creating your own custom transfers, will be followed by the
intricate, high-contrast storytelling of sgraffito based on photos or imagery provided by
students.
Techniques explored in this 2-day, intensive workshop:
 Monoprint Transfers
 Screen printing on clay (including building your own screen)
 Creating custom underglaze-transfers
 Using custom photos or imagery in sgraffito
 An introduction to using coloured slips, underglazes and mason stains in surface
decoration

370.00

What’s included:  tools, glaze, firing, and 1 bonus open studio drop-in.

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