In July you have a choice of two dates for a half-day workshop for making your own ceramic candle lantern to create a soft atmosphere with natural light.
In another half-day workshop we will sculpt figurines. They can be human figures or other kinds as well. You can place yours indoors or maybe it will find a nice home somewhere in your garden, or on your terrace or balcony.
Summer Night Lanterns
Two dates – two separate workshops:
18/07/2024 Thursday / 10:00-14:00
21/07/2024 Sunday / 10:00-14:00
We will learn step by step different techniques for building a lantern which can have almost any kind of shape. Once it’s built we can cut out patterns and shapes where the candle light will shine through.
When the lanterns are dried and fired I will treat them with a white or a dark wash (as you prefer) which will leave visible the terracotta colour of the clay underneath. Then they get fired a second time.
Sculpting a Figurine
23/07/2024 Tuesday / 10:00-14:00
This is quite an open field from very realistic figures to completely abstract ones.
My intention is to help everyone find an idea, a pose and a way to sculpt a figure that suits their abilities and tastes and to support putting their idea into practice.
The finished sculptures will be dried and fired, acquiring that typical terracotta colour of the fired clay.
Each workshop is self-contained but of course you can attend more than one.
For all workshops:
- All the necessary materials as well as the firing and a little snack are provided.
- No previous knowledge in pottery is necessary.
- As soon as your objects are ready I will contact you so you can come and pick them up from my atelier.
- For any questions or registration call me at 697 422 11 51 or email me at schnyder.barbara@gmail.com.
Please note that there won’t be any workshops in August, September and October. So if you’d like to participate in a ceramic workshop this summer, now is the time! 😉