Description

Traditionally ceramic objects were created & glazed with only natural components : wood ashes, minerals, mud. But as industry came along, traditions got lost and replaced with color-efficient chemicals. We invite you to rediscover diverse pallet of colors and materials that nature has to offer.

Within this workshop you will:

–  learn the essential basics of glaze mixing theor
–  get to know where and how to find natural glazing components
–  learn how to test your glazes (what to test & how to test)
–  mix your own glaze out of natural components & create a test for it
–  get a list of natural glaze recipes to take with you In other words, you will get fully          equipped to go into the wild and make your own astonishing discoveries.

Workshop holder
Elizaveta Barsegova, founder & creative director at brsg Keramik

Current workshop is based on Elizaveta’s personal research on natural glazes, conducted during her 3 month residency in a local pottery in Chiang Mai.

Time
12:00-16:30 (from 13:30-15:00 we will have a lunch break)

Location
Depending on the number of participants location of the current workshop might vary. Yet it will remain within 15 min reach from Alexanderplz, Berlin. Exact location will be sent out via email to each registrars participant one week prior to the event.

Description

It is a 2-DAY Workshop, yet you can decide to book only one of the days and go through only part of the learning process with us. In case you only book DAY 1, your creation will be fired and glazed transparent for you.

DAY 1 / 7 to 9:30 pm / HAND-BUILDING
In the current session you will learn tips and tricks about creating irregular shapes with clay. It will be all about hand-building, so no throwing wheel involved. We will start with a 40 min lecture introducing you to different types of clay, different stages of drying and firing, ways of preparing it and ways of shaping it into a final piece. Then we will get right into practice and get your hands dirty. Each participant will get a chance to create his/her own little vase, shaped according to his or her personal master plan.

DAY 2 / 7 to 9:30 pm / GLAZING
The current session is fully devoted to bringing colour into your ceramic object. There are several colouring techniques in pottery, but in the current session we will fully focus on glazing – covering your object with a combination of chemical elements that turn into glass-like plating after firing. We will start with a 40 min lecture, introducing you to the different techniques and possibilities of glazing. Once all the basic rules are shared, you will get down to glazing your vase according to your desired plan, under an attentive eye of your instructor.

Location
Open Design City (creative workshop of betahaus | Berlin) – Prinzessinnenstraße 19-20

Workshop Holder
Ly Thien Co Friedrich, mentor at brsg Ceramic Design School.

Prefer a private course?

We would be glad to provide personal attention to you projects, ceramic challenges or simply fields of curiosity during private sessions. To schedule a date, please drop us a line at info@brsg-keramik.com.

(Price: 25 € per hour all materials included)