Sgraffito Plates
Tuesday, Sep 1st 1:30-4:30pm or 6:00-9:00pm
Details
BEGINNER FRIENDLY! PERFECT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT TOUCHED CLAY BEFORE. Carve a unique, meaningful design into a plate made of fresh clay! The sgraffito technique is an ancient way of illustrating on clay with high contrast. Depending on your skill level and design choice, you may be able to create two medium sized (15cm) plates or two to three graduated plates (one each of 18 cm, 15 cm and 10 cm) in this workshop. Upon registration, you will receive a printable template with true-to-size areas to plan your image. You are welcome to print a design to copy onto your piece or show off your creativity with an original design! The diameter of available design space on each size of plate is as follows: Small 6.5cm, Medium 11cm, Large 13cm. Have fun picking from over 25 colours as a basecoat before you carve away at the thin top layer of glaze to reveal the natural tone of the clay underneath. You can copy and paste this link into your browser to check out our Pinterest page for even more sgraffito inspiration: (https://ca.pinterest.com/eccentricartiststudio/class-inspo/sgraffito/) In this workshop you will learn: ~ Rolling out clay slabs ~ Surface finishing techniques ~ Carving a design into wet clay ~ Finish surfaces to minimize sharp areas After this workshop your piece will be bisque fired and then we will clear-coat your piece so it will become food safe and will be ready for pickup in 2-3 weeks.
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