What is taught in ceramics workshops can vary according to the level of the workshop, the expertise of the teacher and the needs of the students. However, the following skills are usually taught in ceramic workshops:
- Information about ceramic materials: In the workshop, information about clay and other ceramic materials is given and techniques of how to use them are taught.
- Shaping techniques: Students are taught techniques of shaping from ceramic paste. These techniques may include pottery, hand shaping, casting, extrusion, pressing and using ceramic wheels.
- Painting techniques: Information about the painting techniques of ceramic pieces is given and students are taught ceramic painting techniques.
- Baking techniques: Information about firing of ceramic parts is given and firing techniques are taught to students.
- Sculpture making: Students are taught the techniques of making ceramic sculpture and are given information about the tools and materials used in sculpture making.
- Design: In the workshops, students are guided in designing ceramic pieces and taught design techniques.
- History of ceramics: Students are informed about the history of ceramics and how ceramic art has developed throughout history.
- Project management: Some ceramic workshops can also help students to manage the production process and marketing of ceramic products.
Ceramic workshopsThis course gives students the opportunity to learn different aspects of ceramic art and create ceramic products using their own creativity.
Have you noticed how the colours and shapes of the food served on the plates are in harmony? What creates this marvellous harmony is the art of ceramics!
Ceramic workshops participating in a ceramic workshop can make you discover a brand new adventure in your life. In a ceramics workshop I attended one day, I was given the opportunity to mould an ordinary ball of clay. At first, I gently squeezed the clay ball and then took it in my hand. After smoothing it out a bit and carving it a bit at another point, suddenly I had a beautiful spherical shape! I felt like a ceramic artist.
Then, sitting next to the ceramic wheel, we started to make pots using the techniques we learned in the workshop. We learned that we need to squeeze the ceramic paste slowly and firmly to create the shape of our pot. Then, we used different colours of paint to paint our pots.
Ceramic workshop For me, it was not only learning something new, but also a pleasant experience. Leaving all our stress and worries behind, we were able to free our imagination and devote ourselves to ceramic art. I felt lost in a creative world.
Ceramic workshops are a great place to learn new things and also a great opportunity to relieve stress. Try something you haven't tried before, feel like a ceramic artist and transform an ordinary piece of clay into an amazing work of art.
