DATE TO BE DEFINED

  • Capacity

    7-12 People

  • Schedule

    10h-13h
    15h-18h

  • Price

    €

  • Difficulty

    For ceramists, sculptors, plastic artists and all those interested in this subject with or without experience.

  • Additional information

    We offer accommodation in a shared room during the course, subject to availability

    Special discount for community members

    Enrollments until 1 month before the starting date

Ceramics for Beginners Course

with RENATO COSTA E SILVA and KERSTIN THOMAS

The Ceramics for Beginners Course offers an intensive and embracing approach.

Understanding the whole ceramics process, from the preparation of the clay to form giving, from glazing to tool making and firing, that’s what we propose. After five days of intense ceramic work, conversation, and silence in our studio,

Knowing and choosing the right clay for our work and each ceramic technique is fundamental for successful work. We will create our pieces, molding and modeling, building, sculpting, or working on the potter's wheel, get to know the advantages of each technique, and benefit from your newly acquired knowledge.

You’ll have access to a small specialized library for those who wish to be inspired or deepen their knowledge.

At the end of the Ceramics Workshop for Beginners, we learn to fire our works, draw conclusions about the firing processes and, of course, take home some very special artworks.

The course is conceived to enable participants to continue exploring and seeking knowledge in this vast and exciting area after the workshop.

 

Renato Costa e Silva

Renato Costa e Silva, ceramicist, and sculptor, has a vast curriculum not only in the area of ceramics but also of large public sculpture in various materials. Born in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, he lives and works in Angra and Cerdeira. He has conducted an intensive study of clay and ceramic materials and counts on more than 40 years of ceramics practice and experience in preparing ceramic pastes and glazes. With a special passion for wood firing, he has built kilns and, over the years, conducted hundreds of wood firings.

Kerstin Thomas

Kerstin Thomas, a sculptor for over 30 years, studied wood carving and sculpture in her home country, Germany. Once in Portugal, she studied Portuguese Language and Culture, opening her studio in 1990 in Cerdeira/Lousã. With the construction of the Sasukenei-Smokeless Kiln for high-temperature wood-fired ceramics in 2015, she started to explore ceramics as a new artistic expression, having deepened her knowledge over the past years collaborating with Renato Costa e Silva. Co-founder of the Cerdeira-Home for Creativity project, she divides her time between her art practice and the project's artistic direction.

 

CERAMICS FOR BEGINNERS COURSE details

CERAMICS FOR BEGINNERS COURSE PROGRAM:

  • Identification of clays and their characteristics and functions;

  • Forming techniques: molding, shaping, turning, roll, and plate construction;

  • Work in Potter's Wheel;

  • Techniques of decoration in ceramics and pottery;

  • Tools making;

  • Construction and operation of a small rudimentary kiln (paper kiln, wood-fired or gas-fired kiln)

SCHEDULE:

  • 10h-13h and 15h-18h*

    *The schedule is flexible on the days the kiln firing starts and ends.

  • Studio is open from 6 pm - 9 pm.

CONDITIONS

• Enrollments up to 1 month before the course start date.

• Special discount for our community members.

 

THE CERAMICS WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS FEE INCLUDES:

• Integration in a small workgroup (from 7 to 12 participants)

• Training 6 hours a day, spoken in Portuguese and English

• Studio open 12 hours a day;

• All the materials needed for the course;

• Welcome Dinner (first day);

• Lunch on course days;

• Free accommodation in our shared residences during the course (upon availability). The residences are equipped with a dormitory, kitchen, shared bathrooms, washing machine, towels, bed linen, and wi-fi;

• 10% discount on the base rate when booking an individual house (minimum of 2 nights). The base rate refers to a stay of 2 people and includes breakfast, equipped kitchen, towels, bed linen, and wi-fi.

ENROLLMENTS AND MORE INFO:

artsandcrafts@cerdeirahomeforcreativity.com

+351 913 989 281*

*(call to national mobile network)

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

You may withdraw within 14 days of registration, paying the correspondent transfer fees. Following the EU consumer protection legislation, payments are not refunded past 14 days of registration. The payment will be fully reimbursed if the training cannot be held because of insufficient students.

Suppose the training is canceled by Cerdeira - Home For Creativity for reasons of significant force such as a pandemic, civil disorder, a natural catastrophe, medical or family issues of the teacher, and others beyond our control. In that case, Cerdeira will offer a voucher for a different workshop of your choice. The voucher is valid for two years.

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