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01-03 DECEMBER

  • Capacity

    6 - 12 People

  • Schedule

    10h-13h
    15h-18h

    3pm-6pm

  • Price

    390€*

    *Please check available discounts

  • Dificulty

    For ceramists, sculptors, plastic artists and all those interested in this subject.

  • Additional information

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

    10% discount if you sign up at least 2 months in advance

    Enrollments until 1 month before the starting date

Kiln Building WORKSHOP


WITH RENATO COSTA E SILVA AND KERSTIN THOMAS

Are you thinking about starting to make ceramics but don’t know where or how to fire your pieces? The lack of a kiln to fire ceramics is an obstacle difficult to overcome as it requires a large investment that most people are not ready to make. Fortunately, there’s alternatives!

In the KILN BUILDING WORKSHOP, we will build small gas or wood fired ceramic kilns where we can fire our pieces with great care.

On the first day we will make small ceramic pieces with different pastes that are best suited to firing in rudimentary kilns. We will learn how the kilns work so that we can then fire them in complete safety.

At the end of the third day we can take our ceramic works out of the kiln, draw conclusions about the firing processes and, of course, take them home.

 

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 carried out an intensive study of clay and ceramic materials and counts on more than 40 years of ceramics practice and experience in the preparation of 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, sculptor for more than 30 years, studied wood carving and sculpture in her home country, Germany. Once in Portugal, she studied Portuguese Language and Culture, opening her own 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 a new way of artistic expression, having deapened her knowledge over the past years colaborating with Renato Costa e Silva. Co-founder of the Cerdeira-Home for Creativity project, she divides her time between her art practice and the artistic direction of the project.

 

KILN BUILDING workshop details

KILN BUILDING WORKSHOP PROGRAM:

  • Creating different pastes for different purposes

  • Construction and operation of a small rudimentary ceramic kiln (Paper kiln, wood pipe kiln, and small gas kilns)

  • Preparation of ceramic pieces for firing

  • Decoration with engobes and glazing

SCHEDULE:

10h - 13h and 15h - 18h

CONDITIONS

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

  • 10% discount on the total cost of the course if you make a prompt-payment at least 2 months before the course start date.

  • Use the promo code BIRD01OUT during payment to apply the discount.

 

THE KILN BUILDING WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

  • Integration in a small workgroup (from 6 to 12 participants)

  • Training 5-6 hours a day, spoken in Portuguese and English

  • Studio open 12 hours a day;

  • All the materials needed for the course;

  • 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.

ADICIONAL LUNCH SERVICE:

Lunch package for 14€/meal when booked at least one week before check-in. After this date, the regular price applies.

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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