2-3 days hands-on/ demonstration workshop
New Orleans Hand building workshop
July 15-17 2020
Three-day hands-on porcelain hand building workshop.
Day 1
Review the character of porcelain
Pinching clay
Hand-building a mug
Hand building a bowl
Day 2
Finishing pinch bowls
Finishing and altering bowl and mug
Discuss elements of a teapot
Begin with a press molded teapot
Day 3
Finish press molded teapot
Carve and decorate objects made.
Questions and answers
Day 1
Review the character of porcelain
Pinching clay
Hand-building a mug
Hand building a bowl
Day 2
Finishing pinch bowls
Finishing and altering bowl and mug
Discuss elements of a teapot
Begin with a press molded teapot
Day 3
Finish press molded teapot
Carve and decorate objects made.
Questions and answers
All day porcelain exhibition by Antoinette Badenhorst
A combination of demonstration and hands-on workshop in Saskatoon Canada.
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Antoinette offer 2 examples of 2-3 day hands-on workshops. All her workshops can become 2-3 day workshops. The shorter the workshop, the more intense. Although it is possible, it is often better to keep short workshops as demonstrations, instead of hands-on workshops, especially for beginners.
It is also possible to do a combination between hands-on and demonstrating workshops. Antoinette did a workshop in Saskatoon with a large group of potters and only a few well experienced potters were hands-on. |
Porcelain workshop
During short hands-on workshops, Antoinette will give a short overview of the character of porcelain and demonstrate her signature vessels. Potters will get opportunities to practice and create thin translucent vessels on the potter’s wheel or by hand.
These workshops can also cover hand built and wheel thrown functional objects.
Below is an example of a porcelain workshop
These workshops can also cover hand built and wheel thrown functional objects.
Below is an example of a porcelain workshop
Adding handles to this hand built porcelain bowl by Antoinette.
Making sure the spout is well formed in this hand built pitcher.
Slab built porcelain mug by Antoinette
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3 Day hand building dinnerware workshop
Day 1: morning Brief introduction
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Day 1: afternoon
Day 3: morning
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Hand built porcelain jug, carved and fired. Available in Porcelain Gallery
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2 - Day basic Pottery glazing workshop
This is a beginners workshop. Potters that struggle to have success with glazes or that never learned to glaze will benefit from this workshop.
We will start the class with a brief introduction of how the class is scheduled and then begin to work directly.
Porcelain line blending
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Day one: Morning
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Day one: Afternoon
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Mugs that got stuck with glaze on the kiln shelf
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Layering glazes
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Day 2: Morning
Understanding glaze materials Use samples of raw materials melted.
Wax bisque ware (if applicable) Day 2: Afternoon Glaze objects and samples and pack the kiln Day 2: Evening
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*Please note*
- That the workshop hours may vary depending on the glazing and firing schedule.
- Each potter will mix a different base glaze recipes
- Each potter will take 32 samples home, so please prepare test times according to the instruction provided. That will include 2 base glazes + 14 colored glaze samples each, repeated on 2 different clay bodies.
- Each potter will work on a different batch of glaze tests. We will try to make it a broad variety so that all attendees can learn from each other. All recipes will become available for everyone.
- We will do all tests in an electric kiln
- Each participant will be responsible to mix 2 base glazes, adding in the colorants to and dipping in a set of test tiles.
- All results will be discussed and become available to all participants. *general overview of glazes, glaze classification and firing principles. He also discussed how and why each type of glaze works, how one can achieve them, how to adjust a glaze and how to find new ones. *