‘Handbuilding porcelain slabs’ with Justine Allison – 10&11th of October

350,-

Create elegant porcelain vessels using thin slabs. Learn hand-building, texturing, and decorating techniques with expert guidance. Design and build your own pieces, receive individual feedback, and leave with works ready for bisque firing.

 

Aantal plaatsen: 6

This workshop is scheduled on the 10th and 11th of October, from 10 am to 16 pm. This workshop is given in English.

This masterclass focuses on creating thin porcelain slabs and joining them to form elegant vessels. Justine will demonstrate her techniques and share a variety of methods that students can use to achieve diverse results. You will learn how to incorporate patterns and textures into your work, as well as Justine’s approach to using underglazes and simple clear glazes. While there will be no kiln firing during the workshop, Justine will discuss her firing process in detail. You will design and build vessels using your own templates, which will be explored and discussed throughout the workshop. By the end of the two days, all participants will have a deeper understanding of hand-building with porcelain and will leave with pieces ready for bisque firing. Throughout the course, there will be ample opportunity for discussion, individual feedback, and support.

DAY 1

  • Introduction and discussion of Justine’s work, with samples of finished pieces.
  • Overview of porcelain and slab-building techniques.
  • Demo: Making a vessel, including rolling and building thin slabs.
  • Hands-on: Preparing and rolling clay for slab construction.
  • Create a simple cylinder to explore hand-building and get familiar with the material.

DAY 2

  • Demo: Building a four-sided vessel with slabs.
  • Continue slab rolling and vessel construction.
  • Pattern-making on slabs for creating cut-and-built vessels.
  • Demo: Decorating techniques on bisque-fired pieces.
  • Demo: Finishing and refining clay surfaces.
  • Students complete their pieces and continue experimenting with clay.

 

Included:

  • tools & clay
  • water, coffee and tea

 

To bring:

  • apron
  • notebook and pencil
  • lunch
  • extra materials (cfr important note)
  • a sharp personal knife/scalpel
  • cloth for rolling out on ( I use poly/cotton fabric)

 

About 

Since graduating from Camberwell College of Art in 1998, Justine Allison has focused on hand-built porcelain. Her work balances function and decoration, with form and aesthetics at the heart of each piece. She explores the simplicity and beauty of clay, using pattern, texture, and glaze to create subtle, unique variations. Thinness and movement are central to her work. Originally inspired by the energy of city life in London, Justine has lived and worked in rural Wales since 2003, where new surroundings continue to inspire fresh directions and discoveries in her practice.