Ceramics with Floral Imprints: Make Functional Tableware
About Me
A course by Hessa Al Ajmani , Visual Artist and Ceramicist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To begin, let me introduce myself. Here, I will discuss my artistic practice, which revolves heavily around the theme of observation. I am currently exploring the art of pressing handpicked wildflowers and plants native to the United Arab Emirates onto clay and turning them into functional ceramic ware.”
In this video lesson Hessa Al Ajmani addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramics with Floral Imprints: Make Functional Tableware. Learn how to create handmade ceramic pieces and embellish them by adding natural botanical imprints.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hello and welcome to my course. In this lesson, I'll tell you a bit about myself, my background, what I studied, and what I do. I'm a visual artist and ceramicist based in Ajman, UAE. I studied Visual Arts and Psychology at Zayed University in Dubai. I currently design and produce functional ceramic ware that depicts the UAE’s native flora, but I also work with multimedia such as photography, drawing, and printmaking. I also own the Clay Corner Studio in Ajman, which is the first public arts and ceramics studio in the city. It's open for beginners, artists, and artisans to come and...”
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Course summary for: Ceramics with Floral Imprints: Make Functional Tableware
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Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Design, DIY, Fine Arts
Hessa Al Ajmani
A course by Hessa Al Ajmani
Hessa Al Ajmani is a visual artist and ceramicist based in Ajman. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in visual arts and a minor in applied psychology from Zayed University. Her practice as an artist is heavily influenced by curiosity of human psychology and observation of the natural world. She has collaborated with brands like Audemars Piguet, Valentino, and Mille, and has been featured in Vogue Arabia and Marie Claire Arabia
In 2019, Hessa founded Clay Corner Studio, the first public arts studio in Ajman dedicated to ceramics and painting, where she currently teaches regular ceramics classes. Her work has been exhibited in a number of exhibitions, including Emirates Fine Arts Society’s Annual Exhibition. Hessa was twice a runner-up for ADMAF’s Creativity Award (2015-2016), and the first place winner of CDA’s Human Rights Short Film Competition (2014).
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