Ceramics with Floral Imprints: Make Functional Tableware
Accessorizing and Applications
A course by Hessa Al Ajmani , Visual Artist and Ceramicist
About the video: Accessorizing and Applications
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you some alternative applications whereby the same process and technique can be used to create different functional ceramic ware. I will also talk about some additional decorative elements you can add to your piece to personalize it with your own style.”
In this video lesson Hessa Al Ajmani addresses the topic: Accessorizing and Applications, 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
“Accessorizing and Applications In this lesson, we'll look at different applications to the same technique that we used to build our mug, as well as some accessorizing and decorative elements. Using the same technique, you can build bowls, plates, and trinket dishes, as well as different sizes of mugs and cups, such as this Arabic coffee cup and even candle holders. One thing you want to keep in mind if you're making plates and bowls is that your imprints would typically be on the inside, which you need to be careful for because the imprints can be really deep, and if you remember, when we t...”
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Course summary for: Ceramics with Floral Imprints: Make Functional Tableware
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Areas
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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