Ceramics at Home for Beginners

You will begin by getting to know Paula, her trajectory within the Fine Arts, teaching and ceramics. It will show you some pieces of his collection with very varied styles and then present some of his main influences.

You will know the materials with which you will work, the types of clay, what you need to make plaster molds and the different enamels to decorate your pieces.

You will see the importance of recycling the mud that is left over properly and you will learn how to make your basic plaster mold at home, which you can reuse as often as you want to create different ceramic pieces.

Now, get to work! Together with Paula and using the previously made plaster mold, you will create the base and bowl of your first set using the plate modeling technique. You will continue with the second set, which will be purely decorative, applying the technique of modeling with churros.

You will continue with the third set for which you will not need mold, since you will apply the pinch technique. And to finish the modeling phase, you will do the fourth set repeating the same design as the previous ones, with the difference that it will be larger and you will learn to add different textures to the pieces.

You will learn different decorative clay techniques, how they are used and when it is convenient to apply them. First, you will know two methods of decorating the clay that dries in the air. Then, you will discover the enamels in suspension, the decorative technique of gold luster, the technique of oxides or "marble effect", and the enamel method with gouache.

Finally you will let your imagination fly and you will see the infinite possibilities of use that each of the sets made during the course have. And to preserve your pieces, Paula will give you valuable tips to take care of each one of them on a daily basis and how to transport them.

You will make four sets with a mushroom shape. The first three applying the three basic techniques of modeling clay and three techniques of enameling, resulting in different dishes for different uses (breakfast, jewelry, etc.). The fourth set will be of fabric and you will apply the technique of the plates, but adding textures, and a different technique of enameling.