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Ceramics for Beginners Course - January 13th to 19th

Cerdeira, Lousã
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Ceramics for Beginners Course - January 13th to 19th
*Price per person

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The Ceramics Initiation Course, with Renato Costa e Silva and Kerstin Thomas, offers intensive and comprehensive learning. Cerdeira - Home for Creativity offers an understanding of the ceramic process, from the preparation of pastes, to forming work, glazing and firing. Taking place from 13 to 19 January, there will be five days of intense ceramic work, conversation and silence in our workshops.

Knowing and choosing the right clay for the job and for each ceramic technique is fundamental for successful work. Here, participants will learn various modelling, moulding and construction techniques, such as the ball, the roller, the ballast and of course the potter's wheel to create our pieces, also learn about the advantages of each technique and take advantage of our newly acquired knowledge.

At the end of the Ceramics Initiation course, you will learn how to fire your pieces, draw conclusions from the results and the firing processes and, of course, take home some very special pieces.

This introductory course is designed and structured to lay the foundations for participants to continue exploring and seeking knowledge in this vast and interesting area of autonomy after the course. There is also a small specialised library available for those who want to be inspired or deepen their knowledge.

PROGRAM
. Identification of clays and their characteristics and functions;
. Forming techniques: molding, shaping, turning, roll, and plate construction;
. Work in Potter's Wheel;
. Techniques of decoration in ceramics and pottery;
. Tools making;
. Construction and operation of a small rudimentary kiln (paper kiln, wood-fired or gas-fired kiln)

Registo Nacional de Agente de Animação Turística n.º 322/2014

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Surrounding Area

Nossa Senhora de Fátima Chapel at 27m

Candal Shop at 1.6km

PR4 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Lousã - Rota das Quatro Aldeias at 1.6km

Talasnal School at 2.7km

Casa da Eira at 2.7km

Nossa Senhora da Piedade Shrine at 3.4km

River beach of Senhora da Piedade at 3.5km

Lousã range at 3.5km

PR 2 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Rota das Aldeias do Xisto da Lousã at 3.5km

PR5 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Lousã - Rota dos Serranos at 3.6km

Information

DATE: 13th to 19th January

PVP: 870€ per person

SCHEDULE:
- 10h00 - 13h00
- 15h00 - 18h00
Workshop open from 18h00 - 21h00
The timetable is flexible on the day the pieces are baked.

INLCUI:
. Integration into a small working group (7 to 12 participants in total) .
. Training for 5 - 6 hours a day, in Portuguese and English;
. Atelier open 12 hours a day;
. All the materials needed to complete the course;
. Lunch during the course;
. Welcome dinner on the first day of the course;
. Free accommodation in the hostel dormitory during the course (7 nights). *The hostel is equipped with two dormitories (female/male), a kitchen and bathrooms. The booking includes towels and bed linen.

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR COURSES AND WORKSHOPS:
You can make a cancellation within 14 days of registration, paying the relevant transfer fees. In accordance with EU consumer protection legislation, the course fee will not be refunded after 14 days of enrolment. However, the fee will be fully refunded if the training cannot be held due to a lack of sufficient students.

In the event that the training is cancelled by Cerdeira - Home For Creativity for reasons of force majeure, such as a pandemic, civil unrest, natural disaster, medical or family issues of the trainer or other events beyond their responsibility, a voucher will be offered for another workshop of the customer's choice. The voucher will be valid for two years.

All prices quoted include VAT at the legal rate in force.

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Renato Costa e Silva e Kerstin Thomas
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Renato Costa e Silva e Kerstin Thomas
Renato Costa e Silva, ceramist and sculptor, has a vast CV not only in ceramics but also in large sculptures for public spaces in various materials.
He has studied clay and ceramic materials intensively and has extensive experience in preparing ceramic pastes and glazes. She lives and works between Angra do Heroísmo, where she was born, and Cerdeira.

Kerstin Thomas, a sculptor, studied Fine Arts and Woodcarving in her native Germany. Back in Portugal, she graduated in Portuguese Language and Culture from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Coimbra and also studied Social Sciences. With a preference for indigenous woods, he has developed sculpture work inspired by rural life and the expressiveness of the human face. The construction of the Forno sem Fumo (smokeless kiln) for firing high-temperature ceramics in 2015 sparked her interest in ceramics as a means of expression and, since then, she has intensified her learning of techniques and firing to realise her sculptures. Co-founder of the Cerdeira Home For Creativity project, she currently combines her artistic work with the project's artistic direction.

Location

Lugar da Cerdeira, Lousã 3200-509
Latitude: 40.093804361674
Longitude: -8.1948038610992