Studio
Clay types
Clay is divided into three types: low temperature, stoneware and porcelain. Depending on your technique and project profile, we can discuss which clay type to choose for your project.
Clay varies into different colours: white, sand yellow, grey, red, orange brick, black, blue. And the clay body carries different types of plasticity as well: smooth to rough, depending on amount of clay minerals (grains) and size (grogs) which is added to the body of clay.
During most workshops in Atelier Kleie we will offer to use earthenware. A type of clay which is most suitable to every workshop.
Kneading
First step to start developing your project is kneading the clay. It is the primal step which I will guide you through in the start of the workshop. The technique is a unique experience forming the relationship between yourself and the clay body. Atelier Kleie will hold a separate workshop focused on the act of kneading; as an intuitive, healing experience, getting in touch with yourself and grounding. Kneading techniques is unique; starting with your hands and using other parts of the body; such as feet, elbows, the whole weight of the body leaning on and in. Sometimes the best results reached in clay can be made during this workshop. As a final outcome of this workshop; using the whole body we make a ceramics that comes out from intuitive self. I call this self mirroring.
Hand built
Building pottery by hand. It can be built using rolls, slabs or tiny pieces of clay just to name a few techniques. You can build almost anything between functional ware to more sculptural pieces.
Hand building is the most primal technique for functional ware used in ancient times. I will held a workshop to introduce these techniques called introduction to ceramics and hand built functional ware.
During this workshop you can experiment with the most simple primal techniques to work with a clay body. I will guide you through the process to build functional ware from start to end.
Throwing Wheel
Throwing clay on the pottery wheel can be very fun. It is meditative process but it also demands patience and concentration. Atelier Kleie can guide you through the steps of learning the technique. Book a private lesson of 1.5 h by appointment only. Please use the form in the contact tab.
Decorating
Atelier Kleie introduces the workshop Decorating, that explores different ceramics decorating techniques. Decorating with engobes by brush on an unfired surface, mixing different colour clay masses, glazing, using ceramic decals to compose drawings on tiles. Please follow the workshops if you are interested to learn one of these. techniques, sign up through the contact tab.
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Firing
Ceramics can be fired in Atelier Kleie between low to very high temperature. We do bisque and glaze firings. Please note; we fire ceramics that are designed at the atelier Kleie only.
In the future we will held outdoor wood firing residencies in nature sites, please contact if you are interested.
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