2 day course: Introduction to Maiolica -Ceramics

2 day course: Introduction to Maiolica - Ceramics

Sun 31st July and Sun 7th August

3pm – 6pm

Introduction to Maiolica is a two-day ceramics course led by ceramic artist Yung Cheuk Chung.

Maiolica is the name given to painted earthenware made using a decoration technique on white glaze, used as a method of storytelling through ceramics. Maiolica was first developed by the Italian potters of the Renaissance period.

During this course, students will create their own Maiolica inspired decorative earthenware pieces. Day 1 will focus on making an earthenware piece using press-moulding techniques ready for bisque firing. Day 2 and will focus on glazing fired work, using tin-glaze and surface decoration in colour using oxides.

This course will cover:

• Press moulding with clay
• Maiolica decorative techniques using glaze and oxides

Artwork and objects made during this course will be fired at the Camden Art Centre kiln, and can be taken home by students.

Yung Cheuk Chung first discovered working with clay when he was taught to hand build in 2010 in Hong Kong, he later moved to London to study his BA at Central Saint Martins and MA at Royal College of Art in Ceramics.

Yung Cheuk Chung’s work is inspired by factories in the UK, observing how components join together, the elegance of plant design, the balance of straight line and curve. He never seeks them as a functional object but as an object to capture the pure movement and relationship between each component.

His work involves throwing, press moulding and slip casting, allowing him to have the flexibility to make each piece unique by distorting the form while having a standard quality of shape and scale to unify them. The outcome of his work attempts to discover the purity of the designed components and place them in a different context

Additional information:

• This course is suitable for those with little to no experience of working with ceramics.
• All materials costs are included. Size restrictions apply.
• Booking on a course at Camden Art Centre signifies your agreement to our terms and conditions as stated in our Learning Agreement.
• Bookings are non-refundable, unless the course is cancelled by the Centre.
• The course will only go ahead if the minimum participant requirement for the course to run is met. If the course does not go ahead, bookings will be refunded.
• For every season, each person can only book and attend one of the courses on a ‘pay what you can’ ticket.
• Evidence of concessionary status must be shown on the first day of the course.
• Adults’ courses are 18+ unless otherwise stated.
• The building is fully wheelchair accessible. Please visit our access page on our website for more information on getting here, parking and facilities.