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"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards." - Anatole France


Click expressions to email Cold ceramics, as the name suggests is ceramics which are not fired in a kiln. This is an interesting type of art where a mixture of ceramic and chalk powder is pasted with glue to form a dough, which is then applied onto the support to create an embossed effect. Application can be with a knife, cone or even hand. Layers are added and when sufficient thickness is attained, is allowed to dry and finished with sand paper. This is then covered with proprietary varnishes and painted over with oils or acrylics.

There is no basic course in this and the student has to choose the project, and all material except paints will be provided by us.

  • The student will learn to use the cone and knife to apply the ceramic paste;
  • modeling of different types of shapes with the paste;
  • making basic floral and leaf patterns and
  • how to paint.

IMG_7506.JPG (55317 bytes) Ceramic painting

The only problem when using ceramic paste in thick sections is the time it takes to dry, this should not be hastened by artificial methods, the painting should be allowed to dry naturally. Even then a large number of cracks appear which can be filled up with a watery paste..

Pots and other objects can also be decorated with cold ceramics and painted over to give a rich look as you can see in this picture.

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Cold ceramics on pot

 

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