Decorating and Mark Making in Porcelain

Monday 17th - Wednesday 19th June 2024

SUMMARY

We are very lucky to have Ali Tomlin with us for this three-day workshop in June 2024. This workshop will focus on decorating and mark making on thrown porcelain vessels.

THE COURSE IN DETAIL

This three-day workshop will focus on throwing pieces such as stem vases and bowls, with porcelain. The pieces will then be trimmed and then decorated using Ali’s beautiful mark-making techniques.

Ali would like to encourage students to bring inspiration with them to the class: sketchbooks, scrapbooks, anything at all. Ali will be encouraging students to play with how to apply marks and colour to the raw, dry clay.

This course is suitable for those with some porcelain throwing experience and an interest in surface decoration.

Please note, there will be a small additional firing charge for final pieces. Please see our Student Contract (below) for details.

About Ali

Ali Tomlin creates wheel-thrown porcelain. She uses porcelain for its smooth, white surface and quality which creates a canvas for making clean, elegant shapes. Using careful decoration and adding colours and marks she creates her well-known range of contemporary ceramics.

Working with the dry, chalky surface, Ali applies a bold, but muted palette of stains, oxides and slips, splashing and sponging away areas, adding inlaid and sgraffito lines, aiming to create imperfect and unpredictable marks. Some decorating is carried out on the wheel and some through mono-printing, brushwork or splashing to convey a feeling of movement and spontaneity.​

Ali has always been passionate about drawing and design, enjoying the energy of random lines or marks whether in a sketch, a painting or while beachcombing.

Ali says that she loves working with colour, line and marks, and luckily there's a never ending supply of them!

THE SCHEDULE

DAY 1 - Arrive 9am Monday 17th June
Welcome Breakfast (from 9am - 10am). The session will start at 10am and will finish at 5pm. Students may continue to use the facilities until 7pm.

DAY 2 - Arrive 9:30am Tuesday 18th June
On the second day the session will start at 9:30am and will finish at 5pm. Students may continue to use the facilities until 7pm.

DAY 3 - Arrive 9:30am Wednesday 19th June

On the final day the session will start at 9:30am and will finish at 5pm. Students may continue to use the facilities until 7pm.

A two course lunch is provided everyday. Please inform us of any special dietary requirements at the time of booking.

PAYMENT

This cost for this three-day course is £750. This cost includes all necessary materials, tools, refreshments, a superb two-course lunch every day and a Welcome Breakfast on the first day.

You can pay in full or pay a deposit by clicking on the ‘Book Now’ button above. If you choose to pay a deposit we will contact you to arrange paying the remainder of your balance in instalments.

Before you book a course, please make sure you read our terms and conditions page here.

Please also read our Student Contract here.

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION

The Ceramic Studio is located on a beautiful orchard in Brenchley, and there are lots of lovely surrounding towns and villages offering numerous places to stay.

We are happy to arrange transits to and from your accommodation to the studio for the duration of your course. Please get in touch to arrange this. Please email the office team at info@theceramicstudio.co.uk. To see examples of local accommodation, click here.

Date: Monday 17th - Wednesday 19th June 2024

Duration: Three-day workshop

Venue: The Ceramic Studio (Brenchley)

Class Size: Maximum 10 students

Level: This course is suitable for those with some porcelain throwing experience and an interest in surface decoration.

Clay type: Porcelain

Cost: £750 (pay in full or in instalments)