Part of our mission as a ceramic and fine arts studio is to share our artistic knowledge with others, but also to help people understand the importance of artisanal, handcrafted work, and all the time and love that goes into creating these pieces. We also aim to provide a unique experience that embraces the art and culture of portugal.
We offer a series of workshops, in various disciplines, such as, introdution to ceramics, marroccan tiles, portuguese traditional blue and white tiles and many others, if you are interested in joining a workshop, or have a group of people who would like to host a workshop, please contact me.
Parte da nossa missão como atelier de cerâmica e artes plásticas é partilhar o nosso conhecimento artístico com os outros, mas também ajudar as pessoas a entender a importância do trabalho artesanal e todo o tempo e amor dedicados à criação dessas peças. Pretendemos também proporcionar uma experiência única que abrace a arte e a cultura de Portugal.
Oferecemos uma série de workshops, em várias disciplinas, tais como, iniciação à cerâmica, azulejo marroquino, azulejo tradicional português azul e branco, entre outros, se estiver interessado em participar num workshop, ou tiver um grupo de pessoas que gostaria de organizar um workshop, por favor contacte-me.
Intensive Handmade Ceramic Workshop Level 1
1st Session (6h) - Slab and pinch pots method
Discover ceramics through the ancient techniques of manufacture clay
Learn how to knead and prepare clay;
Discover how to build utilitarian pieces with the slab method;
Create ceramic pieces in the same way that primitive men did;
Intensive Handmade Ceramic Workshop Level 1
2nd Session (6h) - Ceramic Surface Decoration
Learn different surface decoration techniques on your pieces.
Understand the different stages of clay dryness; Learn how to apply under and over glaze ceramic paints;
Discover the wonders of Sgraffito techniques;
Workshop - Traditional Portuguese Tile - Blue and White Level 1
1st Session (3h) - Glazing and Paint single figure tiles
Discover the origins of the traditional Portuguese tiles with Cobalt Blue.
Learn how to glaze tiles and prepare paint;
Transfer images and ornaments to the tile:
Discover the various types of brushstrokes.
Paint single figure;
Workshop - Traditional Portuguese Tile - Blue and White Level 1
2nd Session (4h) - Traditional 17th and 18th century tiles
Paint pattern tiles.
Free painting and painting with measurements;
Paint the most portuguese traditional elements on tiles.
Polychromatic painting.
Workshop - Traditional Portuguese Tile - Blue and White Level 2
1nd Session (4h) - Traditional Portuguese Tile Panel
Discover how the great 18th Century ceramic masters used to paint.
Ceate a larger tile panel
Learn paint (underglaze) mixing techniques to combine free painting (mixing colors on the palette
using powder) and painting with pre-measured colors
Workshop - Traditional Portuguese Tile - Blue and White Level 2
2nd Session (6h) - Traditional Portuguese Tile Panel
Learn specific brushstrokes to create a traditional Portuguese tile panel
Create ornamental tile border;
Understand the different shades of color and light;
Workshop - Portuguese Tile - The Hispano-Arabic heritage
1st Session (4h) - Creation of the Sharp Edge Tile
Learn how to create an edge and relief tile by modeling clay and engraving it into plaster.
Development of tile design projects;
Creation of manual tiles using the ballast technique;
Creation of tiles using the technique of engraving in plaster mold;
Workshop - Portuguese Tile - The Hispano-Arabic heritage
2nd Session (4h) - Painting of edge and corda-seca tiles
Discover the ancient techniques of painting and decorating tiles with natural oxides and oils.
Development of tile design projects;
Creation of dry rope formula using natural oxides and oils;
Dry-rope painting on tile;
Painting of glazes with tube and needle;
Workshop - Portuguese Tile - The Hispano-Arabic heritage
3rd Session (6h) - Creation Mosaic Tile
Get to know the oldest technique for creating Hispano-Arabic tile, bit by bit.
Development of tile design projects;
Cutting and Gluing of baked ceramics;
Creation of one or more tiled tiles;
Creation of a mosaic panel;