Join ceramicist Sian van Driel for a specialist tile-making workshop at 318 Ceramics in Farnham. Working in partnership with the Allen Gallery, Sian will be sharing her expertise in medieval patterned and glazed tiles.
The workshop will explore the special qualities of terracotta clay through a variety of decorative surface techniques including slip trailing, sponging and inlay. Students will use a selection of chosen manmade and organic materials to press into the soft clay as well as using moulds which were used to make replica Medieval terracotta tiles.
The tiles will be glazed with an earthenware glaze, which will give a beautiful and watertight finish, and fired for you to collect after the workshop.
More information:
Handmade tile session (3 hrs): Saturday 19 October from 10am - 1.00pm at 318 Ceramics, Coxbridge Farm West Street Farnham GU9 7AS.
During this 3-hour hands-on session, experienced tutor and ceramicist Sian Van Driel will lead an intensive course in tile production.
Sian's replica tiles from Westminster ABbey and Boxgrove Prioory can be seen at the Allen Gallery in Alton. If you would like to see these before the course, or take any inspiration from the hundreds of beautiful tiles in our collection do drop by.
About the artist:
Sian is a ceramicist based in West Sussex. View her website here.
Sian was born in the UK and spent her childhood in Canada and Italy, she now lives and works at the centre of the South Downs National Park, West Sussex, England.
Sian graduated in 1982 with BA(Hons) Three Dimensional Design & Ceramics at West Surrey College of Art and Design. She has exhibited in Germany, Spain, Canada, Hungary, Japan and the U.K.
Tiles are a particular area of expertise for Sian. In 2009 she was commissioned to design a tiled, circular 5m labyrinth floor as part of a major restoration of Boxgrove Priory. In 2011, using traditional methods and working from original Westminster Abbey tile designs, Sian made authentic replica medieval floor tiles which you can see and handle prior to the workshop.
For all enquiries please email allen.gallery@hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk
