Piles of Tiles: Decorative Ceramic Tile Making

Registration

Registrations for this workshop are now closed.

Gillian Maradyn-Jowsey
Wednesdays, November 4 – December 9, 2020
1:00pm – 5:00pm

This workshop dives deep into the fascinating, colourful, patterned world of ceramic tiles. Students will be introduced to the historical and contemporary application of tiles through short illustrated lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on experience. An emphasis on using the versatile LSA glaze collection will teach students the fundamental principles of clay and glaze. This includes methods of glaze application such as dipping, brushing, and layering for various effects.

Students will be introduced to pattern generation and tiles’ enriching relationship to architecture. These skills will be used to build a collection of hand-crafted, unique tiles that can be used in the home and garden as accents, such as a backsplash in a kitchen, or a tile entryway.

A wall without tile is like a face without a smile.

$350.00

Students should bring:

  • Apron
  • Hand towel

This class consists of 5 working sessions (Nov. 4 to Dec. 2, 1:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.) with a pick up day on the 6th week (Dec. 9, 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m.).

Bookings

Registrations for this workshop are now closed.

Gillian Maradyn-Jowsey

Gillian Maradyn-Jowsey is a ceramic artist living in Lunenburg, NS. She graduated from NSCAD University in 2017 with a BFA in ceramics, and has participated in a number of craft residencies including the NSCAD Lunenburg Community Residency, and Craft Lair at the Center for Craft in Halifax.

She has taught a number of ceramics classes at the Lunenburg School of the Arts, as well as working as a teacher’s assistant alongside Walter Ostrom and Douglas Bamford.

You can see her most recent body of work on display at the Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery in Halifax, NS. The exhibition runs from Feb 3 – April 16, 2023. You can also see her work online at www.shelbystudio.ca and @_shelbystudio_ on Instagram.

Bookings

Registrations for this workshop are now closed.