What do you want to make? And how do you go about it?
Clay is a great material that we can work with in endless ways. It's up to you to go wild and create interesting objects. This can be either objects or Things or Art with a capital A. Let's get started!
In this course you can brainstorm, sketch, design, test, and execute. Or you can play, play, play.
In the course we will mainly create work, but will also touch upon the creative process and techniques. We discuss some details classically; but guidance and process are largely individual. Each participant is given the space for their own way of working.
If you have questions, please feel free to drop us a line.
Roxane van Beek works as an independent artist with a focus on ceramics. She also works as an illustrator and graphic designer. Originally trained as a Japanologist, she finds a lot of inspiration in the art and cultures of Japan and other Asian countries.
In her work Roxane is searching both for human mysticism, the rituals and mysteries that are such a part of our lives – as well as for a delightful banality we often end up with.
In this way she also seeks out the tension between objects and art; when is it just a Thing, and when does a Thing take on a life of its own?
As a teacher, she likes to encourage her students: create space for yourself to explore and play. The works that arise from experimenting will automatically form a series, which will provide you with information for the next experiments!
Wednesday night
TIme: 19:30-22:00
Winter 2024: January 10 - March 13
EXHIBITION STUDENT WORK April 2024
Spring 2024: March 20 - May 22
EXHIBITION STUDENT WORK June 2024
Summer 2024: May 29 - Juli 31
EXHIBITION STUDENT WORK: September 2024
Including clay, firing, use of tools, glaze
Thursday morning
Time: 9:30-12:oo
Winter 2024: January 11 - March 14
EXHIBITION STUDENT WORK: April 2024
Spring 2024: March 21 - May 23
EXHIBITION STUDENT WORK: June 2024
Summer 2024: May 30 - August 1
EXHIBITION STUDENT WORK: September 2024
Including clay, firing, use of tools, glaze
THIS IS HOW WE WORK
1. We offer four course blocks:
Winter-spring-summer-fall
2 That consist of ten classes
With a fixed startdate
3 Buy pack of six, eight, ten classes
You choose when you start.
Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts offers four course blocks a year. All of our courses have a maximum of ten consecutive classes. You choose how many classes you want to attend per course block.
We are all busy people that sometimes want to go on holliday, have business duties or other engagements which sometimes makes it hard to attend all ten consecutive classes.
This is why you can choose the number of classes you take in a course. We offer a six, eight or ten classes package. At the beginning of each course you let the teacher know when you will attend the classes. This way you can be as flexible as you need to be.
And we also know when we will see you. Even with six lessons you will be able to start your creative journey. And if you want to go all in, with ten out of ten lessons you are also more than welcome.
SMALL
6 Classes
Price: € 255,-
This option is perfect for busy people who travel a lot or just want an evening off now and then. Take six out of ten lessons and fit this creative course in your busy schedule.
MEDIUM
8 Classes
Price: € 340,-
This option is perfect for you when you know your busy schedule is prohibiting you from joining all ten classes So in stead of ten, sign up for our medium package and take eight classes.
LARGE
10 classes
Price: € 420,-
Ok you are all in. This option is perfect for you when you want to immerse yourself in this new creative endeavor. Nothing stands in your way to go all in. Sign up f0r ten out of ten classes.
BRING A NOTEBOOK
The teacher will help give you the language and insight to better understand the type of work you want to make. It's always a good idea to document your inspirations and notice your challenges. This way you can also discover your own style as a maker in the course.
Bring a sketchbook for your clay and ceramic work. In it you keep track of inspiring things, you note your drawings and design sketches, and your notes from your process: what clay you used, and what coloring.
CLAY AND GLAZE
In our working space we have tables to work at, a station to prepare clay, a slab roller, a variety of tools, banding wheels, and a kiln.
Different types of clay and glaze are present and can be used during the course. For the use of the various materials and tools during the course, we ask for a contribution per block, which is included in the course fee.
The work you accomplish is fired in the kiln.
SHAPING YOUR IDEAS
Shaping the idea in your head or heart; the process of sculpting, drying, coloring, and firing.
A variation of color applications: engobes, underglazes, and glazes.
Is the handbuilding course something for you?
Whether you have never worked with clay, or have plenty of experience as a sculptor, you can participate in this course. Each participant has their own personal ongoing dialogue with the teacher – although it is enjoyable to hear bits of each other's conversations!
