Handbuilding, a Basic Technique with Christine Boswijk

Christine Boswijk will welcome participants to her studio for a unique learning experience.

The day will begin with a meet and greet, where attendees can get to know each other and discuss with Christine what can be achieved in their own practice in the future. Christine will then demonstrate a clay stretching technique, coiling and decorative finishes to make a fruit a bowl using a mould. Following the demo, participants will get to practise these techniques with assistance from Christine and her daughter Kirsten, who is also a potter and has been her technician for major commissions.

Christine's home and garden hold a large collection of her works, providing visual and tactile inspiration, as well as great examples of the variables achieved, both in scale and interpretation, through a simple method of coiling (handbuilding).

This workshop is suitable for intermediate skill level.

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