Rie Tsuruta -Tebineri , exploring Japanese Hand-building

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Title: Tebineri – exploring Japanese Hand-building

This is a two-day workshop which gives you an opportunity to explore hand-building (Tebineri) techniques with Japanese tips!

You will experience Spiral wedging (Kikuneri) and make pinching (Tama-tsukuri) tea bowl and tea cup, create slabs from hump of clay and make two organic shape dishes without using moulds (Tatara-tsukuri). You will also learn how to create little boxes by hollowing clay (Kurinuki).

All hand-building techniques will be taught with slightly different approach, along with some tips commonly used in Japan.

You will use Japanese straw brush (Hōkibake) and/or soft wide brush (Hake) to create Hakeme and/or Kohiki decoration with white slip, which will occur by your spontaneous hand movement, after creating all forms.

Through this course, you can explore your creative ideas in clay and decoration as well as develop your hand-building skills.

DAY 1:

1) Practicing Spiral wedging

Using Crank Clay.

2) Tamatsukuri (pinching/thumb pot)

Using Crank Clay and forming a tea bowl and a cup.

3) Tatarasukuri (slab making)

Using White St Thomas Clay and create lots of slabs from hump of clay.

4) Kurinuki (hollowing a lump of clay)

Using White St Thomas Clay and making a form whatever you like. We will cut them to divide them to lid and body in the end of the day, then create little boxes in day 2.

5) Katatsukuri (wet slab)

Using White St Thomas Clay. We will then make organic shape plates using coils of clay and the slabs from Tataratsukuri. Adding some textures on them if you like.

DAY 2:

1) Tamatsukuri (pinching/thumb pot)

Creating foot rings on the bottom of pieces you made on the first day.

2) Kurinuki (hollowing a lump of clay)

We will hollow out the inside and create a lid.

3) Tidy up the forms of the organic shape plates

Using a knife, turning tools and chamois leather to tidy up edges of your pieces.

4) Decoration

Using slips and oxides to decorate your pots.

Key Information

• Suitable for: Beginners – Intermediate
• Timings: 2-Day masterclass from 10am – 4.30pm
• Catering: A light lunch and refreshments will be provided each day.  Please specify any dietary requirements at time of booking.
• Venue: The Waldron Gallery & Studio, TN21 0RA