Blue and White Majolica / delftware workshop

A two Sunday afternoon class in the art of Majolica, otherwise known as delftware. The distinctive blue and white technique appears all over the world in pottery made in Iran, Spain, and made famous by the Dutch in the form of Delftware. It is made using a technique where cobalt oxide is painted over a white glaze. Tin is used in glaze recipes to create opacity, helnce its other name 'tin glazed ceramics'. 

This class is open to all levels. In first class your tutor Rose de Borman will show the basics of hand building simple forms in red terracotta clay. You will be free to create any object you choose from simple plates to sculptures and will be supported with demonstrations and reference images. These will be fired ready to paint up in blue and white the following week. Your items will be fired again ready to take home a couple of weeks after. The work is fired to earthenware temperature which maintains the luminosity of the colours and is food safe. 

Birdsmouth studio is at 5 Birdsmouth court, on Lawrence rd, N15 4fW, near Seven Sisters tube. Please contact for access requirements, it is wheelchair accessible if we clear the hall a bit. Please email r.deborman@gmail.com with any questions or to pay in two installments.  

All clay, glazing and firing is included. We will provide historical references as inspiration or you can come with your own ideas!

Birdsmouth studio is an artist run studio specialising in hand built ceramics and experimental forms. Rose de Borman is a multidisciplinary artist and educator with over a decade of teaching experience at all levels. Alongside Birdsmouth studio she currently teaches at Camberwell, CSM and The Royal Drawing School. There will be tea and coffee and light snacks and students are welcome to bring snacks/ drinks. Do contact with any questions.