Moorish Tiles in Linear Relief Technique - All-day Ceramic Workshop

Moorish tiles in linear relief technique

All-day ceramic workshop – Warsaw

I invite you to an all-day ceramic workshop where you will create your own Moorish ceramic tiles inspired by the geometric ornamentation of southern Spain and Morocco. You will learn the linear relief technique (Arista / Cuenca) — one of the oldest and most noble methods of separating glazes.

These workshops combine craft, history and creative relaxation. For one day you will immerse yourself in a calm, manual process of working with clay, form and glaze — in the rhythm of repetitive gestures, away from everyday hurry.

How will the workshop look?

• The workshop is divided into two parts of one day and begins with a short theoretical introduction:
• what the linear relief technique (Arista / Cuenca) is
• where it comes from and how it was used in the ceramics of Andalusia and Morocco
• what ornamental geometry is and how to read its rhythm and structure
• a demonstration of finished tile examples and a step-by-step walkthrough of the whole process

Part I – clay, tile and relief (approx. 11:00–14:00)

• making the tile from clay by hand
• learning to work with plaster and making your own plaster mold
• pressing the tile and building the linear relief that will separate the glaze colors
• working on patterns inspired by Moorish ornamentation of varying difficulty

You will take your plaster mold home so you can later make more tiles yourself.

Break: about 30 minutes.

Part II – decorating tiles with glazes using the linear relief technique - Arista/Cuenca (approx. 2.5–3 hours)

• working on prepared bisqueware
• learning to decorate tiles with glazes in the linear relief technique
• a large selection of glazes and colors
• depending on your pace, you may create 2 or 3 decorated tiles

The Arista technique allows for clean color separations and a very decorative, noble effect after firing.

What will you take away from this workshop?

• hand-made tiles and a plaster mold
• experience working with line, rhythm and mindfulness
• the ability to plan compositions and use ornament as an ordered structure

What skills will you develop?

• independently creating clay tiles
• designing and making plaster molds
• drawing precise lines and controlled filling of color fields
• practical understanding of ornamental geometry affecting pattern structure

Who are these workshops for?

• beginners — everything explained step by step
• advanced participants who want to learn a new technique
• lovers of ceramics, ornament and history
• those who want to creatively relax and get away from everyday life

Included in the workshop price:

• all-day workshop (11:00–17:30)
• 30 minute break
• theoretical and practical parts
• all ceramic materials
• your own plaster mold to take home
• tiles made and decorated during the workshop
• firing
• refreshments
• collection of finished works after a few days

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21 February

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11:00–17:30 (including a 30 minute break)

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Z10 Studio, ul. Zachariasza 10 lok. 11, Warsaw

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490 zł

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Registration via the shop – link in the event