BREAKING THE MOULD: Slip-casting Disassembled
with Monika
Patuszynska
June 11-24, 2017
Break the mold that holds back the flow of your creative thought… In these two weeks, Monika
Patuszynska will focus on the process of creating—helping participants to try
to unlearn some of the imprinted superstitions about a form, a function and a
process of making: specifically regarding slip-casting. The workshop will show new ways of
approaching the plaster mould, not as an end in itself, but as a creative medium
in its own right—a beginning rather than the end of the process of creation. Broken,
smashed, sawed into slices, filled up with paper pulp or chocolate cereals, the
plaster mould provides endless possibilities.
Experimenting with a wide range of techniques for creating pattern and
texture, using methods developed by the artist, slip-casting will be
entirely disassembled and rebuilt anew before your eyes.
Monika Patuszyńska (PL), ceramic artist and explorer of abandoned spaces
and untried paths. She exhibits frequently all over the world and has won many
awards for her work that may be found in public and private collections
worldwide. Member of the International Academy of Ceramics. www.patuszynska.art.pl
11 June: Sunday
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6pm: a welcome dinner
(at Moksa Restaurant) at which participants and instructor can get to know
one another and preview the two weeks ahead, plus a slide talk: Monika's Way, Work and Practice
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12 June: Monday
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morning: greet the studio and the rules- about the
casting slip, about the plaster and everything else: discussing the dos and
don'ts, a little bit of math, a little bit of chemistry, a little bit of
physics, a little bit of thinking…
LUNCH: family-style in the studio mezzanine
afternoon: demonstrations abound-- casting the double-side
mould, casting with cereal, casting with paper, casting with polystyrene,
casting without a mould and preparing a mould without a model (the reasons
why one may need a hammer, a chisel, a roll of toilet paper, an adhesive tape
and a staple gun…),
getting known the
available moulds + mould roulette for everyone J
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13 June: Tuesday
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morning: slide talk--plaster & clay-different approaches
/ a tour through the world of contemporary ceramics
LUNCH: family-style in the studio mezzanine
afternoon: getting our heads around new ideas,
sketching the first ideas based on the moulds obtained the day before,
discussing the necessity of emptiness (horror
vacui v. amor vacui), the
importance of the scale, the contrasts, finding one’s own language of forms,
testing and creating
evening: a bit of immersion into contemporary
Balinese culture, sampling local flavors, while sleuthing useful materials: exploring
the night market together—for
dinner and finding local materials that can be used for casting
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14 June:
Wednesday
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full day: working on the projects- testing and
creating, breaking and altering the moulds, casting the results, discussing
the possibilities and new approaches
LUNCH: family-style in the studio mezzanine
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15 June:
Thursday
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morning: working on the projects-- breaking and
altering the moulds, casting the results, collating data, making new decisions
LUNCH: family-style in the studio mezzanine
afternoon excursion: “from whence came our initial
forms”:-- a visit to Kevala Keramik,
the production studio from which we obtained our moulds
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16 June: Friday
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full day: working on the projects-- breaking and
altering the moulds, casting the results
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17 June:
Saturday
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full day: final day of casting—with your favourite
twist on the disassemblage techniques on offer (or your own invention!)
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18 June: Sunday
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FREE DAY (anywhere Bali…)
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19 June: Monday
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morning: finishing the pieces for bisque (sanding,
trimming, softening…); loading the bisque kiln before lunch
(bisque firing lit
at 12noon)
LUNCH: family-style in the studio mezzanine
afternoon: a discussion of post-bisque possibilities (decorating,
under-glazing, over-firing…) including a slide talk with relevant imagery
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20 June: Tuesday
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morning: unloading the bisque kiln
LUNCH: family-style in the studio mezzanine
afternoon: detailed tour of Gaya Ceramic and Design production studio, understanding their
process and gathering inspiration
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21 June:
Wednesday
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morning: post-bisque finishing; loading directly into
the kiln for high firing (polishing, decorating, under-glazing, glazing,
etc.)
LUNCH: family-style in the studio mezzanine
afternoon: finishing works and loading directly into
the kiln for high-fiing
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22 June:
Thursday
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full day excursion: to Cahaya Lestari Glass, a locally-run glass-blowing studio to
witness glass-blowing production, as well as blowing glass into a plaster
mould (considering the differences and similarities between blowing glass and
casting ceramics)
LUNCH en route and afternoon spent relaxing beach side,
deliberating casting in the black volcanic sand
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23 June: Friday
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FREE MORNING
LUNCH: family-style in the studio mezzanine
afternoon: unloading the kiln; making selections of
works to display
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24 June:
Saturday
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morning: an informal exhibition of finished works
plus a discussion of everything learned; packing (materials will be available)
FINAL LUNCH: family-style in the studio
mezzanine
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Contact us at gayacac@gayaceramic.com
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