Moroccan Mosaic & Pattern Workshop
Schedule
Sat Jan 07 2023 at 10:00 am to Sun Jan 08 2023 at 05:00 pm
Location
Gasworks Arts Park | Melbourne, VI
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Learn how to draw and make a traditional Moroccan Pattern using handcrafted zellige direct from Fez, Morocco. Over two days students will explore each piece by name and form and draw two classic patterns before moving in to experience the traditional cutting and assemble process, making your very own piece of art to take home with you. Day One
Using the traditional methods of a compass and ruler, students will learn how to draw a classic Moroccan Pattern and its variations found throughout stunning lavish Madrasas and Palaces all over the region.
Day Two
Students will assemble precious hand-cut Zellige pieces direct from Morocco. Each participants tile is made up of 100 pieces fastidiously extracted from the clay pit, beaten into tiles, disc fired, hand glazed and cut piece by piece then chamfered.
Workshop investment includes all materials and refreshments ~ $425
A 50% deposit can be made to hold your spot as this class has limited numbers and will book out fast.
Weekend January 07th & 08th
Time ~ 10am - 5pm
@ Gasworks Arts Park
https://www.theartofprocess.art/events/moroccan-pattern-ceramic-workshop-2
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Your Tutors -
Stephanie June Ellis
Stephanie June Ellis is a Multidisciplinary Artist, Mentor, Author and specialist in drawing patterns. Through her workshops and retreats, she engages with worldwide communities offering wellness through the creative process with a focus on bridging the world's Traditional Arts, Crafts and Rituals through Sacred Geometry.
Primarily working with ink on paper, her creative practice and offerings centre around crystalline and botanical patterns which aim to transcend viewers beyond the physical world and encourage a wider vision of awareness.
Stephanie truly believes that geometry contains the power to unify the four dimensions of the mind; ~ Body, emotion, soul and spirit.
She has dedicated her life to exploring primordial patterns and symbols ( the circle, the square, the triangle ) which operate in the psyche of everyday individuals. By exploring these principles, her journey continues, soaking up the very essence of ~ The Art Of Process.
A nomad at heart, Stephanie has lived in Australia, Bali Singapore and London. She has and continues to travel extensively, working closely with artisans and craftsmen around the world. She has worked with a long list of publishers, schools, universities, community organisations and retreat centres across the globe including Bali Mountain Retreat Centre, Flores Del Camino, The Brisbane Institute Of Art, Latrobe University, Barossa Regional Gallery, The Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Dumbo Feather Magazine, Art Of Islamic Pattern and Uk based charities The Common Ground Collective & The Creative Dimension.
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Adam Williamson
Adam Williamson is an award-winning calligrapher and sculptor who has undertaken a long list of prestigious commissions and exhibited internationally. A skilled calligrapher, geometer and stone/wood carver, Adam is drawn to particular shapes and patterns that can tessellate into perfectly balanced structures. His work embodies universal principles found in nature through hands-on craftsmanship. Having grown up in a family of artisans, Adam has travelled the globe to work with artists from diverse backgrounds in places such as Mount Athos in Greece, Granada in Spain, Fez in Morocco and Istanbul in Turkey. Adam regularly worked as a consultant in Jamaica for a PSTA project supporting a group of Jamaican woodcarvers for several years and led a program focusing on indigenous crafts and dialogue with Elders in British Colombia, Canada, over a period of a year. He has also undertaken consultancy work in China and Azerbaijan that focused on preserving traditional craft skills in these areas.
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Where is it happening?
Gasworks Arts Park, 21 Graham St,Melbourne,VIC,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
