Workshop on Introduction to RAKU, guided by Ricardo Lopes - March 17th and 24th

The Raku is a Japanese cooking technique closely linked to the tea ceremony in which the pieces are removed from the oven when the glaze reaches the desired temperature and placed in a container of combustible material (sawdust, leaves, etc.). It has become very popular in the West due to the colors, textures and characteristic spontaneity.

In this workshop, in addition to the practice of cooking and learning the inherent physical, chemical and alchemical aspects, it is intended to equip participants with the basic skills to create their own forms through an intensive, demonstrative and personalized approach to traditional conformation techniques and decoration associated with Raku cooking.

Dates: March 17 and 24 2018

Schedule

Day 17 - from 10:00am. to 01:00pm

Day 24 - from 03:00pm to 06:00pm and from 08:00pm to 11:00pm

Maximum number of participants: 10

Pre-registrations until March 13th through the email lac.associacaocultural@gmail.com

Price: € 25

Material: clothes that can be dirty

Ricardo Lopes, ceramic potter, develops his work in the area of ​​Contemporary Ceramics from traditional techniques of conformation and decoration, with particular emphasis on the potter's wheel and the composition of glazes. He completed the Creative Ceramics Course at CENCAL in 2004, having previously held internships in Poland, Cape Verde and the sculptor Jorge Mealha in Lagos. He has participated in several workshops on glazing of special effects and traditional techniques and was artist residing in France, Japan, China and more recently in India. He has held several solo and group exhibitions in Portugal and abroad. As professor of ceramics, he participated in several educational projects, in the form of courses and workshops, in museums, schools, workshops, social centers and other public and private institutions.