Guest Instructor: Yuk Kan Yeung

www.yeungyukkan.com

Yuk Kan Yeung is a visual artist working with porcelain and paper. She studied Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and continued her studies with a postgraduate program in ceramics at Goldsmiths’ College in London.

Her work represents an interplay between form and painted surface. Her refined, evocative porcelain objects reflect her cross-cultural background and her keen sense of form, texture, and materiality.

Chinese calligraphy, Chinese philosophy, and the visualization of personal moments serve as key sources of inspiration.

What will you learn?
During this masterclass, you will work with rolled-out porcelain and discover how to apply monoprinting and material printing techniques to this unique medium.

Day 1
- Introduction to porcelain and its properties.
- Rolling out porcelain clay and determining the correct thickness.
- Creating simple shapes and practicing printing techniques.
- Experimenting with monoprinting and texture printing (using various natural and found    materials).
- Working in white to explore the refinement and translucency of porcelain.
- Creating tiles and preparing colored porcelain slip for Day 2.
- Inspiring slide presentation of Yuk Kan Yeung’s work.

Day 2
- Understanding underglazes and engobes and how to combine them.
- Rolling out porcelain clay into thin sheets.
- Applying the monoprint technique to tiles and sheets.
- From flat surface to form: transforming the printed sheets into a three-dimensional       object.
- Working with support molds to focus on composition and imprints.
- Level: Experience with ceramics is helpful but not required.

Date: Saturday, August 15 & Sunday, August 16 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Keramiek Atelier Patty Schilder Tweede Kostverlorenkade 36A (corner of Schimmelstraat) 1053 TP Amsterdam

Cost: €325 (including 21% VAT)

Not included: Firing of the work (optional): €15

Included: Audrey Blackman porcelain clay, underglaze, and engobes; Lunch, soft drinks, coffee, and tea on both days.