MasterClass Series (# Aya Murata )
MasterClass Series (# Aya Murata )
The Potters’ Guilt Masterclass series is back! We are proud to bring in Aya Murata, renowned for her intricate and dynamic Nerikomi works for a series of talks and masterclasses. The complex technique of Nerikomi involves stacking and cutting colored pieces of clay to form different patterns before their multiple layers of colours are revealed eventually on its surface planes. Aya will be sharing her extensive experience and practice in Nerikomi from clay preparation to working with the layered coloured clay in the crafting of her pieces.
Priority registration for current students and alumni.
Experience the whole process of nerikomi from scratch- from the preparation of coloured clay with Japanese pigment to refining your plan and design for a final small dish through using a hump mould with tessellation as an approach!
Dates / Time
5th July Wednesday 10am - 5pm
9th July Sunday 10am - 5pm
Demo & Artist Talk (2hrs) AM
Hands-on Workshop (4hrs) PM
Bio of Artist
Aya Murata is an artist who is based in Kyoto, Japan who has won several awards and commissions for her dynamic and vibrant Nerikomi forms, which involves kneading two different-coloured clays together and slicing it in cross sections before forming them into complex and intricate plant and floral forms. She has staged several solo exhibitions and completed multiple artists’ residencies in Japan and internationally. Her artworks are whimsical and otherworldly; the pastel colours and uneven pattern lends a liveliness to the flowers that wouldn’t otherwise be there. She had taught ceramics to children from 2001-2003 before moving on to working with handicapped people in workshops on top of her own art practice.
(IG @murata_aya)
