Week 1:

• Slide Show and talk on traditional tiles making from Islamic world Iran. Iraq. Pakistan, Syria, Turkey and Spain
• Analysing a Islamic Geometric pattern for tiles

 The final two weeks will be practical sessions dedicated to you producing your exhibition pieces. Inspiration will be taken from traditional colours & patterns seen around the Islamic world. You will use the patterns and skills learnt on the course to enable you to trace, tile and transfer your designs to watercolour paper or other surfaces to be painted in watercolour, acrylics or gouache.

Week 2:

• Apply geometry design principles in a Ceramic context.
• Analysing a second Geometric pattern for tiles panel.
• Safely use of plaster and Clay.
• Practicing how to prepare the clay.
• Making moulds.

week 3:

Transferring geometric design for tiles.

• Transfer the designs to watercolour paper to be painted in watercolour to learn of principles of colour harmony.

Week 4:

• Practicing and Understand basic methods of carving on clay and plaster.
• Understanding the different clays that used in tiles making and their functions.
• Preparing test for understanding shrink in clay.

Week 5:

  –  Explore various methods of using clay for tiles

–   To learn how to make tiles by clay.

–  Understanding the different types of making tiles.

Week 6:

Continue with the rest of making tiles.

• Introduction of traditional techniques
 for applying glaze.
• Ceramic glaze testing.
• Preparing tiles for first firing in kiln.

Week 7:

Finishing the glazing.

• Preparing tiles for second firing in kiln

Week 8:

Explore different methods of adhesives, assembling and finishing technique.