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Moroccan Tiles: Zillij

Design a ceramic panel inspired by the Moroccan Zillij tradition. Make and fire geometric tiles painted with your own mix of glazes and oxides.
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What happens in this class?

An introduction to the art of Zillij, a style of ceramic tiling unique to Morocco.

The course will guide you through these processes:

constructing a traditional geometric design working with raw clay firing the tiles glazing

By the end of the course you should have completed a panel of tiles, composed to your own design.

Tutor biography: Nooshin Shafiei is a an artist and ceramicist from Iran. She teaches several courses on the Open Programme, and is also a PhD student at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts.

Things to remember

What should I bring?All materials will be provided in the class.In addition to course fees, clay will be charged at £2.50 per 500g of fired material. This should be paid at the end of the course, on collection of your fired piece.The ventilation system in our…

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Age Requirement

16

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