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Working in partnership with the prestigious Royce Wood Pottery, Zantium Studios are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to design, decorate and glaze your own ceramic tiles. A number of different techniques will be covered including hand painting, embossing, sculpting and tube lining. | ![]() |
The Course (Two days) Over the 2 days you will produce your own collection of individual
tiles. These may be used as feature wall tiles (decors) set amidst
plain field tiles or can be framed as wall plaques or trivets.
Alternatively you may choose to create a design spanning a block
of several tiles to form a splash back for a sink, cooker or Aga. |
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| The Royce Wood Pottery is located in a historic Derbyshire water mill approximately 15 miles from Zantium Studios. The course includes a private tour of the pottery and showroom on the Saturday afternoon. | ![]() |
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| Some examples of wall tiles from Royce Wood's current collection | ![]() |
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Materials Both clay and biscuit fired tile blanks will be available. Students
will have access to a varied palette of rich, vibrant glazes.
These contain naturally occurring minerals such as iron, copper,
cobalt and manganese which are blended using original Victorian
oxide recipes. They can be applied to the tiles in several layers
to produce depth and lustrous effects. |
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Godfrey Hole House, Godfrey Hole, Hopton, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4DF