This course will introduce the individual to the art of maiolica decoration, the Italian technique of painting with oxides and stains on an opaque white glaze surface. Using colourful Lunenburg sights as inspirational subject matter, participants will first be given a historical tour of the town to study and photograph the local architecture. Participants will then learn to transfer their favourite image on to tile. They will glaze paint their chosen subjects on to a variety of pre-made tiles which will then be fired. The course will include a slide presentation and several books on maiolica will be available for reference.

Janet Doble has been working as a production potter for 20 years. During that time she has specialized in the Italian tradition of maiolica decoration. She has a diploma in ceramic technology from John Abbott College, in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec and a BFA in ceramics from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. For the last seven years she has worked out of her urban pottery studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has given many workshops and for the last six years has taught evening classes with The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design.