Ceramic tiles have been used throughout the world for many centuries to provide useful and colorful accents in the home. In this five day course, participants will learn a variety of techniques for making and decorating both flat and raised relief tiles. Red earthenware clay and a vivid palette of slips (liquid clays) will be used to create several projects, including a “sampler” of small tiles suitable for use as a trivet or wall piece, decorative relief tiles, and a project of the participant’s choosing. The techniques taught in this course can be used in decorating many other ceramic forms. enrolment limited to 12.

Dates: July 23-27, 2007

Time: 9:30-3:30

Place: Old Newtown School, Home Economics Classroom, Lunenburg

Cost: $295.00 Cdn.

Supply List: Fees $75 course materials and kiln fee.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Note: Work will be ready to pick up or send from 10 days to 2 weeks after the workshop.

Carol Morrow is a graduate of the Ceramics Studio in the School of Craft and Design at Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (formerly Sheridan College) in Oakville, Ontario. Her work has been shown at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. She makes both decorative and functional tiled objects in her studio in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

See more of Carol Morrow's work at: www.delectile.com