Around ceramics_ Marbling clay

Marc Leuthold

Has been teaching since 1997 as professor at the State University of New York and has taught at Princeton University and the Parsons School of Design.
Since 2016, he has been a guest professor at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, Shanghai, and at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. He is one of forty Americans who were elected as lifelong members of the International Academy of Ceramics in 1999. 

For two days, we will explore the historical technique of clay marbling with Marc Leuthold. Using pigments and a light-colored clay base, we will marble the clay from scratch. We will then combine colored clay to create forms ranging from small boxes, teacups, and vessels to pure sculptures – participants are free to unleash their creativity. Once the forms are leather-hard, we will work them with incisions and scrapings to reveal the marbled patterns we have created. Since the marbled clay is our final surface decoration, no glaze is required; the objects only need to be fired once.

• Course instructor: Marc Leuthold
• Language: German and English
• Course duration: 12 hours
• Number of participants: Min. 6, max. 10
• Only for persons aged 16 and over
• A flat fee of CHF 30 per kilogram will be charged for the objects created, which includes the firing.
• Note: No warranty claims. Liability lies with the participating persons.