Trevor Waugh loves the UAE.
He has been exploring it’s landscape and cultural traditions for many moons and has really got “under the skin” of its visual narrative. We love working with him and can guarantee that your visit to this stunning exhibition will reward you with an indulgence of Captured Moments
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Captured Moments
Celia Potoudis Macpherson
I love clay. I just love the feel of it and the way it responds to my fingers, remembering and recording my slightest touch. I also love the way clay is both timeless and universal. It connects us to other cultures and older generations and yet allows us to express contemporary values too; ancient traditions with a new twist.
The development of human civilization goes hand in hand with the development of pottery, from early, bonfire-baked pots to Limoges porcelain, man has utilized the basics of clay, water and fire to create vessels that are at both useful and beautiful.
My early career as a journalist in London meant that initially, potting was a hobby. It turned into a passion after I moved to Kenya. In my thatched, mud walled, Nairobi studio I learned to coil build in the traditional African way, techniques shared by other cultures all over the world.
I was born in Cyprus but am now based in Dubai and, having lived on three continents, enjoy how my peripatetic life has resulted in diverse cultural influences finding their way onto my pots.
My forms are symmetrical but I am not after perfection; I love the subtle vitality of coiled pots where the hand and not the wheel directs shape and form.
I concentrate on simple forms, mainly bowls that open out from narrow bases, and tend to eschew glazes in favour of the warm, natural surface of bare, burnished clay, often allowing the fire and smoke to have the final, unpredictable word. The work is raku fired which involves the pot being removed red hot from the kiln at around 850 degrees Celsius then smoked in sawdust. It has a glaze layer that is designed to fall off like eggshell, revealing patterns made by smoke from the fire bonding onto the naked clay.
Caring for your pot: My pots are designed as sculptural objects and should not be filled with water or used to serve food in. Because of their relatively low firing they are still porous. Keep out of direct sunlight and polish occasionally with natural beeswax.
Dancing in the Wind and Playing with Fire
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Festive Fair – 23rd November to 31st December
To Celebrate the Festive Season we have gleaned the world for unusual and unique hand made gifts for every pocket
Indigo from India, Towels from Turkey, Soaps From Dubai, Jewellery from Kenya, Table ware from South Africa, Ceramics From England, Glassware from Morrocco, Linen from the UAE, Spices from the Souk, Baskets from Bali and much much more.
Lynda Shephard – Water Colour beginners & intermediate
More Workshops with Lynda Shephard
Lynda’s October Workshops were so succesfull she has agreed to come back in November with more classes
CHILDREN’S WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP,
SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 4.00-5.30PM
Children love the spontaneity of watercolour and its creative character. During this one and a half hour workshop, children will complete a painting using a wet on wet technique and become familiar with many important aspects of colour theory. All materials and equipment are provided and included in the fee.
CREATIVE WATERCOLOUR TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP,
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 9.00AM-1.00PM
This four hour workshop will provide an exciting adventure into some of the most up to date, creative watercolour techniques and “tricks of the trade.” Students will learn how to develop highly creative and thought provoking effects. The workshop is suitable for total beginners as well as those with some painting experience. The materials and equipment for this workshop are provided and included in the fee except for watercolour paper. Students are requested to bring three or four sheets of cold pressed, textured 300gms watercolour paper and not smaller than A3 size, which is easily available from most art supply stores in Dubai.
INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP PART 1,
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26TH 9.00AM -1.00PM
This four hour workshop will focus on completing an architectural landscape drawn from the Dubai Creek area. The paper and the prepared drawing will be provided for this workshop but all students are requested to bring their own brushes and watercolour paints. The painting will involve both a wet on wet, loose technique combined with more detailed and technically skilful areas. Lynda will also be working on the same painting in order to provide a practical, step by step demonstration for all students.
INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP PART 2,
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27TH 9.00AM-1.00PM
This four hour workshop will result in the completion of the painting started in Intermediate Workshop Part 1. Attention to detail, the addition of textures and helpful, critical analysis are provided in the closing stages of the painting.
BEGINNER’S WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP,
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28TH 9.00AM-1.00PM
This four hour workshop is designed to familiarise students with the amazing qualities of watercolour and the unique tools and materials used by watercolourists. Every student will go home with a completed painting. The prepared drawing, materials and equipment will be provided and these are included in the fee. The painting subject will be an arrangement of bougainvillea. After a brief introduction to explain how the paints and equipment are used, students will be shown how to approach the painting with a wet on wet technique, working from light to dark and the colour theory involved when painting from nature.