Subject: Free Ceramic Workshops at the 8th Annual Handmade Tile Festival Free ceramic workshops at the ArtisanTileNW Festival 2013. Schedule below. *Artisan Tile NW presents: * *8th Annual Handmade Tile Show and Sale* October 4th2013, 3 pm to 8 pm October 5th 2013, 10 am to 5 pm Opening Reception: October 4th 2013, 6 pm to 8 pm *UW Center for Urban Horticulture * NHWS Hall, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98195 (near U-Village, free parking) Sponsored by Artisan Tile NW and with location support from UW Botanical Gardens 2013 Theme: Northwest Natives *Free Workshops* Sat. Oct. 5, 2013 10:30 Tile Carving in Paper Clay with *Bob Jewett* of Wilburton Pottery, www.wilburtonpottery.com Bob demonstrates an easy technique for beginning carvers. He will answer all your questions about getting started at home. 11:15 Making Multiples with *Claudia Riedener* of Ixia Tile Tacoma, http://ixiatile.com/ Claudia shows how open-face molds are made from plaster and how to create perfect tile replicas through pressing clay or slip-casting in the mold. You will also learn how to apply pressed or molded sprigs to fresh clay. [image: Inline image 2][image: Inline image 4][image: Inline image 3] 12:00 Water Etching with *Mary Lynn Buss* of Isle Tile Mary Lynn demonstrates water etching, a technique resulting in a slight relief with soft edges to an image or pattern on green ware. A resist medium, brush, and a damp sponge are her key tools. 12:45 – 2:00 Using Handmade Tiles in your Home Installation *Craig Sawyer of North West Society of Interior Designers, Richard Scott of Status Ceramics, Claudia Riedener of Ixia Tile Tacoma, and Florian Raymann of Raymann Tile and Stone * This panel of experts in design, tile making and installation, demonstrate and give pointers on how to use artisan handmade tiles in your home. They will provide ideas of how to obtain a quality custom result using examples of tiles made by artists at the show and commercially available tile. 2:00-2:45 Antique Art Tiles—A Collector’s Perspective with *Ron Endlich*, Tile Historian and Collector Ron discusses antique tiles from 19th and 20th centuries. He will show examples, many rare, from his collection. 2:45-3:30 Leaf and Floral Applied Relief with *Janet Gadallah* of JLG Pottery and Tile http://www.jlgpottery.com/ Beginning with press molds, Janet demonstrates how she adds more relief dimension to her work. Inspired by nature, her results bring the outdoors in to be enjoyed year round. 3:30-4:15 Repairing Broken Tiles with *Brechelle Ware* of Tile Heritage Foundation http://www.tileheritage.org/ Brechelle teaches some basic repair techniques to preserve your installation or art piece. Using items commonly found in the home, learn to fill cracks with a variety of materials and put broken pieces back together with structural integrity. contact: Claudia Riedener, ixia@harbornet.com, 253-274-0655