021-2440279/ 021-2440538 raania.durrani@gmail.com


Duration: 14th – 19th November 2006 Fee: 3000
ABOUT KRISTINE MICHAEL Born in New Delhi, India in 1960, Kristine Michael is a ceramic artist who initially trained in industrial ceramic design. She apprenticed with Ray Meeker and Deborah Smith at the Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry, and with Alan Caiger-Smith at Aldermaston Pottery and at Dart Pottery, UK. From 1984, she has worked in New Delhi and Pondicherry exploring the possibilities of clay sculptural and functional objects through stoneware, porcelain and earthenware, and the glaze techniques of wood firing, salt glazing, raku, pit firing and lustre ware. She has held over fifteen solo exhibitions in cities in India and participated in international group exhibitions which include 'Made at the Clay Studio' Philadelphia, USA (1998), 5th World Triennale of Small Ceramics, Zagreb, Croatia (1997), Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand (1990), Ceramics '88, International Potter's Conference, Sydney, Australia (1988). Her work is in the permanent collection of South Asian Contemporary Art at Bradford Museum, UK, and The British Council Collection, UK. She has been awarded among others, the Lalit Kala Grant (1986), Junior Fellowship, Department of Culture (1987-'89), Charles Wallace Trust, Festival of India Arts Award (1992), Sanskriti Fine Arts award (1996). In 1998, she was the Visiting Guest Artist at the Clay Studio, Philadelphia and a Nehru Trust scholar to the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, London researching 19th century Indian glazed pottery in 1999. She has taught pottery and sculpture at both secondary school and college level. She presently teaches ceramics at The British School in New Delhi.
Ceramics: hand-building - Basic Instructors: Raania A.K Durrani / Shazieh Gorji This workshop will address the basics of hand-building: functional and sculptural works in clay. Experimentation with form and surface will be encouraged. Projects may include vases, boxes, tiles, bowls, wall sculptures and more. Participants will be expected to purchase their own clay; clay will be available for purchase at the venue as well. A list of tools will be provided upon registration. Don't forget to dress-for-mess and bring an old towel to class.
Fee: 8,000
Instructor: Sarah Bakhtiyar This particular project will focus on exploring mediums for painting in a diverse way. Participants will be dealing with colour, forms, technique, concept and scale. It will also be a session to develop the thinking process which involves research. Outdoor painting is challenging and most exciting as it depends on several factors such as venue, environment, weather and medium. This project will also be a chance to work with others as a group, developing camaraderie and benefiting from collaboration. Duration: 3 weeks Tuesday & Thursday 5 - 7 pm, Saturday open studio 11am - 4 pm Fee: Rs.6000