Creative Tinos - Active vacations on Tinos Island, Greece

Ceramic classes for amateurs ,advanced and professionals - pottery-courses on the Cycladic Island of Tinos

The ceramic workshop 'Tinos Ceramics' is situated in a central and peaceful area on the Island of Tinos, just 2.5 miles north from the town of Tinos. The studio is near to the Medieval Road which connects the town to the Castle of Exombourgo, today used as a donkey and footpath. An excellent starting point for trekkers.
The studio was founded in 1982 as a base for the sculptress Margarita Delatola-Aicher who was later joined by Bernhard Aicher in 1986, an experienced ceramic teacher.

With Margarita and Bernhard you can model, making pots on the potters wheel (4 electrical potter wheels are available), free development, Raku - technique, ceramic painting, basics of firing ceramic kilns.
You'll get a lot of work experience for your favourite hobby, the long experiences in business of your course leaders as free lance potters and as ceramic teachers guarantee this. Course can be adapted to personal desires concerning main emphasis and course time.
Classes are taking place starting from 2 course subscribers. 

Themes

1. Throwing at the potters wheel and Raku. Max. 5 subscribers

2. Mould-making, max. 5 subscriber, only for advanced

• Independent of your choice we will teach you basics of clay-preparation, shrink and drying , glazing and firing.

• According to our experiences we know that lessons longer that five hours a day are to heavy . We offer 5 hours a day, the rest is for other activities to enjoy your holidays as swimming, hiking etc.

• Our students can use a small kitchen and a refrigerator, outside the studio is enough space for parking.

• We have enough tools for our students, but if you like to use your special tools you may bring them with you.