Sgraffito Workshops include an overview of Redware pottery made by the Pennsylvania German potters and a demonstration of the slip trailing and sgraffito techniques used by them to decorate the red earthenware clay.  The sgraffito decorating technique has been used for centuries by many cultures and you will choose a design that pleases you.  You have the option to purchase 7 inch and/or 10 inch plates.  The plates are ready to sgraffito! You can always contact me if the site doesn't offer the size you want.  I have books for ideas, tracing paper and writing tools, along with all the tools needed to sgraffito your design.   You will scratch your chosen design into the greenware plate, then I will take your plate to my studio to be glazed and fired.  You may pick up the finished piece at the studio, at the workshop site or have it mailed to you for the cost of shipping.  I request a minimum of 5 weeks to get the plates back to you as the plates must be completely dry before being fired in the kiln. 
 

​Head start on your Sgraffito design - draw a 7 or 10 inch circle, based on the plate size you chose for the class and draw your design to fit inside the circle.  Designs can be line drawings (coloring books!) or positive/negative ones or .....  Your design does not have to be "traditional" Pennsylvania German.