Plaster molds have been used in pottery for centuries. With them we have the possibility of working in series and reproducing what we have chosen as a model and, when ready, they can be used by casting filling or press moulding.

 

In this workshop, students will make multipart casts in plaster and delve deeper into this traditional technique when making decisions depending on the complexity of the model. Taught by Katie Lagast, a Belgian artist who has lived in Lisbon since 2015, the 15-hour workshop will take place on the 3rd, 8th, 10th, 15th and 17th of February (from 7pm to 10pm).

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About the teacher:

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Katie Lagast is a Belgian artist who has been living in Lisbon since 2015. Her work has been exhibited in several art galleries and group shows in Belgium, Portugal,

Netherlands, Germany and France. Furthermore, the artist was invited to some

artist residencies in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Spain and Portugal.

Katie Lagast has been working with silicone molds for over 10 years and has become

specialist in this matter. She is a former teacher at Ar.co, former teacher and head of the ceramics department at the Academy of Arendonk in Belgium and was a guest tutor in Kiel in Germany and Breda in the Netherlands, among others. For a year she worked at Ekwc – artist residency in the Netherlands – advising artists on plaster casts and silicones.