She’s collaborated with the brands like of Audemars Piguet, Valentino, Vogue Arabia, and Marie Claire, and she’s here to teach you how to create bespoke tableware from scratch and incorporate real botanical elements.

Ceramics with Floral Imprints: Make Functional Tableware | Download

Learn how to create handmade ceramic pieces and embellish them by adding natural botanical imprints

Coffee or tea tastes so much better when it’s in a mug that you made yourself, and even more so when it’s beautifully embellished with real flowers. Visual artist and ceramist Hessa Al Ajmani finds her inspiration through observation and nature, and creates pieces with handpicked flowers from the deserts and mountains of her home country, United Arab Emirates.

She’s collaborated with the brands like of Audemars Piguet, Valentino, Vogue Arabia, and Marie Claire, and she’s here to teach you how to create bespoke tableware from scratch and incorporate real botanical elements. Delve into a ceramic world and create something beautiful with your own two hands.

What is this course’s project?
Learn how to create a functional tableware piece with floral imprints using clay and freshly handpicked wildflowers.

Hessa makes a ceramic mug, but you are welcomed to create the item of your choice.

Who is this online course for?
This course is ideal for both experienced ceramicists and beginners alike, as Hessa covers both the basics of working with clay, and also introduces a new technique that involves using natural flowers and leaves to create imprints and designs.

Requirements and materials
To take this course, it is recommended to work in a space that is equipped with ceramic tools and facilities, such as a pottery studio.

However, Hessa explains how you can set up your own space and what materials you can start with like white clay, pottery tools, wooden boards, plaster, wildflowers, glaze, and other household items.

You will still require access to a pottery studio to fire your piece if you do not have your own kiln.