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Bali International Airport—after arrival at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International airport in Denpasar, attendees will need to get to their lodgings “Sri Ratih

Cottages” in Ubud. Ubud is known as the cultural center of Bali and as a land of artists. It is a place where you have the opportunity to see the real Bali.

Denpasar (DPS) airport https://bali-airport.com/en

Sri Ratih Cottages is over an hour drive from Bali International Airport, yet only a few minutes drive’s to many restaurants, galleries and shops in Ubud

town center. And only 15 minute walk from the center of Ubud’s art culture. Enjoy the Balinese cultural center, Ubud, while staying in the peaceful Sri

Ratih Cottages. It is walking distance from the village of Penestanan and is in traditional Balinese style, with thatched roofs, set in a garden setting with a

pool. They also offer a restaurant with excellent Indonesian meals. Sri Ratih Cottages are decorated with a Balinese touch and are equipped with air

conditioning, television and a private balcony or terrace. Room service is also provided 24-hours daily and they offer American style breakfast.

Facilities: SPA, restaurant, swimming pool, safe deposit box, tour desk, drug store, free wifi, doctor on call, laundry service, parking area, room service, taxi

on call and car rental.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 Welcome dinner at MOKSA Restaurant followed with slide presentation “Life & Culture of Bali”

5:30pm | meet at the hotel lobby for pick-up via shuttle

6-8 pm | Welcome dinner at Moksa restaurant, A fully SENSUAL dining experience: from exploding your taste buds with extraordinary food options, to

opening your eyes in an ambience of raw elegance from architectural structure to ceramic dish-ware…

Dress code: smart casual to summer formal

8-9:30pm | Slide presentation: “Life and Culture of Bali” and dessert will be served

Return to cottages via shuttle

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 Responding to Stimuli

Presentation at Gaya Ceramic Arts Center, tour and intro to Responding to Stimuli project. Gaya Ceramic & Design is a production studio with a very

creative edge: “We do not produce; we create.” The presentation will be about translating a concept and the design side of ceramics. Non potters are

encouraged to attend.

Potters & Non Potters 9-11am | Gaya CAD | Michela, Marcello, Hillary “We do not produce; we create”: Designing Unique Ceramic Collections

•tour of Gaya Ceramic and Design facilities: showroom gallery, research and design office and archives (with thousands of samples), expansive production

studio (and 80+ employees at work creating), impressive clay manufacturing facility

•a design discussion led by Gaya CaD founders, Marcello Massoni and Michela Foppiani: a tour through the process of creating a collection with the use of

mood boards, client input, archive collection, 3-D rendering and technical drawings and more

Potters 11:15am-12:15pm | GCAC | Hillary and CAD crew Bali-Inspired Surfaces : Translating a Concept into Clay

•A close look at finished examples of a variety of very unique, very territory-inspired surface treatments in the Ceramic and Design archives.

•Production specialists will then demonstrate how each of these surfaces was achieved (be it on wet clay, leather hard, or bisque).

Non Potters 11:15am-12:15pm | Cooking School

Potters 2-5pm | Gaya CAC | Michela, Marcello and Hillary Naked Raku: Introduction and Commencing Forms

•Studying technique in-depth with Naked Raku specialists, Michela Foppiani and Marcello Massoni, participants will have the opportunity to take theory to

practice in this three-part experience.

•The first session will be a detailed look at a variety of finished examples, dissecting each piece so that participants fully understand precisely how the

design and feel were achieved.

•Pre-prepared samples will also be on hand to further walk through the steps of the process.

•One hour for participants to begin: sinking hands into clay and letting the ideas follow

Dinner on your own. Participants will determine independently from the hundreds of restaurants in and around Ubud (walkable from hotel, or easily

access by a shot cab ride). Gaya will provide a list of their favorites, as well as an area restaurant guide. Restaurants range from street cart vendors, to

sumptuous elegance rivaling any five star experience in the rest of the world. (Low end meals around $4 and high end around $30).

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Suggestion on what to wear:

Casual, good fabrics for heat, comfortable foot wear for uneven terrain, shopping bag for possible purchases. Sun / rain gear: sunglasses, sun hat,

sunscreen and umbrella

Potters 1-5pm | Gaya CAC | Hillary Kane

Vessels of Offering: Hand-building Box-Forms

• A discussion and demo of a variety of hand-building techniques to approach making lidded containers.

• Time for continued making for participants.

Non Potters | MOKSA permaculture garden tour and hands-on

Dinner | On Your Own (not included)


Casual comfortable clothing with covered shoulders for temple visit. Bring sarong and sash if you have it (but sarong and sash will be provided if necessary)

Good comfortable walking shoes / footwear.

Sun / rainwear: sunglasses, sun hat, sunscreen, umbrella.

Sketchbooks, camera

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Potters 9-12pm | Gaya CAD | Michela & Hillary

Naked Raku (part two): HANDS-ON Forming and Burnishing

• Suggestions of types of forms will be made, and participants will jump into forming (by hand or wheel) a small handful of pieces with which to

experiment (*each participant can make 3 medium-sized pieces or 5 small pieces to be fired)

• The afternoon will be dedicated to the final trimming or finishing of pieces and the detailed process of burnishing the leather-hard wares.

• Participants will also witness and participate in a demo firing of pre-made ware.

• All works will be bisque-fired before the following Naked Raku session.

Non Potters "Chez Monique" silver-smithing experience from a family compound where you are invited to create a beautiful custom made piece of silver

jewellery. Make your own ring, pendant, earrings and much more! Using jewellery making tools, you will craft your creation with help from our

experienced silversmiths. You will have a combined experience of over 5 decades and create thousands of handcrafted keepsakes.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 Collecting Visuals: Temple architecture and detail

Potters & Non Potters 9-11am | Pura Campuhan, located on a small hill in the valley of the Campuhan river where two streams met. Beautiful

surroundings, the temple was built to workshop Dewa Danuring Gunung Batur, whereas the temple has a role in the implementation of natural cleansing

ceremony that is held every 100 years.

Pura Dalem Ubud, Pura Dalem is one of the "khayangan tiga" temple. Khayangan tiga or trimurti is of Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the keeper) and Shiva

(supreme being). Shiva is the fusing deity, tasked with melting away everything that is outdated and unworthy of being in the mortal world that must be

returned to its origin. Pura Dalem is of Shiva temple and typically located near to cemetery.

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Potters & Non Potters Noon: Basking in Patterns | Immersing in Color: BALI BATIK, Traditional Indigo and Natural Dye batik studio tour and hands on

Batiking experience.

Batik is a cloth that is traditionally made using a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. By applying wax on fabric with intricate drawing patterns, using

“canting”; a small copper container with a long slender spout, the areas not slated for coloring are covered with wax. The fabric is then put in a vat of dye.

After the fabric is dyed and dried, the wax is removed with hot water, scraped from the portions of the dried material still to be dyed. Next, other areas

are waxed over; this is repeated during each phase of the coloring process, up to four or more times, until the overall pattern and effect are achieved.



Casual comfortable clothing.



Sketchbooks, camera

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Potters & Non Potters

A cumulative tour of some of Bali’s best craftspeople: wood carvers & stone sculptors. We will get to experience demonstrations with the artisans.

Start with Nyuh Kuning wood carvers, then headed to Batubulan Village ; one destination on the island of Bali which has a unique artistic charm. It is one

of the centers of the arts in the district with its sculptures and carvings are quite famous among domestic and foreign tourists. This village is also known as

a venue for a variety of Balinese performing arts, such as a Kecak, Barong Dance and the Legong Dance.

Lunch at a beachside resort

Lunch at Komune by Keramas beach before continueing to fine artisans: glass blowers, art gallery: Puppet & Mask Museum

The Setia Darma Masks & Puppets House is a unique museum with a mission to preserve some of Indonesia’s most colorful heritage.

Currently houses over a 1,000 masks and over 4,000 puppets from all over the Indonesian archipelago, Africa, China, Latin America and Europe, the

museum is set on a unique ‘courtyard of houses'. Artist-curator Agustinus Prayitno decided to establish the house in Sukawati, the district famous for its

community of Balinese woodcarvers, mask makers and sculptors. The courtyard comprises five traditional wooden Balinese pavilions and Javanese ‘joglo’

and ‘limasan’ houses that each house vast collections in different categories. The houses are spread over 1.4 hectares of an undulating paddy landscape

and surrounded by well-manicured tropical gardens.

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Casual comfortable clothing. Bathing suit. Beach towel



Sketchbooks, camera

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Potters 9am-5pm | Gaya CAC | Marcello, Hillary

Naked Raku (part three): FIRING

• Demonstration of resistant slip and glaze application techniques

• Participants slip, glaze and decorate wares for firing

• kiln is loaded, fired, and external pit-combustion for several loads as work is finished being glazed (1 firing before lunch, 2 firings after lunch)

• Saggar box loaded to be fired over night

• post-firing scrubbing, clean up and polishing/waxing



Casual comfortable clothing with covered shoulders for temple visit. Bring sarong and sash if you have it.



Sketchbooks, camera

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Potters & Non Potters: morning

Visit to the infamous John Hardy Jewelry studio & showroom followed by a visit to award-winning Bamboo architecture Green Village

Non Potter morning: "Cantika SPA"

Preparing and experiencing all natural spa products

Non Potters afternoon: " Big Tree Farms" raw chocolate factory tour and tasting

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Potters: afternoon

• Final firing (raku & saggar box), cleaning & waxing of works






Sketchbooks, camera

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Potters & Non Potters: morning Tanah Lot temple

The pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot, is work of the 16th-century Dang Hyang Nirartha. During his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's

beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the

fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock, for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods. The main deity of the temple is

Dewa Baruna or Bhatara Segara, who is the sea god or sea power and these days, Nirartha is also worshipped here.

Pejaten tile-making village: Explore traditional wood-firing kilns, tile and brick-making process

Potters: 3-5pm | Gaya CAC | Hillary, Marcello, Michela

Conclusion: Display of Finished Works and Final Discussion

• Participants will have an opportunity to display their finished pieces on pedestals for a brief “exhibition” and ensuing conversation about the entire two-

week experience.

• Materials will be provided for packing work to be brought home (bubble wrap, carton boxes, packaging tape)

GAYA Gelato tasting

Non potters afternoon: free time






Sketchbooks, camera

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 DEPARTURE

Information you'll need for your Ceramics in Bali trip:

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· Recommend talking with your personal cell phone provider to ensure that you have international service at a reasonable price.· Recommend purchasing at least one travel plug adapter. If you have more than one electronic device you should purchase additional adapters. · Climate: At the time of our visit, the climate is around 85–90°F. It will be the dry season. Be advised to bring sun hats and sunscreen and umbrella to use for shade.· Water: Tap water is NOT potable, bottled water should be used for drinking.

· Gaya Ceramic Arts Center: Please be sure to bring the contact information for our host facility. GAYA CERAMIC ARTS CENTERJalan Raya Sayan No: 15Desa Sayan, UbudGianyarBali, Indonesia 80571Tel: +62 [0] 361 7966 769Fax: +62 [0] 361 976220Email: [email protected]: www.gayaceramic.com

· Hotel Transportation from Airport:

For those attendees who paid in advance for Hotel Transportation from the Airport. You will be picked up by staff from the hotel. They will have signage with your name on it. Below is the contact

information for each of the hotels. Please be sure to bring with you.

Sri Ratih CottagesJl.Raya Penestanan, Ubud BaliCampuhan, Gianyar, Bali 80582, Indonesia

Tel. +62 361 975638Fax. +62 361-976550email:[email protected]: www.sriratihcottages.com

We highly recommend pre-booking pick-up from airport. This will cost USD 35 per person payable directly to Sri Ratih Hotel upon arrival. Please make arrangement with us:

[email protected] (we will need your flight detail).

· Recommend packing comfortable walking shoes, umbrella, sun hat, insect repellant, and sunscreen.

Recommend that Potters bring their sketch pad to record inspiration and for discussion in class.

· Packing: Please bring only one medium to large suitcase and one smaller backpack. The smaller backpack can be used on day trips as necessary. So if possible a medium size suitcase and

backpack would be best. Recommend packing comfortable walking shoes, sun hat and small portable umbrellas to be ready for all weather. Recommend that Potters bring their sketchpad to

record inspiration and for discussion in class. Note: The Sri Ratih accommodations have laundry service. There are no requirements for attire in the studio, safety precautions are entirely the

responsibility of the participants. We do recommend closed-toe shoes for the raku demos. Proper attire for temple visits is usually shoulders covered, sarong (ankle-length cloth), and selendang

(sash around the waist) — these two items can be rented at the temple gates.

· You are not required to apply for visa on arrival if you are staying under 30 days; and passports should be valid for at least 6 months more than the trip time. No shots are essential for travel,

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