Ceramic course in English
8-17 July 2012
Focus in this ceramic course will be to develop your artistic expression. You will use your own skills and be able to acquire new working techniques.
During the course you will have your own working table and throwing wheel in the work studio and you will have access to the work studio around the clock. Maximum 15 participants in this course. We are proud of our summer courses – our teachers and the spacious studios.
During the course the objects you create need to dry before bisque firing. That day we will take a guided tour around the great lake Siljan to see the countryside way of life. We will make stops at historically and traditionally interesting places. We will also visit a modern designer in the surrounding area.
Instructor:
Siri Seger, trained at art school in Stockholm and Ceramic education in Leksand. She has also attended ceramic courses in Dubai during the years she lived there.
Cost:
Single room 10 600 SEK (1 100 Euro)
Part in double room 9 800 SEK (1 020 Euro)
Price includes: course, material and firing, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner and the guided tour around the lake Siljan.
Last date for registration is the 15th of April 2012.
Preliminary schedule
July 8 Arrival to Leksand. Dinner, information and inspiration
July 9-13 Working in the studio
July 14 A guided tour around the lake Siljan
July 15 Bisque firing your work and test pieces for glaze tests
July 16 Summary and group discussion
July 17 Check out
The environments
Leksand is famous for its strong tradition in folklore, folk music and its beautiful nature. Some people say that Dalarna is like Sweden in miniature. Leksand, with its surrounding communes around lake Siljan, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sweden.
In Leksand, there is room for you. This is a place where you can enjoy long walks with stunning views and fantastic Nordic light during the summer nights. There will be time for your own thoughts and soul. This is something beyond the ordinary. You will not regret it!
Accommodation
Leksand is just a three-hour trip by train through a beautiful landscape of open fields, lakes and forests from Stockholm and Arlanda Airport. You will find 6 to 8 daily connections directly from Arlanda Airport to Leksand station. The Leksand Folk High School is located by the lake Siljan in one of Dalarna’s most genuine and beautiful cultural surroundings. The view over the lake Siljan and the East Dala River is wonderful.
The accommodation and the school buildings are gathered like a small village with a main building, reception, theory classrooms and a dining hall. The rooms are very well equipped and the traditional style of the buildings gives the school a pleasant atmosphere (see above).
In a nearby building you will find workshops for the courses.
You are more than welcome to bring a friend or spouse who does not participate in the course. The cost for accommodation is 650 SEK (68 Euro) in a single room or 550 SEK (58 Euro) for part in a double room per night including meals.
For further information regarding accommodation please contact our reception by email: info@leksand.fhsk.se or phone: +46 (0)247 648 00.
For questions regarding the course content, please contact instructor Siri Seger by email: siri.seger@leksand.fhsk.se
You can also download our PDF brochure here.
We are looking forward to see you in Leksand this summer!
