Arterra terracotta jewellery making workshop by Deepika Shami from India on 6 April

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Indian Cultural Centre will be organising a terracotta jewellery making workshop by Deepika Shami from India on 6 April at 10 a.m. at the Indian Cultural Centre, 16/2 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7.

This workshop will give an introduction to terracotta jewellery making covering the basics in types of clay, curing clay, moulding, bead making, designer beads, etc., and other aspects of jewellery making such as firing techniques, tools, exotic terracotta designs, painting, findings and assembling jewellery will be discussed briefly. The session will be of interest to anyone who is interested in natural jewellery, jewellery making, art, painting and having fun while creating new things. Terracotta jewellery, a wearable piece of art, perhaps is as old as civilisation itself. Its use spans several continents and centuries. It compliments all dressing types with a natural and elegant appeal. Deepika Shami is an electronics engineer by qualification with a natural disposition towards fine art. After 20 years in Telecom industry, she is now full time engaged in pursuing her passion of making fine jewellery in terracotta and wireweaving under Arterra Jewels. She has developed her own techniques in terracotta jewellery which she loves to share with those who are interested in learning about this beautiful wearable art form.