Giving new life to the everyday: that's the goal of this training. Participants explore, transform, and experiment to create hybrid and poetic objects. Each piece becomes a unique presence, where imagination and technique unite to reinvent the world around us.

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to:

• Identify and analyze familiar forms to transform them into hybrid objects inspired by the animal or plant world
• Experiment with the properties of different clays and master the effects of texture and surface
• Design functional ceramic objects incorporating a sculptural gesture
• Develop pieces that are coherent in their use, balance, volume, and narrative expression
• Implement a personal project from sketch to finished piece, integrating experimentation and formal reflection

Program

Day 1

Introduction & Inspiration

Morning and afternoon

• Presentation of Zoé Grenaudier’s work: transformation of everyday objects into organic forms, textures, and balance

• Sketching, material observation, and development of personal project ideas

Day 2

Technical Introduction and Volumes

Morning and afternoon

• Hand-building techniques (pinch, coils, slabs) applied to stoneware and earthenware

• Guided exercises on volume and proportions

Day 3

Deepening & Experimentation

Morning and afternoon

• Work on balance, textures, and contrasts between raw and glazed materials

• Beginning of the personal project: sketching and shaping the main forms

Day 4

Personal Project

Morning and afternoon

• Creation of greenware pieces, adjustments, and individual guidance

• Preparation of pieces for post-course firing, carried out by the Campus

Day 5

Conclusion and Presentation

Morning and afternoon

• Discussion of the greenware pieces and each participant’s artistic approach

• Presentation of the post-course process: firing, glazing, and collection of finished pieces

• Self-assessment and collective presentation of projects

• Studio clean-up

Zoé Grenaudier

Based between Paris and Burgundy, Zoé Grenaudier develops a ceramic practice at the intersection of object and sculpture. Trained in graphic design, she gradually turned to clay to explore form, texture, and light, transforming everyday objects—teapots, stools, shelves—into hybrid pieces with figurative accents.

Influenced by art history and mythology, her work evokes references to the animal and plant worlds and weaves unexpected connections between sculpture, drawing, and function. Since 2021, she has created unique pieces and small series, while also developing bespoke tile projects for architects, designers, and private clients.

Zoé Grenaudier is also the founder of the Carreaux Orto workshop, dedicated to the creation of handcrafted tiles. Alongside her production, she transmits her know-how through workshops for adults, combining technical learning, experimentation and creative thinking, with particular attention paid to gesture.

• Classroom, multipurpose room, workshops with professional equipment
• Materials provided
• Individual and collaborative work
• Workshop sessions
• Active participation and experimentation by participants are encouraged

• Group and individualized monitoring of work, regular check-ins
• Self-assessment of technical skills
• Group presentation
• Attendance sheet for each half-day
• Certificate of completion issued by Campus MaNa