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I spent a month on a paid brick artist residency in Portugal (yes—I got paid to make art abroad). In this vlog, I take you inside a small-town artist residency hosted in a historic convent, where I explored brick-making, ceramics, and destruction as process. You’ll see how bricks are made—from clay sourcing and shaping to firing—plus my experiments with rare-earth bricks, paper clay, welding, and ceramic aggregates.
If you’re researching artist residencies, ceramic residencies, fully funded programs, stipends, grants, or art internships abroad, this is for you.
🎥 What You’ll See / Learn
– How I landed a paid artist residency (stipend) and what the application + costs looked like
– Life in a convent residency: dormitory, shared spaces, and small-town Portugal vibes
– Brick factory tour — how bricks are made: clay sourcing, shaping, drying, and firing
– Experiments with rammed-earth bricks, paper clay, and aggregates
– Ceramic studio setup and test-tile workflow for experimental glazes and materials
– Welding basics for artists: using metal in sculpture and installation
– Project process: breaking ceramic bricks, wall installation, floor installation, and the conceptual thread of destruction
🎯 Who This Helps
Ceramic artists, sculptors, installation artists, design students, and anyone searching for: artist residency Portugal, brick artist residency, ceramic residency Europe, paid artist opportunities, fully funded programs, art internships abroad, studio vlog, process video, brick factory tour, paper clay tutorial, welding for beginners, destruction art, and grants for artists.
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction
02:41 Dormitory (residency living)
04:30 Convento tour (historic space)
06:36 Ceramics studio tour
08:40 Test tiles (materials & methods)
12:58 My plan for the residency
13:35 Brick factory
14:35 Rammed earth bricks
16:42 Brick factory tour (how & where the bricks are made)
19:03 Another artist’s project (laser engraving & mechanics)
21:31 My project part 1 — breaking a ceramic brick (adding aggregates)
24:24 My project part 2 — installation
25:20 Creating a wall installation
25:50 Creating a floor installation
26:22 Conceptual part of the project
Oficinas Do Convento: https://oficinasdoconvento.com/
Residency Information: https://oficinasdoconvento.com/en-_-open-calls/
Alberto Harres (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/mneu_nomne/?hl=en
Alberto Harrest (website): https://albertoharres.com/
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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loram.ceramics/
My course on textures (and glazes) in ceramics: https://www.loramceramics.com/textures-in-ceramics/
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MariaLoram
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