cafe ceramique

Located at Al Araimi complex in Qurum, its a Cafe restaurant and art studio in one. We decided to have breakfast there last friday after church and although, we planned to just pick-up one ceramic that we painted some time back, we ended up painting our own bowls... for about four hours.

The food and service are great, most of the staff are "kabayans". We were very much into our painting. We ate our food a little bit faster than we normally do and proceeded to continue on our art work. We each got our individual bowls. Spent a few minutes deciding which paint colors to request for then wiped our bowls clean with a wet sponge. Deciding on a base color to work with, we started brushing along. After several coats of our base surfaces, we proceeded to contemplate what designs to use. Hubby chose on his fave hero...big surprise. Vivian and I settled on more time-tested patterns and designs... like butterflies, leaves and even zen patterns.

Once done, we paid our dues and left our bowls in the studio's care. They submerge it in a tub of glaze and then 'fire up' the ceramics in an 'oven' to give it the fine glossy finish. The one-week wait is quite worth it. Can't wait to use them on a rice bowl meal.