On Saturday, we drove about 2 hours and 15 minutes to the quaint and charming canal city of Delft. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and the temperatures rose to nearly 60 degrees. Our plan was to visit the Royal Delft Museum to see how Delft Blue is made and to experience painting a tile in one of their workshops. The city of Delft is home to the beautiful blue and white porcelain tiles (Delft Blue) that you may have seen around the world. We enjoyed visiting this quaint city filled with a bustling Saturday market, bike riders in every direction, and restaurants on every corner.
Delft Blue has been around since the mid-16th century in the Netherlands.
Lunch at a café
One of the Royal Delft Master Painters--It takes 10 years to become a Master Painter
Delft Blue has to have this symbol on the back of the product proving it was made in Delft
Vermeer painting made of porcelain tiles
Pretty interior courtyard at Royal Delft
Enjoying our sweet treat, Apple Strudel and a coffee, that was part of the experience at Royal Delft
Rembrandt's Night Watch painting made of Delft Blue
The process...the paint turns blue after it is fired in the kiln
Practicing on some sample tiles
Our instructor brushed on the picture we chose with chalk
Then, we traced it with the paint and added washes. (Colin's cat)
My Dutch girl and boy
Aidan's sailboat
Mike's Vermeer painting
Colin at Royal Delft
Pretty canals
After doing the workshop at Royal Delft, we walked around the city, found a market, and eventually made our way to a pizza restaurant. It was a fun day of learning and enjoying this beautiful Dutch city.
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