Eastnor Pottery and The Flying Potter - Pottery Experiences for families, groups and individuals
A regular and valued customer of our children’s events, mum of three Sally organised for her pre-school group to visit the studio on Friday. The children and grown-ups prodded, pushed, rolled and squidged their way through an hour’s worth of clay fun, before retiring to the Pottery lawn for a picnic – nice!
This week we had the pleasure of working with Clifton Primary School in Birmingham, Badsey First School near Evesham, Lillian de Lissa Nursery School in Birmingham, St Francis Xavier Primary from Hereford, and Gorse Hill Primary, Worcester – phew!
Whilst I was out and about being the Flying Potter, Sarah and Gemma delivered a variety of workshop sessions here at the studio in Eastnor. Here are a few images from this busy, busy, hot and sticky week!
Just a few of the 90 year 3 children Jon worked with at Clifton Primary on Monday.
Funky Fruit and Veg made by years 5 and 6 at Badsey First School. The children are studying their local ‘Vale of Evesham’ environment.
Model village!
Sarah and Gemma worked with year 2 from St Francis Xavier Primary School at Eastnor Pottery HQ – fabulous fire of London inspired clay houses – drying in the sun.
Back in May I worked with thousands of Oxfordshire Cubs and Scouts, to produce this fantastic collaborative Caterpillar. See previous blog entry for details: http://www.eastnorpottery.co.uk/blog/2009_05_01_archive.html
Collaborative ‘Love pots’ from Big Chill 2007. Can you find your heart?!
The festival season is now in full swing, and we are extremely fortunate to have http://www.bigchill.net take place here in Eastnor Deer Park.
For the last couple of years, we have provided a variety of clay workshop sessions as part of the event. This year we’ll be pitching our pea green potting tent in the ‘Body and Soul’ field – offering punters the opportunity to make pots on the potter’s wheel. 1/2 hr workshop sessions will take place throughout the festival – on site, pre-booking is essential! Come up and see us or call 07814730022, when you’ve arrived in Eastnor.
I’ve been invited by Shire Hall Museum and Art Gallery in Staffordshire, to take part in an exhibition entitled Nursery Rhymes, aimed at the under five’s. Selected makers have been asked to illustrate a nursery rhyme in their particular artform. I have been assigned ‘Sing a song of Sixpence’! As well as producing a giant pie dish, I’m creating a set of handling pieces to go in the dish. Here are just a few of the four and twenty blackbirds – work in progress. The exhibition runs 12 Sept – 1 Nov 2009. Check out www.staffordshire.gov.uk/sams for details.
