Eastnor Pottery and The Flying Potter - Pottery Experiences for families, groups and individuals
It’s been quite a week for participants depositing more clay on themselves than on the objects they’ve been creating. Jon’s short residency at Brearley Teviot Nursery was no exception as youngsters were encouraged to wear clay jewellery and create clay facial add-ons – lots of moustaches, hats, glasses and eyebrows!
Fourteen beautiful women from Watford descended on Eastnor Pottery on Sunday as part of Danielle’s hen party weekender celebration.
The girls had been partying hard in Herefordshire for the previous two nights (5.00am bedtime!!!) and pot throwing was the final activity before heading back to London.
Making coil pots and shapes on the wheel proved to be the perfect hangover cure, with everybody valuing the relaxed atmosphere of the studio.
An unfortunate piece of workshop planning meant that Jon was in the studio for England’s opening world cup match against the USA. This slight diary hiccup was more than compensated by Lottie and her lovely group of friends who chose Eastnor Pottery to celebrate her 21st Birthday.The girls spent the three hours on the potter’s wheels throwing some fabulous shapes, and having lots of clay fuelled fun…and Jon even managed to make it home in time for the second half! C’mon 
England!
Having facilitated family workshops for some 15 years, experience has shown that the adult contingent is predominantly female.
Jon was encouraged by a recent family session at a first school in Worcestershire. Nearly all the parents with their children were dads.
Everybody had a great time creating models and having a turn on the potter’s wheel. For more information: http://www.eastnorpottery.co.uk/pages/eastnorpotteryschools.htm
On Wednesday, Jon kicked off a summer term project working with the children at Brearley Teviot Nursery. The Nursery is renowned for its work with artists and has a great track record for providing creative learning opportunities for the young children who attend. 
Over the next six weeks Jon will work with the staff and pupils in a variety of ways, exploring clay and ceramic in all its glorious forms. As well as facilitating the workshop sessions, Jon will produce documentation – a pictorial record to serve as a reminder of just some of the marvellous things you can do with clay.
