Heads up on bodiless clay vikings at Palfrey Junior School in Walsall…..
Archive for July 8, 2012
Festival of Cultures
One of my workshop highlights is the annual trip to King Edward vi Grammar School for Boys Aston, Birmingham. I’m there working with the students during the day and then supplying potter’s wheel sessions for friends and family of the pupils in the evening.
The whole event is called Festival of Cultures and continues, year in year out, to be a raging success, not only for the boys but for the many activity suppliers like myself. Organisation of the whole affair is the responsibility of the 6th formers who are motivated, polite and very helpful, and to cap it all you get fed too: Parents set up food stands in the main hall where you can sample cousine from all over the world. The portions are generous and always served with pride, a smile and a whole lot of love. The curries are to die for and the cake stand offers a mouthwatering selection of home baked deliciousness!
Yum yum, looking forward to next year already.
Convertible collection
A couple of young potter’s collect their terracotta ‘convertibles’ made at our regular children’s workshops in the recent 1/2 term.
Next sessions take place 25 & 26 July. Please email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk to reserve a place.
Shannon’s pottery birthday party
Here’s Elena’s latest video offering & a big thankyou to Shannon, friends and family who agreed to be film stars for the afternoon.
If you would like to celebrate your birthday at Eastnor Pottery please take a look at our website page dedicated to children’s birthday parties. You can choose from a whole host of creative and fun projects, designed for all ages and abilities – or, if you had your own theme in mind, we’d be delighted to discuss your imaginative ideas.
Please tel 01531 633886 or email: admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk to book your party.
On your marks, get set……
Love this photo of a line of young artists, clay creations in hand and ready to march to the shelves to display their artwork.
Moonbeams 3 is a creative project in Birmingham valuing very young children’s art. I’ve been working with Nursery groups from all over the city at MAC, Cannon Hill Park. The children have been placing their potter’s wheel inspired creations, freshly made onto specially designed shelves as part of the moonbeams3 exhibition
Kate Green has been documenting the project – check out this brilliant shot of hands on the wheel taken at one of the sessions.
Peter Wynne Wilson hasalso been working with the young people at MAC, recording their stories from his creative workshops. View the wonderful results by looking here.
