We were joined by the Graham family on Wednesday afternoon who were on holiday in the area and wanted to try their hand at the potter’s wheel. Mum and Dad went for modest lumps from which to make their pots whilst their offspring went supersized and wrestled with near on 1kg of clay. Good results all round I reckon!
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Dragon season
A beautifully modelled beast by a recent family drop-in participant. We have a range of make and take projects where participants construct and take their creation away to paint at home for as little as £5. This dragon will be winging it’s way back to Brighton where I’m assured it will be dried and fired in a friends kiln. Great stuff!
Potter’s wheel weekend
Another busy workshop with eight participants enjoying the relaxing and productive atmosphere of EP Central.
Quite an arty bunch too, with the majority of guests having completed some sort of creative or artschool training.
Julie, a remarkable woman and professional glass maker kept us entertained with stories about her lengthy making process and huge number of firings (x90!!) to achieve a single art work.
Janet was looking for handy tips and inspiration for her creative practice, details of which can be found here www.hands-onartadventures.co.uk
Nikki a jeweller, is due to visit the USA in the Summer as a volunteer at Camp Ammerica. She’d been given the heads up that there would be clay and potter’s wheel at her disposal and thought it prudent get some hands on experience. She also bought her 35mm camera along and snapped away (thanks Nikki!) results of which we’ll publish in due course.
Liz and her siblings clubbed together and purchased a workshop for their mum Jane as a special birthday treat which was presented to her in a movie DVD case…see if you can guess which film!? Lizzie was the chosen accomplice who came along to keep an eye on her mum and sample the delights of the potter’s wheel!
Lot’s of stories, conversation and banter made for a lively experience as well as some wonderful pottery outcomes. I took a few pictures too.
Al’s collaborative plant pot
Al (holding the pot) celebrated his birthday at the Pottery by creating a collaborative plant pot with his family. It will fire a lovely terracotta colour and be ready for collection from the studio in a few weeks time, perfect for planting up with a shrub or hardy annual!
Hills & pots
These guys booked in for a morning pottery taster session during the Easter break.
Once they’d sampled the wheel and other making techniques, the family concluded their day out with a walk ontop of the Malvern Hills.
