Eastnor Pottery and The Flying Potter - Pottery Experiences for families, groups and individuals
These three happy potters wanted to make some pottery in the school holidays. Just so happened we’ve launched our drop-in family sessions aimed at the more casual Eastnor Pottery visitor.
Mum Louise rang up a few days before to book the girls in and the next thing they knew was they were producing an excellent clay trio of models comprising of penguin, bull and blue elephant creation. Good work you three!
Spent a filthy couple of days working with young children and their families at the creative hub that is the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham.
We built x2 giant, exceptionally punky, muddy ducks from mud, clay, straw and sticks.
Here are just a few classic one liners from the children as they worked with the natural materials:
“dirty, dirty, dirty duck”“this is awesome” “cows eat straw”“this is like in the olden days” “we’re in the trees so that creates shade” “it’s like dinner, we have to cut it like dinner” “it will need eyes later on or it will be a blind duck” “fantastic Mr Duck” “I want to call it Micky” “look like its pregnant”
and my favourite: “This is a terrible job but we’ve got to do it”
Here are the photos from Saturday and Sunday.
So the Olympics are well and truely underway (man, that opening ceremony was something else!) Here’s some photos from our very own pre-games, clay warm-up at Eastnor Pottery last week.
Each young participant made a mini trophy celebrating pretty much what ever they wanted: Harry Potter, Mum & Dad, reading, fishing oh and a few Olympic games ones too!
They used the coil pot technique before painting their clay creations in a variety of coloured slips.
Once they’ve been fired and glazed here at the Pottery they will be availible to be collected in the next few weeks.
Want to try making pottery? 
Drop-in pottery sessions for all the family. A range of projects exploring various pottery techniques £5-£20 depending what you want to do. Simply contact the Pottery for dates and availability admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel: 01531 633886
…well emerged from the kiln anyway!
These fearsome terracotta warriers were made by 90 Yr 3 children from Palfrey Junior School in Walsall. We’ve lined them up in pairs for their portraits and will re-unite them with their makers in the Autumn term.
