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Marlbrook Primary School

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Pots made at Marlbrook Primary, with Jon WilliamsYr 5 at Marlbrook Primary School in Hereford have been exploring different pottery techniques to make vessels. When I arrived on Friday, the children were very proud of their coiled, slab and pinch pot creations drying on the shelves in the classroom.

The only technique they needed for a royal flush was the potter’s wheel.

I welcome any opportunity to work with the lovely people at Marlbrook and didn’t need asking twice to come and work with the whole of Yr5, helping each of the 60 children to throw a pot on the wheel.

Brilliant day!

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Hen party fired pots

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a couple of fired results from a recent pottery hen party held at eastnor pottery herefordshireLook at these colourful creations hot from the kiln.

Just a couple of examples of the type of work created by a hen party group staying at Hardwick House near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.

Although a lot of our pottery hen parties take place here in the main studio at Eastnor Pottery, we regularily deliver sessions in another venues.

Back in January, The Flying Potter rolled up at Hardwick House with all the clay, tools and materials the ladies would be likely to use. We all spent a fun afternoon creating coil-pot sculpture and individual mugs.

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Ellen’s pottery birthday party

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Ellen and her friends proudly show off their wonderful pottery animals in the snow covered garden at eastnor pottery herefordshiregrown-ups enjoy the snow at eastnor pottery herefordshireEllen and all her guests made it through the snow to celebrate her 5th birthday at the weekend…and what a lovely bunch they were too.

The family have participated in numerous Eastnor Pottery workshops over the years including a potter’s wheel weekend and birthday parties for both children.

The party goers made some fabulous colourful critters without a duplicate beastie in sight – all the children made individual animals including a zebra, turtle and reindeer.

Once the clay had been tidied away and the picnic consumed there was still time for a snowball fight in the Pottery garden. Not sure who had the most fun, the kids or grown-ups!!

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Ice drawing

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look what jack frost can do when hes feeling creative at eastnor pottery herefordshireWhen the temperature plummets into the minuses, mother nature and Jack frost get to work on our windows at the Pottery,  covering the paynes with spectacular drawings and effects. Something very art nouveau about this years offering.

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Vale of Evesham Special School visit Pottery

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vale of evesham special school visit eastnor pottery in herefordshire to work with jon the potterEach year a group of students from the Vale of Evesham Special School visit the Pottery to make pots and enjoy working with clay. It’s a delight to host the group and we always look forward to their visit.

This year the young people made and painted mugs that we’ll fire and glaze in time for Mother’s day. 

The children will be reunited with their creations  in a few weeks time when they make a follow-up visit to collect their work and take advantage of our excellent picnic facilities!

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