As we unpack the kilns we’ll always attempt to document the wonderful fired and glazed made by schools, groups and individuals. Please take a look at the photos of recent ceramic creations – you’ll find x4 giant plates filled with cakes and confectionary produced by x4 Birmingham Children’s Centres, inspired by the children’s book ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’. There‘s also a selection of pottery ‘fire of London’ houses made by Woodlands Infants School in Shirley.
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The Tiger who came to tea…at the Pottery!
Lottie and myself had great fun over 1/2 term (seems like an age ago now!)working with x4 Birmingham Children’s Centres exploring language and learning via the medium of clay.
The children’s book ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’ by Judith Kerr provided the inspiration and families got hands-on with clay in the Centres and here at the Pottery.
The Centres who took part: St Thomas, Ladywood, Summerfield and Lillian de Lissa
Later in the year, participating families will get to see an international theatre performance of the book at Birmingham Town Hall.
A school bursting with famous artists
Spent a very busy day at Lickey Hills Primary School working with a grand total of 240 children in a day!!! All the students and staff came to school dressed as an artist or famous artwork and juding by the quality of costume, a lot of care and creativity had gone into the atire. We made some beautiful collaborative clay pots all beautifully documented by Henriette Lang.
The day also made it into the Bromsgrove Standard!
Washwood Heath Nursery School
One of my early Autumn highlights is working with staff, parents and children at Washwood Heath Nursery School. Although I’m a regular visitor throughout the academic year, we run a concentrated series of workshops in Sept/Oct designed to ease the ‘settling in’ process for both children and their parents.
So, whilst the children are getting used to their new classroom surroundings, the parents are invited to remain in the hall, just in case they are needed by their youngsters. To occupy minds and sooth the stress of separation, the adults are offered creative activities such as basketmaking and claywork.
I’m always blown away by the talent, skill and stories shared.
A husband and wife, both doctors made some super clay work. Mum made a Snow White figure. (featured photo) Apparently, she’d made one at school when she was 11years old and although the school didn’t have a kiln, she was able to paint her dry clay work and was very proud of her artwork. Really grateful for the opportunity to make it again and was excited at the prospect of it being fired and glazed. Husband helped her construct the figure, they both worked together on the same piece. Mum used to love her clay lessons and used to skip history lessons in order to work in the pottery studio.
“This really takes me back to my childhood – I’m going to take a photo and share it on my facebook page as all my old school friends will comment about it”
Dinner time at Brearley…
…will be enhanced by these lovely, colourful vases created by the staff at Brearley & Teviot Nursery School in Birmingham. The pots were made as part of a staff team day exploring clay skills and creating collaborative work.
Nursery head chef Wendy requested something suitable to display small poses of fresh cut flowers for the children to enjoy whilst they dined.
I think you’ll agree these tick the box!
