Organizer: Quirky Workshops Art, Craft and Heritage Skill Courses
Name: Greystoke Craft Garden and Barns
Phone: 017684 83984
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.quirkyworkshops.co.uk/workshops.htm
Greystoke
Penrith
CA11 0UT
9.30am – 4pm £75 Lunch included Material Charges from approx £10
Just 8 mins west of M6 J40, off the A66 towards Keswick.
Much of Gwen's work is defined by the unique incorporation of textile pattern into her porcelain, making her work so unique and admired.
Gwen will start the day by introducing you to porcelain clay, a beautiful material to work with; you are able to make quite fine pots as a complete beginner. You will learn how to roll the clay to a use-able thickness, then roll lace patterns of your choice into the clay. Once leather hard you will construct a slab pot, which may be a vase, or tea light. These pots may then be further embellished with clay buttons or lace, all of which Gwen will skillfully show you how to do. A coloured slip may be added at this stage to show up the texture in the lace patterns. Scraps of embellished clay may be made into buttons or jewellery.
Your pieces can be detailed in white or a slip or lustre added to highlight the textures that you have incorporated. Adding a lustre might incur an extra firing charge. You should be able to make at least 2 vases and 2 tea lights in a day and use the remaining clay to make some small delicate decorations
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