This is the fourth and final Three Countie’s Agricultural Show of the season.

At Countrytastic, I provided make and take, drop-in workshops for the thousands of visitors.

At the Spring Gardening Show, we created a mud sofa in the learning garden, now blooming with a riot of wild flowers, see the blog entry: https://eastnorpottery.co.uk/blog/2009/05/spring-gardening-show.html.

At the Three Countie’s Show in June, I worked with 500 school children, helping them to build several collaborative farm buildings, see blog entry: https://eastnorpottery.co.uk/blog/2009_06_01_archive.html.

The Autumn Show provided the opportunity for families to make individual autumn inspired coil pots. Participants took them away with them to paint at home.

4.30 Monday morning in the Big Chill, dismantling the tent and packing up the wheels. 9.30 am, setting up stall across the road in the Castle grounds, ready to deliver five days of workshops for their summer visitors. 

Phew!

 

Janee, the chief organiser of the Body & Soul area said she had never done any potting on the wheel before: pull the other one Janee!

 

It’s a bit like riding a bicycle, making pots on the wheel – a very difficult skill to un-learn! Ken demonstrated this beautifully. He hadn’t done any throwing since childhood, but was able to recall the technique instantly. He threw some amazing shapes and really looked the part too!
This was my first group of participants on the Saturday! The girls each made two pots in the allotted half hour no problem or wobbles – genuine natural talent!