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Looks like we’re in for a chilly few days – time to cosy up! Join one of our Clay Modelling sessions for families in half term and create a Cosy Cottage. 🏠
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These creative sessions are designed for adults and children and no previous experience of working with clay necessary, just a willingness to have some fun with clay. 😀

‘Cosy Cottage’ takes place Tuesday 13 February and all though the morning session is fully booked, we do have space at 2pm. Please visit our Clay Modelling page to check availability and to book your spaces.

blue and tanned pottery mermaid made by a child and held by an adult hand against a blue sky background

blue and tanned pottery mermaid made by a child and held by an adult hand against a blue sky background

With Summer a mere whisker away, we are pleased to announce details of our fabulous pottery sessions for families in the holiday period.

Pirates and Mermaids provide the inspiration and participants, young and old are invited to explore the nautical theme in clay.

Dates:

Tuesday 30 May 2023 (half term)

Tuesday 1 Aug 2023

Tuesday 15 Aug 2023

Tuesday 29 Aug 2023

The prospect of making a ‘Jack Sparrow’ or an ‘Ariel’ out of clay is an appealing one, and of course, no self respecting Pirate or Mermaid would be without their ship or clam shell.  So much potential for the imagination to run wild and we are genuinely excited to see what visitors make.

Oh yes, you also get to paint your clay work there and then with a considerable spectrum of under-glaze colour. Once the work has dried, we’ll fire and glaze your creations, ready for collection from the Pottery a few weeks later – we’ll drop you an email to let you know when they are ready. if you are on holiday in the area or are unable to collect for whatever reason, P+P can be arranged at £5 per item.

Places cost £25 per person and can be booked online. (follow the link and scroll to the bottom of the page)

collaborative terracotta barn owl sat on a terracotta tree stump encrusted with bugs made by school children

collaborative terracotta barn owl sat on a terracotta tree stump encrusted with bugs made by school childrenAll this week Sculpture at Kingham Lodge has welcomed 3000 local school children for a sneak preview of the exhibits – some of which have been made by themselves.

Kingham Lodge has an ambitious vision to put art back on the school curriculum. As well as supporting artists’ residencies in local schools, they fund art clubs, art competitions, art materials, teacher training in 23 North Cotswold settings.  They reckon to give over 3,500 local children the opportunity to engage with art…which we think is pretty amazing!

As part of their artist residency program, Jon took the Flying Potter mobile studio into x4 schools, building  a collaborative terracotta sculpture with each. The results have been fired and delivered to Kingham Lodge where they can be viewed alongside the work of National and Internationally renowned artists.

The Exhibition runs 20 – 29 May 2023 and we definitely recommend a visit. Admission is FREE, but you will need to book your visit online.

Jon thoroughly enjoyed working with:

Bourton-on-the-Water Primary Academy

made these lovely air, sea and land themed collaborative plant pots.

 

Chadlington Primary School

made bees, bugs, butterflies and bee hive.

terracotta bee hive covered in bees made by primary school childrencollaborative terracotta butterfly made by primary school children

Enstone Primary School

made sculptural bird baths encrusted with garden birds.

three terracotta bird baths covered in garden birds made by school children

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School

made the fabulous barn owl sat on a tree stump.

collaborative terracotta barn owl sat on a terracotta tree stump encrusted with bugs made by school children

pottery rabbit made by child on a pottery clay modelling lesson at eastnor pottery

grey pottery robo rabbit made by a person attending clay modelling pottery class at eastnor pottery

Thank you to all the families who attended our Clay Modelling sessions over the Easter Hols. 🐣

Legends the lot ov yah! 🤩

green pottery lizard made on a family workshop at eastnor pottery over easterpottery angler fish made on kids pottery lesson at eastnor potterypottery rabbit made by child on a pottery clay modelling lesson at eastnor potteryYour fired results are out of the kiln so expect an email soon!

Next clay modelling session for families takes place 11am Tuesday 30 May (half term) Book online at www.eastnorpottery.co.uk and the working title – PIRATES & MERMAIDS!

 

makershack at cheltenham science festival

girl making an octopus in makershack cheltenham science festival

Delighted to announce we’ll once again be expounding the scientific attributes of clay at The Cheltenham Science Festival taking place 6-11 June 2023.

We’ve been a  staple of the MakerShack since 2016 and worked with 10’s of thousands of participants getting hands on with clay in this marvelous, family friendly interactive space.

Just to whet your appetite, here’s a few photos from the MakerShack last year….and a lovely little video produced by the the organisers.

makershack at cheltenham science festival