Jon dashed back from a Surestart gig in Walsall on a Saturday morning to host Christine’s hen do at the Pottery.

The 11 gals hailed from in and around Evesham and hired a minibus and driver for their pottery/pub road trip. The weather was perfect and the gals were in great spirits (literally!) enjoying the pottery garden, clay and potter’s wheels in equal measure.

The creative bunch produced some stunning coloured coilpots and wonderful shapes on the potter’s wheel – these will be fired and glazed in time for Chris’s big day!

World Cup Mania begins to build in the Williams household. Elliot the potter made these charming footballing figures, complete with goal posts, crossbar and netting!

Check out these marvelous collaborative fish made at Widemarsh Children’s Centre, in the Easter break…See the previous blog entry dated Tuesday 13th of April ‘Collaborative Fish’ : http://eastnorpottery.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html

We really appreciate a home match! Twelve Year Eight students from Bromsgrove made the journey to Eastnor to work on the potter’s wheel and make clay sculpture. Head of Art Kate asked if we could make something ‘heraldic’ as the guys and gals would be visiting Eastnor Castle, to study the fantastic collection of Knight’s Armour. http://www.eastnorcastle.com/

Here are just a few of the fantastic clay results…


‘Tis mud sculpture season again! On this occasion Jon helped Key Stage One children at St Mary’s Primary School in Evesham construct an earth sofa in their grounds.

The school supplied a roll of turf that provided instant greenery – the darker green ‘rug’ in front of the sofa was a happy accident, created when the mixing tray was lifted, revealing the untrodden grass beneath.

The children loved mixing the mud/clay/water/straw gloop and really really enjoyed getting their hands proper dirty!