How we miss those force 10 gusts and torrential downpours of a week ago!!!!
Despite the challenging conditions we had a ball and met some pretty fab people and aspiring potter’s.
Well done indeed to everybody who made it to the potting tent. It was a pleasure and a privilege to work with you all. Such a lovely, family friendly event!
More festival pics right here.
@lakefestuk 2020 takes place 13th – 16th August.
The Summer term in schools is one of the busiest for the Flying Potter. SATS are done, the sun is out and teachers are looking to reward their children with creative and fun activities. Little surprise then schools plan their ‘arts week’ for this time of year.
Here are the ceramic results of a couple of whole school, recent ‘arts week’ collaborations undertaken in the West Midlands.
One of x6 collaborative terracotta planters at Tividale Primary School Sandwell.
Tile panel at Holy Trinity Primary School Sandwell
We had so much fun with Emma and her bunch of merry hens!
The Welsh girls had ventured into Herefordshire for the whole weekend, leasing a large house as their base for numerous activities and field trips. Pottery featured high on the list and the organiser Sian managed to keep the visit to Eastnor a total surprise from the bride to be.
Emma took to the wheel first and made some hilarious miss-shapes before settling on a lovely little pot, applauded and appreciated by her watching friends.
We had three wheels on the go so all the party managed to make their shapes before painting them all together chatting and laughing around the table. We’ll fire and glaze the vessels in time for Emma’s wedding later this month.
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You never too old or too young for a pottery birthday party!
A few weeks back, Pat and her grown-up children all made pots on the potter’s wheel to celebrate her special day.
They all had so much fun ‘performing’ for each other on the wheel before the social activity of painting their freshly thrown creations around the table.
We’ve been running workshops here at Eastnor Pottery and out in the wider community for 25 years. Safe to say, we’ve introduced tens of thousands of people to the delights of working with clay. Some of whom have proper ‘got the bug’, purchased a wheel and have never looked back.
Nicci is one such recent convert to the clay.
Having attended a couple of our weekend potter’s wheel courses earlier in the year she’s purchased a W&K and attending a weekly course at her local college. She’s engaging with the squidgy stuff daily and sampling all kinds of wheel based making techniques on her course.
Here are a few results from an exploration into the world of jug making.
We think she’s ace and her enthusiasm and skill is properly reflected by these fab results.
