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fired and glazed rabbit made from clay

Tuesday 4 April & Tuesday 11 April 2023. 11.00 am – 12.30 pm.

FUNNY BUNNY!

£25.00 per person.

fired and glazed rabbit made from clay

We’re delighted to announce details of our fun and creative clay modelling sessions for families scheduled for the fast approaching Easter holiday.

Funny Bunny is the title and participants, all ages and abilities will get to make rabbit inspired clay sculptures using the pinch-pot, hand modelling technique.

Once potters have finished modelling their creations, they can paint their bunnies, there and then with coloured slips and underglazes.

The resulting work will need to dry thoroughly before it is fired twice in the Pottery kilns. This whole process takes approximately one month and participants will be notified via email once their work is ready for collection from the Pottery. If participants are unable to collect, P+P can be arranged at £5 per item.

These sessions are designed to be inter generational and grown-ups have as much fun as the kids. No previous experience of working with clay necessary, just a willingness to get creative with clay and have a lot of fun.

The 90 minute sessions commence at 11.00 am on both days and cost £25 per participant. U12’s need to be accompanied by an adult.

To book your place(s) please visit our Clay Modelling Projects. You’ll find more details about our fabulous sessions for families and also be able to book online.

 

family painting their pottery rabbits theyve made at eastnor potterychild with green rabbit made at eastnor pottery

pottery pumpkin made at eastnor pottery family session

pottery pumpkin made at eastnor pottery family session

Come and make a pumpkin patch packed full with squashes and seasonal fayre.

You’ll have the opportunity to paint your clay creation on the day with coloured slips and underglazes.

We’ll fire and glaze your masterpiece, ready for collection from Eastnor Pottery a few weeks later. Alternatively, Post & package can be purchased at £5 per item.

£25 per person. U12’s will need to be accompanied by an adult.

Please book online.

 

montage of little lidded pots made by visiting families to eastnor pottery in half term

montage of little lidded pots made by visiting families to eastnor pottery in half termMarvellous lidded pots from February half term Fresh out of the kiln and ready to be reunited with their makers. Don’t they look great!?

Next up we have NEST MAKING!  Clay fuelled fun for all the family in the Easter holidays:  12, 13, 19 & 20 April. Booking couldn’t be simpler – just look for the orange and white buttons peppered around our website.

montage of lidded pots made on pottery session for families in half term at eastnor pottery

jon williams from eastnor pottery and the flying potter herefordshire

Hands-on clay modelling for all the family

Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13, Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 2022

jon williams from eastnor pottery and the flying potter herefordshire

We’re delighted to announce a series of family clay modelling sessions planned for the Easter holidays.

‘Nest-Making’ is the seasonal theme.

Our hedgerows will soon be a hive of activity as feathered friends construct their homes from twigs, grass and feathers. Participants on these incredibly fun and accessible classes will have the opportunity to emulate this activity – but only using clay!

As well as experiencing a myriad of hand-building techniques, aspiring potters of all ages will also paint their creations with coloured slip.

The nests will need to dry thoroughly before they are fired and glazed. This whole process can take up to five or six weeks and participants will be contacted when their pots have emerged from the kiln.

Sessions are 90 minutes in duration and cost £25 per person. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult and places can be booked online. Please look for the ORANGE button on this page or if you’d like to book by phone, please call 01531 633886 and have your debit/credit card to hand.

 

clay owl made with a bag of clay by jon from eastnor pottery and the flying potter

albert the albatross stuffed bird at worcester art gallery and museum

We always enjoy a clay sesh at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, especially as we get to see our old friend Albert the Albatross!

Albert was presented to the city’s museum collection in 1902 by a Mr Percy Pryce Brown, a refrigerator engineer aboard RMS Waimate! The museum curator and top notch taxidermist Mr W. Edwards preserved the bird while a custom-made display case was built by local carpenter W. W. Hunt. Albert has been admired by museum visitors for over a hundred years and is currently displayed in the activities room….which is where we get to work with pottery participants of all ages and abilities.

This time, Jon worked with a group of youngsters from a local nursery school exploring clay on the tables and potter’s wheel. Everybody had a fantastic time and the session just flew by, almost as quickly as a wondering albatross!

albert the albatross at worcester city art gallery and museumclay owl made with a bag of clay by jon from eastnor pottery and the flying potterclay pot made on potter's wheel by early years childrenclay spider made by child at worcester city art gallerywet pot made on potter's wheel by a very young child at worcester museum