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girl making a clay brick at berrington hall with the flying potter

child pleased with her clay unicorn at countrytastic

Once again we’ll be heading on down to Countrytastic to share our love of working with clay with thousands and thousands of families.

If you’ve never been to Countrytastic, we can whole heartily recommend. It’s perfect for families looking for a great day out, packed full of activities and agricultural inspired fun.

We’ll be there encouraging young makers to model Super Hero Fruit & Veg. You’ll be able to take your creations away with you on the day to dry and paint at home.

Countrytastic is a one day event and takes place this coming Thursday 28th March 2024 at The Three Counties Showground in Malvern.

 

two bright yellow pottery ducks made by a customer at eastnor pottery

two bright yellow pottery ducks made by a customer at eastnor pottery

If the weather forecasters are to be believed, the Easter break is looking a bit grim to say the least.

Don’t let the rain dampen your holiday spirits. There’s loads of indoor, creative fun for children and grown-ups at Eastnor Pottery this coming school holiday.

We’re offering a Clay modelling class on Tuesday 2nd April at 11am for families to enjoy all together and our Introduction to the potter’s wheel for 14yrs+ has spaces available at 11am on Friday 5th April – perfect for couples and small groups.

You can check availability and book online right here on the Eastnor Pottery website

We look forward to welcoming you to the Pottery very soon :)

 

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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