A textured Porcelain Vase ~ with Cath Ball of 'Stitched Ceramics'

 

Textured Porcelain pieces ~   Cath Ball of 'Stiiched Ceramics'

Join Cath for morning to make your own special applique mug ... or in the afternoon for making a beauitful textured decorated Vase 

           AM workshop     Porcelain Patchwork Mug    10.30am -12.30pm   

+/or     PM workshop     Porcelain textured Vase      1.30pm -  3.30pm   

Choose either the morning or afternoon sessions depending on the piece you wish to make.  Bring a packed lunch to enjoy in the garden if you choose to take both classes.   A Raku pottery class is taking place on the same day .. AM and PM also. 

We are delighted to welcome talented Cumbrian artist, Cath from Stitched Ceramics, offering these two lovely short courses over one day.

You will be using hand building techniques to make your very own beautiful Mug, or vase, using gleaming white porcelain clay. Once rolled out using special 'guides', Cath will show you how to add special textures to the surface of the clay using a collection of laces and fabric. If you have any of your own textured fabrics/lace, that you'd like to include, please bring them along. 

Your piece will then be carefully transported to Cath’s studio, based in Thursby, near Carlisle,to be glazed and fired. When complete you can collect your Porcelain from either Thursby, or Greystoke or can choose to have it then posted out at an extra charge (around £6).

We hope you'll love using your special textured Porcelain pieces for many years to come. They are also safe for you to use in the oven or dishwasher.

10.30am-12.30pm  or 1.30pm-3.30pm
£48 inc fresh coffee, inc home made biscuits 
Material Charges :  £20 collected on the day  see Note*

Dates for this course - see list below for which date to book:           

Wed  18 August 2027  morning  ~  Porcelain Applique Mug      (Separate bookings are required for each course)

Wed  18 August 2027  Afternoon   Porcelain Textured Vase        (Separate bookings are required for each course)

Typically this course runs with around 6-8 students.

Please bring: £20 cash on the day for Cath - this covers the porcelain clay and other materials used in the process and return to Thursby for fettling and firing, along with return to Greystoke. Please bring something to protect your clothes. 

• IMPORTANT NOTE : As fans of 'Pottery Throwdown'  know well - putting anything into the hands of the 'kiln gods' is a risk.  They're an unpredictable lot, and sometimes things go wrong and carefully sculpted pieces can be damaged with small cracks appearing during the firing process.  Or badly wrong even - very occasionally pieces may even explode!  If breakages occur, repairs will of course be attempted.   Although rare, students should understand this is 'part and parcel' of working with Ceramics and kilns, and there is no guarantee their workshop piece will turn out perfect or in tact.
• ITS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOLLOW CATH'S INSTRUCTIONS   DURING THE PROCESS AND DO NOT IMPRINT TEXTURES TOO DEEPLY