Make pottery animal figurine - 9th May
Make your favourite animal with Dave Short, finalist from The Great Pottery Throw Down 2024
Service Description
During this workshop you will have the chance to learn and practice clay forming, shaping and refining skills with the guidance of The Great Pottery Throw Down finalist Dave Short. You will then apply these techniques to create a figurine of your favourite animal using beautiful sanded terracotta clay. At the end of your session, we will retain your piece to be fired and glazed. It will be ready for collection in 3-5 weeks. This workshop would be enjoyed by all ages and levels of experience, but is aimed at younger and less experienced potters. Historical background: the oldest pieces of pottery so far discovered are not bowls, cooking pots or cups, but are in fact animal and human figurines dug up in Dolni Vestonice, in what is now Czechia. They are thought to be about 30,000 years old. Microscopic analysis of the surface of these figures has revealed the fingerprints of children. Participants in this workshop will be continuing a long, long tradition. Date: Saturday 9th May Time: 1.30-3.30 Price: £32 Duration: 2 hours Location: The Spotty Dog Pottery, 5 Barton Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5PP Skill level: Suitable for beginners and those with a little experience aged 12 and over, including adults All materials and tools supplied. We will supply an apron but would suggest wearing clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting clay on (The clay doesn’t stain and fully washable). Further Information Are you a fan of The Great Pottery Throw Down? We are delighted to have 2024 finalist, Dave Short running this workshop You will be informed when it is ready for collection from the Spotty Dog Place, Tewkesbury. This is approximately 3-5 weeks later. Tea, coffee and squash and biscuits are available during the workshop. Please notify the tutor of any allergies. Booking is essential, as numbers are limited to 8 students. Payment due when booking. For more information or to book, call 07979 230751 or email thespottydogplace@gmail.com Please see Terms and Conditions for the Cancellation and Refunds policy.
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
Terms & Conditions When booking a workshop run by Rachel Elizabeth , the following terms & conditions form the agreement between us (The Spotty Dog Place) and you (Participant) ● Workshops will require at least 3 participants to run, if the workshop has to be cancelled for this reason a full refund will be given. ● A workshop booking is not deemed confirmed until full payment is received. ● Payment is required in full at the point of booking and a space on the workshop will be confirmed by the email address you provided at the point of booking. ● Once a booking is confirmed by email it can only be cancelled if at least 15 days' notice is given by the participant whereupon, Rachel Elizabeth may offer to: Resell the place by approaching those on a reserve list if there is one. In that event, a full refund will be given. Transfer your booking to another workshop run by Rachel Elizabeth Should the alternative workshop be at a differing price, the difference will be rechargeable or refunded. Issue a credit note for another workshop run by Rachel Elizabeth ● If Rachel Elizabeth should cancel a workshop for any reason, she will contact you as soon as possible and an alternative date for the same workshop will be offered. If this cannot be fulfilled a full refund will be given.
Contact Details
5 Barton Street, Tewkesbury, UK
07979 230751
Thespottydogplace@gmail.com