Join ceramicist Charlotte Morrison for a day making your own Christmas or gingerbread inspired house.
Using stoneware clay, you will design & hand-build your own ceramic house which can be lit up with tealights & be the perfect mantle-piece festive decoration.
– Explore inspirational examples.
– Go through the stages of design.
– Be aware of the practicalities of working with stoneware clay & the hand-building process.
– Learn how to use basic tools and techniques to texture, cut & form your miniature buildings.
– Make around 1 to possibly 2 houses (around 10-15cm square in dimension)
– Find out about options for glazing and finishing your pieces.
All work is left for air drying and firing. Completion may take a couple of weeks. If you are unable to collect, items may be posted but a nominal postage charge will apply.
Please note there is a £20 material/firing charge payable to Charlotte on the day.
What to expect
Time at ArtisOn is designed to take you away from it all. We provide the environment, the time and the guidance you need to create. You can expect a warm welcome, skilled and friendly tutors and the chance to meet like-minded people keen to share ideas. You can even leave us to clear up the mess! There will usually be two workshops going on and we encourage everyone to mingle and be nosey about what the other workshop is up to.
We encourage you to arrive at 9.30am. This will allow time to meet other participants over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits before beginning workshops at 10am. There will be a mid-morning break for refreshments and a chance to talk over progress with others. Lunch is usually around 12:45 for about 45 mins – you can expect a delicious homemade 2 course lunch. There will be a further afternoon break with tea or coffee and cake. All food and refreshments are included in the price of your workshop.
The finish time given is a target. There are occasions when the session may overrun so do let us know if you need to be away promptly.
We aim for your day to be a real treat. You could always learn a new skill in a shed or a draughty village hall with a curly sandwich, but we want you to have more fun than that! So we make sure we provide a day where you will be looked after, with good food, good company and great inspiration!
