Join ceramist Suzie Wright to create your own character chicken.
The day will begin with you exploring the rich variety found in these surprisingly beautiful birds, before developing your ideas and translating them into a final design.
You’ll spend the majority of the day building your chicken using a range of sculpting tools with Suzie on hand to help you throughout.
This course is suitable for beginners and improvers alike. Suzie provides full tuition and demonstrations of all the techniques needed to complete your unique creature.
Your work will be glazed and high fired for you to collect from ArtisOn around three weeks later. The finished work will be suitable for outdoors. This workshop is open to all.
Please note there is a £17 charge payable on the day to cover materials and firing.
Click below on What to Bring to see what you may need to bring with you
What to expect
Time at ArtisOn is designed to take you away from it all and provide the environment, the time and the guidance you need to create. You can expect a warm welcome, skilled and friendly tutors plus the chance to meet like-minded people keen to share ideas and experiences. 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.
Arrive in time to meet other participants over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits before beginning your session at the appointed time. 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 homemade 2 course lunch. The main course will be delicious but don’t overdo it as the puds are usually worth waiting for! There will be a further afternoon break with the most wonderful cakes from Roots & Fruits Home Bakery, a North Yorkshire micro-bakery producing handmade bread and cakes. All food and refreshments are included in the price of the workshop.
Finish time is given as 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… of course 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 it a day being looked after, with good food, good company and great inspiration!
What you’ll need to bring with you
All equipment will be provided, please bring an apron or clothing you don’t mind getting messy.
Feel free to bring fancy chicken pictures for inspiration.
