WEEK 4 > 8-12 Aug

POTTERY WEEK

Lynsey Smiles has always had a passion for clay and creativity and loves to share her skills. She is keen to inspire the makers of tomorrow by supporting them to explore their own ideas and help them realise them in clay. She enjoys making whimsical models and practical pottery using a variety of materials and techniques and loves nothing more than a cup of tea out of a hand thrown mug.

Every effort will be made to make sure that all students enjoy a fair share of time on the wheel.

Students attending the full week may be able to underglaze their peices to a matte finish.

Any students attending individual days only will still be able to have their pieces fired to take home. These will be fired to bisque, in order for children to be able to paint these at home if they choose to.

TIP: If painting bisqueware at home, we recommend using acrylic paint.

All final firings and bisqueware will be able to pick up approx 2 weeks after the end of the club. We will send emails out once the pieces are ready, with any available dates/timeslots for pick up.

MONDAY 8 AUG

Introduction to wheel throwing

Pinch pots and small models.

Plan decoration for carving into pots

TUESDAY 9 AUG

Carving/decorating pinch pots/thrown shapes

Trimming leather hard pots from yesterday

Intro to wheel throwing and pinch pots for new students

WEDNESDAY 10 AUG

Throwing mugs and pulling handles

Hand built fairy house / birdhouse

THURSDAY 11 AUG

Decorating house models with underglazes

Practice throwing different shapes i.e. bowl, vase, cup etc

Design and hand build tiles or a diorama

Pottery pendants or hanging decorations

FRIDAY 12 AUG

Glazing projects

Wheel throwing and model building

Finish off projects

Pottery Throw down.

A fun finish to the week when students

compete to throw the tallest pot in just a minute.

This Summer, we have visiting artists coming in to teach the children. They will deliver a range of activities through the week under their chosen theme and be supported by 2 children's playworkers.

Week 1: 11-15 July - Mini Artists week: Drawing and Painting

Week 2: 18-22 July – Mixed art & craft activities

Week 3: 1-5 Aug – Art through nature

Week 4: 8-12 Aug - Pottery

Please select the days that you wish to book, and for how many, then proceed to fill in their details

The club is for children aged 5-12 years and will run from 9am – 3.30pm

(drop off from 9am-9.30am, pick up 3.30pm sharp)

The club costs £28 per day. This includes materials, refreshments and snack.

FREE PLACES - We have 4 free places available each day for families on low income, such as those in receipt of Universal Credit. If this would benefit your family, please add this to your basket and proceed to fill in the child's details.

As usual, children will need to bring their own packed lunch and sunscreen (and sunhat if needed).

We hope to get outside into our beautiful grounds to explore as often as possible.

Anything for the bigger kids?...

We will also have a small offering for Youths aged 12-16, which we are preparing and will email out to the Forgan Arts mailing list, if you make sure that you are signed up on our website under the Contact tab!