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Make your own pottery Northern Ireland
Make your own pottery Northern Ireland
Gift Vouchers available for private pottery lessons
Learn to make your own pottery in Northern Ireland Gift vouchers available by email delivery in 24 hours for private pottery lessons at Elements Studio on Downhill Beach, Northern Ireland.
What does it cost?
A 2 hour session for one person is £70 including all materials. A second person can be added for +£30. A half-day taster session exploring a variety of making methods costs £110 for one person including materials. Additional people up to 4 can be added to half-day lessons for £40 each. Firing costs are minimal depending on the size of the piece(s), normally £5 per mug size piece. I use high grade professional clays and quick drying methods to allow pieces to be made and decorated in a single session.
More photos and information here:
Any Questions? Email for a quick response. info@elementsstudio.com
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Creative Retreat Weekend with Brian Ballard and Kate Fletcher
‘A Brush with Song’
May 25th-27th 2012
Come and take part in a creative blend of singing and painting, in the stunning setting of the North Antrim coast. As well as facilitated sessions each day, there will be free time to explore the stunning surroundings, walk by the sea, or just relax! Gourmet food provided by Crusoe’s of Castlerock. Special diets catered for.
Brian Ballard
is a leading Irish Artist, who will lead the group in painting with oils and/or acrylics. He will encourage everyone to express themselves, either outside, inspired by the beautiful landscape, or inside painting still life. He is an inspiring teacher, who would welcome those with or without experience of painting.
Kate Fletcher
has been running regular singing workshops for over twenty years. She believes not only that anyone can sing, but that everyone has a right to give voice. With a range of songs from around the world in harmony and by ear, the singing is accessible to those with lots of experience or none.
Both Kate and Brian are experienced teachers in their field, and are committed to opening up their sphere to all. So if you are an experienced singer new to painting, an expert artist new to singing, or just like the sound of a weekend of creativity and enjoyment, then this is for you!
Location:
The weekend will based in Downhill where accommodation will be provided at the Victorian residence ‘Glenhassan Hall’, now known as the Downhill Hostel, a beautiful self-catering guesthouse on the Downhill beach.
Accommodation
will be in shared rooms, mostly shared in twos, but to a maximum of three.
Cost
per person sharing:
£250 residential including meals
£160 non-residential including afternoon and evening mealsArrive 7pm Friday 25th
Depart 2pm Sunday 27th
What to bring:
Enthusiasm!
Outdoor clothing and shoes for painting outside
Your own painting materials if you have them –or materials can be ordered ahead of the weekend (see below). Additional canvasses will also be available for sale.
Please contact Kate and Brian or print and complete the form below, and send with a £50 deposit (payable to Brian Ballard) to
Brian Ballard and Kate Fletcher
53 Kensington Road
Belfast BT5 6NL
For more information or queries, tel 028 90 796697 or email ballardfletcher@btinternet.com
Booking Form A Brush with Song, Glenhassan Hall. 25-27 May 2012
Please reserve me a place on the Glenhassan Hall weekend, 25th – 27th May. I enclose a cheque for £ 50 deposit
Name:
Address:
Contact telephone numbers:
Email:
Special Dietary needs:
Residential / Non-residential (circle one)
I will bring my own materials,/ including sketching easel-please bring if you have one
or: I would like to purchase paints and canvas, and borrow easel (circle one)
Other relevant information or special circumstances which we should know about in order to make your weekend as enjoyable as possible:
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Kids classes in traditional paper-making
I am now 3 weeks in to a paper-making course with some of the P3, P4, and P5 kids from Ballyhackett Primary school and we are all having great fun, just have a look!
The kids know all the equipment they need and how to set out their tables to be ready to work. Mostly they work in pairs taking turns drawing out each sheet of paper, turning them onto the couching cloths and then absorbing excess moisture with a sponge before removing the mold.
This week the kids coordinated with their partners as they choose what colour paper they made. After making a couple of sheets with recycled shredded office paper and coloured napkins, they started to add textures to their vats from an assortment of things I brought along. The glittery stars were very popular. We also had wool, dryer lint, dried artichoke fibre. The children experimented with the materials and saw how they effected the texture of each sheet as they drew sheets from the vat.
Paper-making is such a tactile process and changing the makeup of the vat after each sheet allows the kids to get a feel for what textures they like as well as observing the changes in colour and thickness of the sheets as the makeup of the vat changes. A further stage is learning how much pulp to add after each sheet is drawn to maintain a desired consistency, and then documenting favourite recipes by proportion so they can be repeated.
