Tile making With finalist Dave from the Great Pottery Throw Down

Name: Tile making With finalist Dave from the Great Pottery Throw Down
Start: 2024-10-12T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-12T13:00:00+01:00
Location: Gorcott Hill, Redditch, B98 9EN

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Gorcott Hill, Redditch, B98 9EN | Redditch, EN

For only £50.00 (plus booking fee) join us at our Gorcott Hill education centre in the Heart of England Forest for a half a day of fun where you will get the opportunity to design and create your own nature themed Tile, taking inspiration from our beautiful woodland .
Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to improve your skills, this event is perfect for you. In this taster workshop you will get the opportunity to Design, carve and illustrate a terracotta tile using beautiful leather-hard clay. Create a low-relief design inspired by the woodland and the samples you have collected on a guided woodland walk.
In this workshop learn the basics of tile making, get hands-on experience, and unleash your creativity in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a pottery expert and take home your own masterpiece.
At the end of the session, you can choose to take your tiles away with you – they will dry over the next week. You can add a clear coat of varnish to help preserve the tile, but it will become brittle and crumbly over time.
Alternatively, you can leave your tile with Dave for firing and glazing. He will then pack and post it to you when they are finished. The additional cost for this is £5 for one tile and a further £2 for each additional tile. These tiles will be strong, shiny items, capable of lasting thousands of years!