There is a space on Monday evening 6-9pm and a couple of spaces on Friday afternoon 1.30-4.30pm. The Summer Term started this week.

If you are interested, please get in touch.  Places offered on first come first served basis.

weststreetpotters@btinternet.com

Rachel

We are delighted to announce that Caty March is the winner of this years WSP award.

We provide an annual award to fund a clay-related activity for one current West Street Potters’ Member.

Caty will attend a course at West Dean – Throwing Functional, Traditional and Contemporary Forms, with Alison Sandeman – from the 28^th July to the 3^rd August 2018.

We hope to see some of her creations from this course on display at our Winter Exhibition in November this year.

Congratulations Caty!

After the success of Dylan’s masterclass at Farnham Pottery last week, some of you may be interested in these slipware courses.

MAJOLICA DECORATION WITH MYRA McDONNELL

Saturday 16th June 2018, 10.00am-4.00pm

Cost £60

This popular workshop with Myra McDonnell who has spent a life time as a decorating potter and this session will prove to be both interesting and inspiring.Decorating techniques covered during the workshop will be sponging, bonding and pouncing  (design transfer) along with traditional brushwork.

• The use of brushes, preparation of pigments and stains are all included in the price, along with some bisque plates to practice on.
• Please bring along 2 or 3 of stoneware or earthenware bisque pieces (small) to decorate with your own pattern ideas.

These will be fired by Myra and available to be collected at a later date from 318.

Bring lunch with you or eat in the cafe.

To book your place visit 318 Ceramics website  www.318ceramics.co.uk/courses-and-events 

email: info@318ceramics.co.uk

tel: 07468 696620

This wonderful demonstration by Dylan Bowen was like being immersed in a double chocolate brownie!

The ingenuous warmth and apparent simplicity of Dylan’s approach hid a carefully considered process. Throwing dishes, clay wrapped around dowels, flat plates,  all treated with a casualty that belied the thought processes.

Slip slopped and squirted – blown Raspberries – a performance with a dancers grace, the subtle changes in movement welcomed or rejected. We all shared, for that day, his joy in a serendipitous journey where travelling is all.

Dylan was refreshingly unpompous in saying: “sometimes I sit and look at my pots, I’m not thinking anything, just looking”.

318 Ceramics and WSP Potters ‘did not disgrace themselves’ with a superb lunch and visitors new to the pottery site were appreciative of it’s unique atmosphere.

The dog is signing up for a Masterclass!

Julia Quigley