THE BLOOM BOTTLES
ONE DAY Workshop £195
10AM - 4PM
SaturDAY 22nd March 2025
What's included:
- ACROSS THIS FULL DAY POTTERY COURSE, YOU will learn ONE of the core techniques to handbuilding, TO AN ADVANCED LEVEL: THE SLAB BUILDING TECHNIQUE.
- A 3 piece set of VASES OF your creation: 2 X BUD VASES AND A MEDIUM SIZE VASE.
- tuition, EXHIBITION STANDARD materials, TOOLS FOR USE ON THE DAY and firing costs.
- LUNCH and refreshments will be PROVIDED. sample menu: 17 plant superfood roasted sweet potato and freekEh salad with a cranberry and almond dressing, spinach, pomegranate and lightly spiced seeds, served with fougasse, olive oil and balsamic.
- The studio is located 5 minutes from central Farnham, Surrey.
What TO EXPECT:
You will learn the fundamentals of slab building and SPEND THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY MAKING YOUR two small cylindrical bud vases. I will also talk to you individually about your thoughts ON the surface design for your main project (A medium sized, cylindrical vase). You will THEN prepare your slabs for you main project, in order that they will be leather hard and ready to use during THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY.
AFTER LUNCH, YOU WILL construct your MAIN PROJECT, WHERE WE WILL BUILD ON THE SKILLS YOU LEARNT IN THE MORNING AND ADVANCE THEM FOR THIS MORE COMPLEX STRUCTURE. ONCE BUILT, IT’S TIME TO LET YOUR CREATIVITY RUN FREE TO MAKE YOUR SET UNIQUELY YOURS AND COMPLIMENT YOUR LIVING SPACE, WITH ETCHING, CARVING, PAINTING OR ANY OTHER IDEAS YOU HAVE, THAT ARE ATTAINABLE ON THE DAY. Should you choose to paint your SET OF VASES with underglazes, I HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF COLOURS FOR YOU TO WORK WITH. DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF YOUR COLOUR WORK, THIS MAY CARRY A MINIMAL SURCHARGE.
AT THE END OF THE WORKSHOP, YOU WILL LEAVE YOUR THREE VASES WITH ME TO PROCESS - I WILL DRY THEM, BISQUE FIRE, SAND, WAX, GLAZE AND GLAZE FIRE THEM. IN CONJUNCTION WITH any SURFACE DECORATION DESIGNS YOU HAVE, You will be able to choose between a matt white, ivory gloss and/or a transparent glaze, IN WHICH I WILL finish your three PIECES. You will be notified via email when YOUR VASE Set is READY for COLLECTion.
I LOVE DOTTING VASES AROUND THE HOUSE, INTRODUCing COLOUR AND SCENT INTO EVERY NOOK.
Workshops are only run 3-4 times a year and class sizes are kept small. For early access to upcoming class dates, please join the mailing list below.
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If you’re looking for art classes and art lessons in Surrey or Hampshire, Seetha Hallett offers diverse pottery workshops, full day pottery courses and taster pottery classes, as well as one day ceramic workshops, taster ceramic classes and intensive day ceramic courses, in Surrey and Hampshire.