Crazy About Clay

“Clay activities for all ages and abilities. Classes, parties, have-a-go on the potters wheel and more!”

When?

Sessions last an hour and start at the following times:

Wednesdays	10:00am, 11:15am, 2:30pm, 4:00pm
Thursdays	10:00am, 11:15am, 2:30pm, 4:00pm
Fridays	10:00am, 11:15am, 2:30pm, 4:00pm
Saturdays	10:00am, 11:15am, 2:30pm, 4:00pm
Sunday	10:00am, 11:15am, 2:30pm, 4:00pm

The Crazy About Clay workshop will be closed Mon 21st May to Fri 25th May inclusive.

Sessions are filled on a first-come-first served basis and can get very busy, especially at the weekends and school holidays. To avoid disappointment, please book in advance. Sometimes the workshop is closed for private parties and school visits.

Book by:

Emailing Mary at mary@crazyaboutclay.com

or by calling 01803 849415 and leaving a message.

Please see www.crazyaboutclay.com for details of upcoming closures.

How much?

Each session costs £6 per person. If you make work that you want to have fired and glazed the work is weighed and a charge of £5 per kilo (damp weight) is applied. This means that each person only pays for what they want to keep.

What can we make?

You can make whatever you want at the Crazy About Clay studio – within the realms of practicality. If you’re not sure what to make there are lots of simple and exciting projects such as a leaf plate, animal money-box, plates, bowls and cups to get you started.

An introduction to basic ceramic techniques such as slip-and-score, coil, pinch, and slab will give plenty of scope for imagination. Each student will also have the opportunity to try working on the potters wheel.

The sessions are fun and relaxed, allowing each person to work at their own pace. During the session we will also talk about where clay comes from, how it was formed and the processes of firing and glazing. People of all ages are welcome to come along to each session.

Firing and Glazing

Glazed and fired work will be waterproof. If you want to come back to the workshop for another session after 3 weeks, your work will be bisque fired and you can then paint it with colourful under-glaze colours before it is glazed with transparent glaze and fired again.

If you’re not able to return to the workshop or prefer a coloured glaze your work can be glazed blue. Your work can be picked up from the workshop a few weeks later, or can be mailed within the UK for £4 P&P.

Where?

The studio is situated right next to the Toyshop, close to the children’s play area. From the front of the Toyshop, walk up the pathway on the left that leads to the fenced off play area. On the right you will see some steps and a ramp leading down to the clay studio. Parking is just a short walk from the studio. There are many interesting shops and cafes nearby if parents would like to relax while the children are at a clay session.

Something about Mary

Since graduating from St Martin’s School of Art in London I have been a practicing artist as a painter and potter and taught people of all ages. My work as a teacher has been fuelled by my passion for creativity, imagination and expression. For more than 30 years I have facilitated art and clay sessions in schools, colleges, museums, hospitals, shopping centres, parks and anywhere else it’s possible to have fun making things.

Previously I was Director of Art at Trillium Montessori Elementary School and Trillium Art Centre in Ontario, Canada. Now based in Devon I’m delighted to be offering Crazy About Clay classes at The Shops at Dartington.

In my classes I aim to:

• Enable each student to develop at their own pace
• Support each student in discovering creative problem-solving
• Allow each student to find their own creative voice
• Create a learning environment of safety and respect