MESSY MAKERS SATURDAYS – Clay sessions for children and their adults to come and create together
Glaze and Paint your Pumpkins
Date: Saturday 16 October
Times: Book either a morning or afternoon session
10.00 – 12.30 or
13.30 – 16.00
Tutor: Finn Bush
In these sessions you will be invited to glaze and decorate your pumpkins and if you have missed out this will be your chance to make one.
MESSY MAKERS SATURDAYS – Clay sessions for children and their adults to come and create together
Pots with Interesting Legs
Date: Saturday 25 September
Times: 13.30 – 16.00
Tutor: Finn Bush
Hand build bowls and vessels which literally walk from your hands. Using clays wonderful responsive sculptural qualities create interestingly footed and imaginatively stilted, plinthed and balanced hand built sculpture objects. Expect to make abstract or figurative bases commingling with containers.
Our Saturday sessions are designed for children to come together with their grownups to create together and to learn new skills. In these fun and creativity packed sessions a number of different tutors will bring an array of approaches to clay work and ceramics.
Rebecca Partridge, Hannah Brown and Narbi Price are exhibiting in ‘Unkempt’, an exhibition recognising the advent of a changing aesthetic in landscape – one that is by its nature wild, messy and more empathetic to the environment.
Join a summer celebration like no other at Messums Wiltshire featuring some of the countries best musicians.
The party will feature incredible live music by top musicians who have played with the most famous names in the music world.
Musical performances arranged by Sagat Guirey and fire food by our team at the Mess Restaurant (no need to book).
Date: 25 – 29 August
Time: from 9.00am 25 August. Works may be reserved in advance
Prices from £45 – £2500
Collecting is about bringing something special into your life. It is also about the excitement of starting a journey or deepening knowledge and the pleasure of specialisation.
For five days at the end of August we are offering two collections online – recent works by Hannah Mooney one the most followed of our emerging artists and a single owner sale of vessels collected by one of this country’s greatest ceramicists David Roberts.
Works may be reserved ahead of time (up to three in advance) and viewed in person by appointment – the ceramic in Wiltshire and the paintings in London.
25 August
12 September
10 December
Day £120, half day £65
Glaze your work from previous courses and use the workshop time for an opportunity to practice your wheel skills.
A technician or tutor will be available for help and advice.
Thursday 26 August
10am – 5pm (lunch included)
Tutor: Finn Bush
In this workshop you can explore the basis of sculpting in clay and develop your skill during the day. Clay differs from classic sculpture because of the considerations of firing in the kiln. Using an ancient Egyptian form of sculpture known as the ointment jar or cosmetics jar we will create a fusion of vessel and sculpture. The humour, charm and dignity of this ancient Egyptian style gives ample opportunity to touch upon figurative, stylistic, abstract, and technical questions and create a sculpture with a purpose.
In this pottery class for families with children you will be invited to create, model and build clay sculptures which will tell magical stories.
The tutor Lynne Heaton is an art therapist, teacher and artist with years of experience in running clay workshops for adults and children. Her own work holds and explores the elements earth, air, water, and fire and she believes that through the creative process of clay making, these elements combine to produce the fifth element, spirit.
In this pottery class for families with children you will be invited to create, model and build clay sculptures which will tell magical stories.
The tutor Lynne Heaton is an art therapist, teacher and artist with years of experience in running clay workshops for adults and children. Her own work holds and explores the elements earth, air, water, and fire and she believes that through the creative process of clay making, these elements combine to produce the fifth element, spirit.
Aimed at serious beginners and keen improvers
28 and 29 August (two days)
Lunch included
Tutor: Emily Myers
Emily Myers is an established Studio Potter, Fellow of The Craft Potters Association and Crafts Council selected maker. She works in porcelain and red stoneware clay. Emily’s pieces are often carved and fired with beautiful glazes and can be seen in numerous venues and galleries nation wide.
