Julie Miles
Ceramics
New Workshop
2017 programme
All
workshops are held in the workshop room at Higherford Mill
Julie is
an experienced teacher in ceramics with a degree in Design Craft and an MA in
Ceramics. She has taught since graduating in 1998 in various settings from art
galleries to a disused quarry, all ages and abilities. Bring an apron and some
enthusiasm and you will be able to achieve with step by step tuition some
amazing creations. Go on, have a go and get creative.
There will
be coffee, tea and biscuits on arrival whilst going through housekeeping and
health and safety for each workshop.
Maximum 6
per workshop age 16 +
All
abilities catered for.
May 20th
Moon gazing hares in stoneware
2-4.30pm
Come and
have a play in stoneware to create your own mini hare. In this workshop you
will learn basic modelling techniques in clay with underglaze, slips and oxides
for decoration.
£45
Price
includes materials and firing
June 17th
Birds hand built in stoneware
2-4.30pm
Come and
have a play in stoneware to create your own bluetit or robin. In this workshop you
will learn to make thumb pots and use basic modelling techniques in clay with
underglaze, slips and oxides for decoration.
£45
Price
includes materials and firing
July 15th
Porcelain Tiles
2-4.30pm
Tiles
impressed natural objects in porcelain using natural material such as grasses,
flowers and leaves.
You will
create a set of four tiles that can be used as coasters or wall plaques using
colour and oxide to bring them to life.
£45
Price
includes materials and firing
Aug 19th
Mini hares in stoneware
2-4.30pm
Come and
have a play in stoneware to create your own mini hare. In this workshop you
will learn basic modelling techniques in clay with underglaze, slips and oxides
for decoration.
£45
Price
includes materials and firing
Sept 16th
Porcelain jewellery
2-4.30pm
Using
porcelain you will explore impressed and incised techniques including added
decoration such as sprigs.
£45
Price
includes materials and firing
(Sterling
silver Finding can be purchased after firing.)
Oct 21st
Porcelain tea light holders
2-4.30pm
Learn how
to create tea light holders using slab building techniques with porcelain,
learning techniques on how to handle the material, forming and joining,
impressing and incising using textures to exploit its beautiful translucent
qualities.
£45
Price
includes materials and firing
Nov 11th
Christmas decorations in porcelain
2-4.30pm
Learn how
to roll out porcelain to 2mm thick, how to handle the material, impressing and
incising techniques using textures to exploit its beautiful translucent
qualities.
£45
Price
includes materials and firing
Booking
can be done via my web shop
If dates
do not suit I can arrange a workshop if you have at least 4 participants and I
can also travel if the spaces is suitable for workshops.
A six week workshop programme of
evening classes in handbuilding and decorating techniques can be arranged with
4+ participants from £95 per person
all at Higherford Mill
Gisburn Road, Barrowford, Lancashire
BB9 6JH
(if you use a sat nav carry on for
50 yrds more and we are on your left towards Blacko).
Car parking is passed the mill
towards Blacko behind the Malt Kiln,
first right passed the Old Bridge
Inn along a cobbled driveway.
Contact :07971 522997
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