15 year anniversay tomorrow June 3rd All Welcome

Well its tomorrow ladies and gentlemen so don't forget to bob in to Higherford Mill 

10am - 4pm all day for tea and cake and maybe some very affordable art work too 

15 year celebrations down at Higherford Mill June 3rd

So how did that happen???? 15 years wow. 

It's actually 20 years next year since I started my business but 2 years of that was spent on the North West Arts Setting Up Scheme at Drumcroon Education Arts Centre in Wigan including a year in Abraham Guest High School in Wigan and 6 month potter in residence at Giggleswick School. 

Then on to Barrowford with 3 months in the Malt Kiln and the rest in the stables at 

Pendle Heritage Centre. 

Phew that was a journey. I moved in to the mill on the 2nd June well I got the keys on the 1st and the lovely Wilf & Pete helped move everything from the stable block to the mill and my mum and I moved it all in on the Saturday, at last a final studio space which what I thought was a couple of years! We opened a bottle of champagne and drank a glass to celebrate and left the cork in the water feature! Well we all used to watch Ground Force didn't we back then. We went home to watch the Queens Golden Jubilee celebrations with my nan and drank the rest of the champagne with her too. 

15 years later I am still here! So anyway wanna come to a party? Anita and I got our keys on the same day and so we are going to have a little shindig with cake and balloons and maybe a sale and a small retrospective in the Atrium space at the mill. 

I'll tell you more soon as we have open studios this weekend for National Mills Weekend so maybe come and say hello then too. 

Will post more too with new work to commemorate the momentous occasion too!

Workshop dates for the 3rd Saturday in the month

 

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 20^th

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 15^th

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

www.juliemiles.co.uk/shop

or info@juliemiles.co.uk

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

info@juliemiles.co.uk

http://www.juliemiles.co.uk/

FB: juliemilesceramics

Twitter: julie_miles

Instagram: ju1iemiles

Blog: http://playingwithclayandotheradventures.blogspot.co.uk/

Next Workshop

So my next workshop has 2 places left if you would like to make a mini hare click the link below 

March Workshop

Come and have a play in stoneware to create your own mini hare, cat, dog or other creature you would like to make. In this short workshop you will learn how to model your very own mini stylised animal in stoneware using traditional techniques in clay with underglaze, slips and oxides for decoration.

2 hours 2-4pm March 18th at Higherford Mill.

Bring an apron and your imagination :-)

£40 each ages: 16 +

max places 5

After March I am putting up the prices for the workshops to £45 and adding an extra 30 minutes for finishing. The next workshop will be an extra special one.....

Mothers Day Special Mini hare Workshop March 26th 2017

Come and have a play in clay to create your own mini hare with your 'Mum'* for mothers day.  We will have tea and cake and a small posy of flowers to begin the workshop & you will learn together how to model your very own mini stylised animal in stoneware using traditional techniques in clay, underglaze, slips & oxides.
*Mum or other special person you would normally celebrate the day with
£85 FOR TWO PEOPLE

clinck for more details  

April 15th Mini hare clay Workshop 2017

Come and have a play in stoneware to create your own mini hare. In this short workshop you will learn how to model your very own mini stylised animal in stoneware using traditional techniques in clay with underglaze, slips and oxides for decoration.
*extended by half an hour to give more time to finish your creations

Click for details

May 20th Mini hare clay Workshop 2017

Come and have a play in stoneware to create your own mini hare. In this short workshop you will learn how to model your very own mini stylised animal in stoneware using traditional techniques in clay with underglaze, slips and oxides for decoration.
*extended by half an hour to give more time to finish your creations

 Click for details

 

Workshop dates early 2017

So I am running a few half day workshops 2-4pm on Saturdays in the next few months gaining ideas and also interest in maybe an evening class too. The first one in January is full which is great it's a mini hare workshop so I have scheduled another one in March.

Some people asked if they could make something else so I have said and 'other creatures' if you give me an idea of something you would like to make then I can have a think before hand. 

Here are a few photos from the last mini hare workshop they were very quiet concentrating really hard to achieve their hare and they all fired really well too. I put the whiskers in after the firing and all were pleased with their hare and couldn't believe they survived! Oh yee of little faith! 

So there are a few of places left on the Mini Hare and other creatures workshop on 

March 18th 2-4pm at Higherford Mill, Gisburn Road, Barrowford, Lancashire, BB9 6JH 

you can pay on the day or click the link below but you need to contact me for booking to make sure there are places left. 

email info@juliemiles.co.uk or via my Facebook page

click for shop details for booking on website

Now there is a porcelain workshop too in February but no booking as yet is that half term? 

details here 

Images from Decembers t-light workshops.

If you are interested and the dates don't suit you please get in touch and we can maybe look at changing to a date that's more suitable for all.  We can make tiles, t lights or wall hangings I was going to leave it open for people to make a choice but if you feel they need more direction please do let me know I am happy to organise a more prescriptive workshop so go on have a think and let me know what you fancy doing. 

You just need a apron and your lovely selves and we will have fun promise :-) 

dates again 

Jan 14th 2 -4pm Mini hares FULL

Feb 18th 2- 4 pm Porcelain Spaces available 

March 18th 2 - 4pm Mini hares and other creatures - spaces available 

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. 

 

 

Happy New Year 2016 Review (in pics of course)

Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all survived the festivities well and are raring to go this new year. Well it is customary for me to do a review of the last year so here goes it's been a mixed one I can tell you. 

So we started with a few new pieces including Alan the Bluetit above. 

There's been a good few new pieces of work made this year I have had fun to be honest. 

Weasels, cows, nuthatches and treecreepers and a good range of 

new porcelain too including vases and earrings.

Lord Weasington Popgoes

 

There was a few dogs in there too including Monteeeee who went to his forever home at Christmas bless him and is now called Rufus! 

We had a sad April as our beloved Charlie dog left us after only 5 years. He was a rescue and we were his 3rd and final home. He was loved, adored and spoilt rotten too. We were so proud and honoured to be in his pack.

We then had a few schools projects, good fun was had

(I'm trying not to be sad at this point so I am chivving myself on)

The BFG landed in a school on Preston 

BFG

And then a full two weeks in a school making their values in clay and a mosaic with the infants 

We get to the summer with my 3rd year at RHS Tatton Flower Show with some new pieces

with Trevor the Tree creeper

New Displays too

And a small accident left me with a pot on my leg for a few weeks!

I also worked on A Stirring Tale with the NFWI dipping spoons with the rather fabulous Clare Spender which will be exhibited in February at Salisbury Museum. 

I also attended a number of more local Fairs including 

Scorton & Lytham Hall with Hopeful & Glorious 

With the lovely Wendy Clark(no E) 

There were a number of fabulous workshops and also a few really well attended Open Studios events too. All making for a rather good year all round (except for Charlie dog of course!)

This brings us right up to now and I will be working on new ideas, new animals and bird sculptures and hopefully some fabulous workshop participants details to follow soon! 

My festive season was spent with family, the other half and friends and a bit of

beach combing on New Years Day.

New years day finds

Also this November we bit the bullet and decided to adopt as a family this wonderful creature. Shannon the 14 month old lurcher cross. She is quite adorable and is settling in well after being in kennels all her life. She is a sweetheart so all things so far are doing well. *crosses fingers

hmmm looking like butter wouldn't melt after running off with my knitting wool

So new dates for workshops if you would like to learn a new skill or refresh an old one.

New shows to look forward to including Countryfile Live in June 

Countryfile 2017 

And hopefully more regular updates, new work and more workshops 

hope this finds you all well and looking forward to an exciting new year as I am signing off to make a brew and contemplate tidying the studio! 

Happy New Year!

new workshops on the website already  

 

I have sneaked back to just add my last commission of 2016 which was a Christmas present it was good fun to make and I am working next week with a class of Year 3s to create their own mythical creatures too I am quite excited :-)