Friday 15 July 2011

POTTERY WORKSHOPS

POTTERY WORKSHOPS JULY & AUGUST
TACTILE ADVENTURES USING OUR OWN LOCAL CLAY IN HANDBUILDING & WHEELWORK

COOKING FOR KIDS

COOKING FOR KIDS!!!

JULY & AUGUST
Your child's chance to make delicious Scones, Chocolate Muffins, Pizza's and more...No more waste - if they've made it, they'll eat it!


Fabric Painting

Children's Summer Camp for Year of Craft 2011

Fabric Painting July & AUGUST
Learn a new skill with experienced Community Artist Mairead. Painting on Paper & Fabric to creat colourful T Shirts, Cotton Bags, etc.

CLAY/COB OVEN BUILDING

Wednesday 11 May 2011

PATIO LIGHT & PLANTERS FOR 2011 - UNIQUE TO, AND ONLY FROM, PATRICIA HOWARD@THE POTTER'S YARD, WEXFORD, IRELAND!!!












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Wednesday 16 March 2011

Traditional Crafts with Today's Makers - A Calendar of Craft for 2011

At The Potter's Yard our track record since 1997, as a provider of children's and adult's ceramic workshops is unrivalled. This Year of Craft 2011 we are offering the skills of visiting craftspeople at The Potter's Yard in a series of monthly workshops for all ages. We are calling this   initiative: The Art of Making - Traditional Crafts With Today's Makers. A Calendar of Craft for 2011 - The Year of Craft.. One Day and Children's Workshops at The Potter's Yard.

  March     Batik and Fabric Painting                  Mairead Holohan.
  April       Wool Spinning and Natural Dyeing    Terry the Weaver 
  May        Hand Block Printing                         Orla Bates
  June        Bead Weaving                                  Deborah von Metzradt
  July         Clay Oven Building                            Paul Fallon 
  August    Ceramics and Pottery                         Patricia Howard  

As a community we seem to be turning again to the local, and to putting an emphasis on personal creativity. The crafts are an ideal and fun place to start this process. Our visiting artists are all experienced teachers with professional qualifications, who will demonstrate and encourage a very Hands On experience. Reasonably priced and a real treat to yourself our One Day Workshops could be a new beginning...............................

Friday 21 January 2011

Courses for The Year of Craft at The Potter's Yard 2011

Night Courses -  Beginner's Pottery. Enjoy a tryst with clay in the tranquil vernacular setting of the Potter's Yard.In Patricia's studio follow a course in ceramics from 'pinch bowls' to 'thrown bowls' in 8 weeks!

26th January-9th march 2011  7.30-9.30pm. Materials are provided. Selected pieces made on the course will be 'kiln fired' to take home. Cost of tuition, materials and firing 20 euros per class. Payment in advance discounted to 150 euros or 20 euros pay as you go.

Improvers Pottery. A class for those with ceramic experience, where specialisation is encouraged over 8 weeks. in areas such as wheel work, hand building, tile making.
27th January - 10th March 2011. A cost of 20 euros per class covers tuition,clay & glaze. A small extra charge for firing based on the weight of the piece will be charged.

One Day and Saturday afternoon workshops in traditional craft disciplines will commence in March at The Potter's Yard. These will be led by professional  craftworkers  and are for adults, teens and children aged 7-12. The crafts on offer will be Bead Looming and Weaving, Natural Dyeing with Plants, Block Printing on Fabric and Batik.
 Dates,times and cost  will be posted shortly. Booking is essential.