In this workshop you will pinch, coil and sculpt a small wall mask, creating your own unique character, adding pattern and colour to the surface using slips and sgraffito.

In the first part of the workshop you will be shown the fundamental techniques required to pinch and coil the basic mask shape and add hanging fixtures on the back. You will then sculpt and adapt the form to create a face, whether human, animal, hybrid or abstract! In the second part of the workshop you will be taught to use coloured slips and sgraffito to decorate your piece. Sgraffito allows for the creation of pattern with bold colour. Your piece will be fired and glazed for you at New Brewery Arts.

“Really enjoyed the day. Pascale - the teacher - was great. Very helpful and explained everything to a very novice potter! Joyful day..
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MEET YOUR TUTOR

Pascale is a Bristol based ceramicist who loves to create character-rich artworks. She combines simple forms with faces, patterns and bold colours to spark narratives. Handbuilding is a slow and freeform production method, allowing her to organically discover characters while making. Her work is reminiscent of Pre-Columbian art, using repeated patterns, animal and human forms, and an intrinsic playfulness, inspiring a sense of myth and curiosity. Her interest in psychological states, dreams, and our collective mental landscape underpins her work, driving her to seek understanding through making.

Tutor: Pascale Wilson
Date & Time: Saturday 12th October, 10am - 4pm
Venue: Wheel Studio, New Brewery Arts
PRICE: £95 (£0.00 VAT)

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle or cup with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Our on-site café Blend is open 9am - 4pm

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Who is this workshop for?

No prior experience of working with clay needed, but this project is versatile and would allow for an improver to be more ambitious with their design.

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

What will I need?

All tools and materials will be provided.

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty or bring an apron

You will have the option to have your piece fired with a transparent glaze or left unglazed. Your finished piece will be fired in our electric kilns and be ready to collect 6 weeks after the workshop.

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