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CROWN
STUDIO GALLERY
POTTED HISTORY
– POTTERY WORKSHOPS
NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED FOR ANY OF THESE
WORKSHOPS.
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The cost for a two day workshop is £100.
This includes one of Rita’s great home made Coach House Lunches,
coffee/tea breaks,
all materials and firing of the pots,
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| These workshops are intended for adults, although some
young Advanced Learners may benefit from them, but must be accompanied
by a paying adult. Please ask about suitability before booking for
a young person.
Payment for the workshop can be made by cheque, PayPal or debit/credit
card to secure a booking.
Accommodation and travel are not included but list of local accommodation
providers is available on request. Although the workshops are being
held in Elsdon, I live in Rothbury, 11 miles away, if you stay in
Rothbury it will be possible for the group to meet up in the evening,
for a drink and an informal chat about the events of the day.
Elsdon is situated in the Northumberland National Park and you
will need your own transport as it is virtually impossible to reach
it by public transport.
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PREHISTORIC POTTERY
March 6th & 7th
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| This workshop will equip participants to; prospect for
natural clay and prepare it for pot making; make their own prehistoric
tool kit; make and decorate replicas of prehistoric pots and fire
them in an authentic manner.
As it is not possible to dry the pots sufficiently to be able to
open fire them during the two day course, firing is offered as a
separate one day event. In this case firing of the pots will actually
be conducted on Monday 8th, to give me time for some 'speed drying'
of the thinner pots. This will be an optional third day of the workshop
at no extra charge, if you can't attend, your pots will be fired
for you and can be shipped to you by DHL at cost. Photographs of
the firing will be taken.
All materials and equipment will be provided. All pots and tools
that you make during the workshop are yours to keep. Information
sheets will be provided to help you continue potting once you return
home. You are advised to wear old clothes as potting is messy; an
apron is a good idea. Walking shoes are also advisable, as it may
be possible to visit one of Coquetdale’s many prehistoric sites
during the weekend.
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| Day 1:
10-00: Looking at the Pots: Using replicas and original potsherds
we will look at making methods, clay bodies, tools used, firing
methods, potential uses, methods of deposition, preservation vs.
decomposition, etc
11-00: Raw Materials: How to find and prepare you materials. We
will look at the types and sources of raw materials and their storage.
All participants will prepare their own clay with appropriate inclusions.
12-00: Lunch and informal discussion
13-00: Tools of the Trade: All participants will make their own
Bronze-Age Pottery Toolkit including; combs, scrapers, cord, modelling
tools etc., using materials such as: Birch bark, Bone, Antler, Slate,
Shell, Wood, Flint etc. The tools will be based on marks found on
ancient pots.
14-30: Basic Making Methods: including; thumb pot, coil etc
16-00 Finish
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| Day 2:
10-00: Making & Decorating; beakers, food vessels, collared
urns, etc. With lots of information, hints, tips, help where needed
and encouragement, all participants will have the opportunity to
make at least two pots, possibly many more.
12-00: Lunch with Traditional African Firing video presentation
of a firing method which is closely related to Bronze-Age techniques.
13-00: Making & Decorating continued
16-00 Finish
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ROMAN WHEEL MADE POTTERY
April 24th & 25th
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ROMAN SAMIAN WARE
May 15th & 16th
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| The structure of the Roman Pottery workshops will be
similar to the above, but will obviously focus on Roman Making methods.
For the Roman Pottery workshops the firing of the pots will have to
wait for a week to allow for slower drying times and will be held
at Segedunum Roman Fort in Wallsend, where I have a kiln reconstruction.
This is an optional extra, at no cost for the workshop, although you
would need to pay admission to Segedunum. Again for anyone that can't
attend the firing there is the option of having the pots sent on at
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Contact:
Graham Taylor
Potted History
Crown Studio Gallery
Bridge Street
Rothbury
Northumberland
NE65 7SE
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Tel: 01669 622890
Email: gallery@crownstudio.co.uk
Website: www.pottedhistory.co.uk
Blog: http://pottedhistory.blogspot.com/
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