Gipsy Hill Brewery ~ Family Xmas Pottery Workshop
3.30~5pm // Sunday 29th November
Join us again at Gipsy Hill Brewery Taproom for a cosy afternoon with your loved ones, making your own Xmas Decorations! In the session you and your family members use different techniques to make your festive piece and then painting them to your own design. You teachers works with each class member across all ages to help guide families to make a fun and expressive tree decoration.The class uses real firing clay. All work is gathered after the class to fire in Firing Station Studio and clear glazed before returning to you within 3 weeks, in time for Christmas!
This class is suitable from age 2 and above.
Gipsy Hill Brewery ~ Adult Xmas Pottery Workshop
7.30~9pm // Thursday 3rd December
Join us again at Gipsy Hill Brewery Taproom for a cosy evening of clay crafting, making your own Xmas Decoration! In the session you will have options to make your own 2 decoration and paint them over a bev and a creative atmosphere. The class includes learning a few skills which you can put into practice in the session. Each ticket purchased includes a free drink on arrival!
Suitable for all ages and abilities.
Book Your Own Xmas Party!
Anytime // Any Location
If you are looking for an activity to celebrate the Festive Season for you workplace or pals, we are at your service! Our studio at Park Hall Business Centre is big enough to host up to 14 people but we are dab hands at popping up anywhere around London. We bring everything to the workshop - all materials, tools, tablecloths and teachers. You put together the group and we do everything else.
Please enquire via email - firingstation@gmail.com and tell us what you would have in mind.
Wednesday Makers Sessions @ Firing Station Studio
4th / 11th / 18th / 25th November + 2nd December
7.30~9pm
We are running blocks of Wednesday Making Sessions. The idea is we will bring a teaching topic each week as a prompt (if you need it!) or you can make your own project and bag the skill we teach.
The sessions will be held at our studio in Park Hall Business Centre (SE21 8EN). We will be here to support you through each session, making your ideas come to life. These sessions are for all range of ability levels and a good opportunity to pick our brains, allowing for both learning and self directed making depending on how much experinece you have.
Dates are released in blocks, you are able to book individual weeks or you can book the full block for a discounted price!
We will also be running a group alongside on the same day with more of a structure to it, if you are struggling for ideas or need a making refresher you are welcome to dot in and out of these.
Week 1 - Slab Building a Vessel (Choice of Planter, Vase or Jug)
Week 2 - Slumping (Plate, Platter or Bowl)
Week 3 - Coiling (Mug or Caddy)
Week 4 - Decorating and wax resist (Learn to Use Wax and Underglaze to Mask and Paint Your Piece)
Week 5 - Glazing Week (Dip and Brush-on Glaze Layering Techniques)
Nerd Club Intro to Ceramics @ Firing Station Studio
4th / 11th / 18th / 25th November + 2nd December
7.30~9pm
This Novemner our Nerd Club is back, the perfect way to learn the basics of hand-builidng ceramics.
We’ve made some tweaks to the original course to utilise making time and to give you more in order find our preferred technique. Each week will be deadicate dto one making style or decorating technique. You will come away with at least three finish pieces from the full five weeks.
Week 1 - Slab Building a Vessel (Choice of Planter, Vase or Jug)
Week 2 - Slumping (Plate, Platter or Bowl)
Week 3 - Coiling (Mug or Caddy)
Week 4 - Decorating and wax resist (Learn to Use Wax and Underglaze to Mask and Paint Your Piece)
Week 5 - Glazing Week (Dip and Brush-on Glaze Layering Techniques)
Each session runs on a Wednesday 7.30-9pm. Individually the classes are £37 or you can book the full block for £175.
The sessions will be held at our studio in Park Hall Business Centre (SE21 8EN). We will be here to support you through each session, making your ideas come to life. These sessions are for all ranges of ability and a good opportunity to pick our brains.