10:00 - 16:00

Level: Beginner and up

Join Chloe for a creative ceramic workshop where you’ll design and hand-build your own whimsical ceramic tealight holder, inspired by the countryside. Suitable for all skill levels, you’ll begin by forming a hollow spherical base using pinch pots before adding holes for light to shine through. You’ll then build a small house structure and decorative elements on top, learning how to securely attach components and develop surface interest. Design ideas and examples will be available on the day, but you’re welcome to bring your own inspiration if you have a particular theme in mind.

Once your piece is complete, it will be carefully dried, glazed, and fired by Chloe — a process that takes around 4–5 weeks. When finished, your handmade ceramic sculpture will be returned to Micklems for you to collect and enjoy as a decorative object or tealight feature at home.

Skills and techniques:

• Pinch Pots

• Sculpture

• Texture and surface design

• Using underglazes

Materials:

Materials will be provided by the tutor. The cost of these is £10 which includes the clay, glazes, glazing and firing, payable to the tutor during the course.

What to bring:

• Apron

• Old clothes

• Packed lunch

• Any design inspirations printed

Included on the day: 

• Any other materials not specified for student to bring/pay for on the day

• Expert tuition

• 1 to 1 guidance

• Detailed demonstrations

• A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes. If you have any specific dietary requirements or allergies, please feel free to bring along your own provisions/milk alternatives etc.

And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops.

Terms - Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you can no longer attend, we are unable to offer a refund or transfer you to another workshop. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid.

Number of students: 10