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Family Craft & Pottery Centre
37 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DQ.  01604 629578


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CJ1 - Pottery Classes - Beginners -Summer 2010     

We are running an 8 week pottery evening class to cover basic techniques of working with clay.
Our guest tutor, Carol Jacobs, has over 25 years experience teaching and is a very talented designer/maker. 
During the course we will cover basics of working on the potter's wheel, a variety of hand building methods and surface decoration.  The projects have been carefully structured to incorporate the basic techniques so you can go on to work on your own designs.
Please see gallery for photos of students' work.
The classes last for 2 hours.
Project materials are included in the cost.  Saturday class students have the option of taking 2 of their lessons with Maureen in pottery glaze and underglaze decorating techniques.
We are now enrolling for the following dates - classes are filling up fast ...

Day Time Start 
Date
Number 
weeks
Cost
Sat  10am-12pm 25th September 2010 8 £90 8 places available
Wed  7pm-9pm 8th September 2010 8 £90  a few places still available
Wed  7pm-9pm 6th October 2010 8 £90  a few places still available

CJ10 - Pottery Classes - Improvers - Summer 2010 

A class for improvers, anyone with any previous experience is welcome. 
The class is tutored by Carol Jacobs. Students may make their own work under the guidance of Carol, work from one of the many projects in Carol's portfolio or design work together. 
Please call Maureen on 01604 629578 to enrol or if you have any questions. 

Day Time Start 
Date
Number 
weeks
Cost
Sat  10am-12pm 25th September 2010 8 £90 4 places available
Wed 7pm-9pm 8th September 2010  £90 4 places available
Wed  7pm-9pm 6th October 2010 8 £90 6 places available

Pottery - Taster Sessions - Have a go!

These are available during certain sessions, come along and have a go, make a plaque and try throwing on the pottery wheel.  Cost is £12. 

Wed 7pm - 9pm 18th August 2 places available
Sat 7pm - 9pm 14th August 4 places available

Call 01604 629578 to book or for other dates.

Pottery - Open Studio sessions

If you would like to do your own work but do have a wheel and/or kiln you can hire our studio facilities on an hourly basis.
The cost is £15 for up to 4 hours and includes firing of 2 medium pots.  
Additional firings can be arranged. You may purchase your clay and glazes as required.  Please call 01604 629578 to book.

Pottery - Summer Holiday Sessions

Family Clay day - Have a go on the pottery wheel.  Make and decorate a hand or foot imprint plaque. 2.5 hours £15
Clay Sculpture and modeling Learn how to sculpt in clay. Pottery wheel taster also available. 3 hours £24
Ceramic Tiles - Different techniques for making  ceramic tiles. 3 hours £24
Ceramic Jewellery - Have fun making your own ceramic beads and pendants 3 hours £24
Painting and glazing - follow on sessions available to paint and/or glaze your creations book with Maureen 2 hours £10

 

Pottery Classes - Full Day workshops

A series of one day pottery classes covering a range of techniques and a taster session on the pottery wheel. The cost is £60 per session.
Places are limited. Other dates will be available according to demand.

School Holiday Workshops - Adults and children welcome.

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CJ2 Flower form - Paper & Clay Thu  
10am - 4pm
CJ3 Bottle form Fri   10am - 4pm
CJ4 Alphabet tiles Tue 10am - 4pm
CJ5 Ceramic Jewellery Wed 10am - 4pm
CJ7 Landscape Thu 10am - 4pm
CJ8 Paper Manipulation  Fri 10am - 4pm
CJ1  Beginners Class Thu 10am - 4pm
CJ10  Improvers Class Fri 10am - 4pm

Bespoke Pottery Sessions 

We are also able to offer classes and workshops for groups. 
Click to see images from one of our recent sessions.
Suitable for birthdays, ladies groups, special interest groups, hen parties, office and team events.  Available weekends and evenings.
Please call Maureen on 01604 629578 to discuss your requirements.

 

Pottery Class at Magnolia Studios
Coil Pot Toby Jugs and pottery wheel.
 
 
 
 
 
Question - Do you think it is one of the lady models?  Or could it be Jeremy Clarkson??????  Wait and see.....

Click here to see more photos of our pottery classes at Magnolia Studios

 

 


Please call Maureen on 01604 629578 for more details or to enrol.

 

 
Please call 01604 629578 or 07747 781846                                         
or e-mail magnoliastudios for further information

Magnolia Studios, 37 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DQ

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