Discover your inner artist, and learn about the ancient craft of hand building with clay. The earliest known ceramic piece is a figurine called Venus of Dolní Věstonice. This sculpture was found in the Czech Republic, the ancient pottery statuette is nearly 30,000 years old. Can you imagine your ceramic work being here for that long??

In only two and a half hours you will design, create and build a unique, contemporary bowl or platter that you can use daily in your kitchen, safe for food use or simply hang on the wall as your very own personal art piece or even frame it after, I will advise you on this option also.

With my help and guidance you will learn the fundamental techniques of hand building, sculpting and texturing a slab of clay.

Would you like to give your team the chance to unleash their creative side, whilst challenging themselves to work in new teams to problem solve and create new ways of working within confines of the office..?

How does this work?

I will talk through some ideas with you first, we can look at a short 2.5 hour workshop or a series of classes over a few weeks then, I draw up a plan for your team from there.

Learning outcomes

Your team will not only learn how to make a bowl, plate or vessel through a variety of hand building techniques including such as handling, coiling, slabbing, pinching, building, or sculpting method , shaping a piece but also use of all pottery tools and taking care of a ceramic work station. And how to make a piece to become a wall hang and framed art work.

I have always been captivated by clay and grew up on a farm in East Cork where I was happiest walking on the open earth. I have been fascinated by colourful ceramic heirlooms in the home since childhood, little utilitarian pieces that would have been kept on the top shelf out of harm’s way, pottery is a reflection of our reality, our fantasies and a celebration of who we are. I work mainly in porcelain, it is an exceptionally sensitive material yet once fired its strength and durability is easily seen.

I am an arts facilitator and have a keen interest in environmental issues. I started my eco awareness and educational project over 7 years ago, I am a member of Cork Environmental Forum and Youghal’s Blue and Green Network. My workshops generally have an eco theme where I focus on the importance of reuse and recycle, protecting our environment and creating useful ceramic items that we can continue to use for a life time.

I offer one day, intensive three day workshops and creative clay workshops to community groups , one on one and to families. I also work in the area of arts in health working with children, special needs and disability groups. Working with clay is a very therapeutic way to slow down, connect to something deeper and find our inner creative being