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Ceramic tasters Hare Busts or Little Owls with Mark Bradley

Ceramic Sculpture Tasters: 'Hares Busts or Little Owls' with Mark Bradley.

Event Date

30 May 2026

£ 40

Description

New for 2026 - we're delighted to welcome Mark back to Greystoke, and this time offering short taster courses of animal Sculpture in Stoneware - choose from either a Hare bust (AM) or a Little Owl (PM).

Mark will guide you through the various processes involved in creating your sculpture. Each will be unique with its own character and expression. The Hare bust is approx 6"tall, as is the Little Owl which after firing, will be perched on a small wood log.

Mark will provide all the equipment and materials needed to complete the sculpture during the half day - you only need to bring along shirt or apron to protect your clothes and your materials money below. Once finish the pieces will be very carefully transported back to Mark studio to be slowly air dried. After around a month they will be ready for bisque firing. In the hope they survive the kiln, Mark will then apply the various oxides to highlight the various features before then firing for a second time.

The colouring is with oxides, students can choose to skip this stage if they wish, and Mark can return them either bisque,or fired twice, which turns the clay into stoneware.

The pieces will hopefully be ready for collection back at Greystoke within 4 to 6 weeks of the class. Sometimes, in damp conditions, this can take take longer.

This course will usually take place in the ground floor Squirrel Barn with three steps up from the gravel driveway.

This class is suitable for every standard of student from beginners upwards.