You can book a Clay Day or Pottery Painting Party for your child's birthday at The Gallery or an alternative venue of your choosing - I can bring the party to you!
Clay Day Party
Whether it's making Spaceships and Aliens, or Fairy Princesses and Fancy Shoes, clay parties are LOTS of FUN, and everyone learns a new skill too!
The children will spend a little time designing their sculptures in the workshop area, before being shown demonstrations and getting stuck in with the clay!
When the models are finished, I take them all home where they are dried out, then fired twice and clear glazed, then boxed up with labels and returned to you to give out to the artists. This process normally takes around two to three weeks. Each child can paint their model at home and will have an ever-lasting memento of the party!
Super Cat by Lizzie, Age 9
Rather Splendid Platypus by Maddie, Age 9
Pottery Painting Party
Another option for a creative party - your child and their friends can put their designs on ready-made Bisque (pre-made pottery) Plates, Mugs or Bowls that will be taken away to be fired in a kiln, and returned to the artists so that they can be used at home!
Lovely Mug by Jennie, Age 9
Children will spend a little time drawing their designs on paper first, then copying their finished designs on to the Plate/Mug or Bowl using felt tip pens that magically disappear in the kiln. They can then choose from a selection of over 70 coloured glazes to colour their designs in.
Cool Cake Plate by Molly, Age 11
Venue: The Gallery, Mansell Street - see www.thegallery.gg or an alternative venue of your choosing if you'd like us to bring the party to you in a hired hall or perhaps at home?
Cost: £15 per person - includes the clay/Bisque shapes/glazes/materials & equipment/venue hire for The Gallery and tuition, plus the sculptures being fired twice in a kiln and clear glazed and plates/mugs/bowls being clear-glazed and fired in a kiln - all pieces are individually packaged and labeled when they are ready to deliver.
Time: 2hours - Both activities are roughly 1 and 3/4 - 2 hours.
Numbers: The minimum number is 8, maximum 15.
Party Food: For parties at The Gallery, we normally do a break half way through the session which works well for singing Happy Birthday, a bit of birthday cake and a drink - we provide the drinks. If you wanted to give your party a birthday tea afterwards, there are lots of good restaurants nearby.
Sculpture themes: Normally a hollow model - fish - aliens - fairies etc, but I am open to suggestions if the child has a particular theme in mind! Please give me two weeks notice to make examples.
Collection: By arrangement. Normally the finished pieces can be collected by the parents two- three weeks after the party from The Gallery.
Contact: Email roundchimneypottery@cwgsy.net or telephone Katie 07781 419 284.