Mother's Day Family Pottery and Breakfast (FA91)

Enjoy a relaxed morning together exploring the world of clay and learn how to make hand-built pottery inspired by flowers.

What will you learn on this course?

Spend Mother’s Day morning together learning how to make hand-built pottery vessels, like vases or pots, decorated with flowers.

• 9am - 10am | You’ll begin with breakfast in KILN restaurant, choosing from our wide ranging breakfast menu.

• 10am - 12.30pm | Then develop your creativity together as you spend time playing with clay in one of MAC’s fully equipped ceramics studios.

In one of MAC's fully-equipped ceramics studios, you will have the opportunity to design, build and decorate your creation as a family.

This is the perfect environment to encourage your family’s creativity. The tutor will take you through the different hand-building techniques such as pinch pots, coiling and sculpting. You’ll learn how to add decoration with coloured slips to your designs.

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to use the equipment in the ceramic studio safely and correctly. You will have learned a range of techniques and made a high-quality ceramic piece which can stand proudly in your home for years to come.

Please note that your finished piece will need time to dry out and be fired twice in MAC’s kilns. Your work will be ready for collection 4 weeks after the date of your workshop. We will contact you when the work is ready. When you arrive at MAC please ask for an Art Studio Technician or a Duty Manager who will be happy to help you retrieve your piece from our secure pottery cages.

By the nature of ceramics there is always a risk of technical failure, cracks or explosions for which we cannot be held responsible.

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for children aged 6 to 11 years accompanied by their parents or guardians who are looking for an opportunity to enjoy making together. It is open to all levels. Those with little or no experience of pottery will be shown demonstrations for the various techniques used, and those with previous experience will be able to self-direct their work with guidance from the tutor.

The course is accessible for people of all abilities. Parents and guardians work with their children and all classes are planned to meet the specific needs of the group. You do need dexterity in your hands to work with clay. The room is wheelchair accessible.

Age ranges are set carefully to consider key age developments, materials being used, and course stimulus. It is very important that age ranges are not too large or across key stages and therefor need to be adhered to.

Do you need to bring anything?

All materials and equipment are provided.

Are there any additional costs?

The course price includes all materials, the firing of your work and a meal and drink per person from the breakfast menu in our KILN restaurant.

The course price covers one adult and one child. There is a charge for each additional person (child or adult). At least one adult must be present for every three children.

Who teaches this course?

Andrea Clarke