THE CHRISTMAS TRIM
TASTER CLASS £55
10.00AM - 11.30AM
Returning NOVEMBER 2025 - exact date TBD
What's included:
- DURING THIS TASTER POTTERY WORKSHOP, YOU will HAVE A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL methods of hand building - THE slab technique.
- a collection of 6 decorations OF YOUR CREATION, to adorn your Christmas tree or to give as a gift
- tuition, EXHIBITION STANDARD materials, TOOLS FOR USE ON THE DAY and firing costs
- A GLASS OF MULLED CIDER (VIRGIN, SADLY, GIVEN THE TIME OF THE DAY), TO GET YOU IN THE FESTIVE SPIRIT
- The studio is located 5 minutes from central Farnham, Surrey
What TO EXPECT:
If your time is limited, THIS TASTER WORKSHOP will give you aN introduction to handbuilding, allowing enough time to gain aN understanding of the material and to get you in the Christmas spirit.
You will be guided through the slab building technique TO CREATE YOUR ORNAMENTS and THERE will BE ready-made, TRADITIONAL templates for you to choose from or you are welcome to make your own OR FREESTYLE. Once you have cut out your decorations, it will be time to let your creativity run free. SHOULD YOU WISH TO PAINT YOUR DECORATIONS WITH UNDERGLAZE, I HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF COLOURS FOR YOU TO WORK WITH and I WILL DEMO HOW TO IMPRINT text into the clay.
After the session, you will leave your creations AND I will process them for you i.e. DRY THEM, BISQUE FIRE, SAND, WAX, glaze and GLAZE fire THEM. IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR SURFACE DESIGNS, YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN A MATT WHITE, IVORY GLOSS AND/OR TRANSPARENT GLAZE, IN WHICH I WILL FINISH YOUR SIX PIECES.
I WILL NOTIFY YOU VIA EMAIL WHEN YOUR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE READY FOR PRE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION.
IN AMONGST THE TRADITIONAL DECORATIONS, OUR CHRISTMAS TREE IS TRIMMED WITH AN ARRAY OF ORNAMENTS THAT EVOKE HAPPY MEMORIES FOR US. THE SAGUAROS ARE A REMINDER OF SUNNY DAYS IN THE DESERTS AROUND CALIFORNIA AND WARM NIGHTS STAR GAZING IN 29 PALMS.
Workshops are only run 2-3 times a year and class sizes are kept small. For early access to upcoming class dates, please join the mailing list below.
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If you’re looking for art classes and art lessons in Surrey or Hampshire, Seetha Hallett offers diverse pottery workshops, full day pottery courses and taster pottery classes, as well as one day ceramic workshops, taster ceramic classes and intensive day ceramic courses, in Surrey and Hampshire.