Want to come and play in the studio? Ceramics are created and workshops are facilitated in Arana Hills, Brisbane. Opening hours are by appointment only.
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106 Plucks Rd, Arana Hills, Brisbane, Australia
Friday, March 21st, 6:30 - 9:00pm, Arana Hills
Take this opportunity to get down and dirty (muddy, to be exact) on this Dirty Date Night!
Get your friends together and book an evening of fun with mud! Or, bring your very special friend and recreate the infamous scene from 'Ghost' just for fun! This Dirty Date Night gives you the opportunity to discover what it is like to throw clay on a pottery wheel (that's the dirty part), as well as glazing a pre-bisqued cup/tumbler.
Your Clay Date facilitator will demonstrate the wheel throwing technique, and then you have the opportunity to try to create a vessel with her guidance and support. Alison's motto in the studio is "it's only mud", and Clay Dates are designed to be more fun than tuition. In fact, all vessels created on the wheel will be recycled at the end of the workshop (creating a pottery vessel takes multiple processes that is generally completed over a matter of days or weeks). You will create a special memento of your evening, with the opportunity to glaze a handle-less cup (tumbler) using brush-on glazes, tape resist, and decals. The possibilities are almost endless, and many stunning creations have emerged from the kiln after firing the Clay Date work. These will be ready for collection approximately three weeks after the Clay Date.
Each activity will take around an hour, with a short break between where you are invited to enjoy light refreshments on the deck. Feel free to BYO drinks if you would like some frothies or wine.
Once enrolled you will receive an email with information on what to wear, what to bring, and important information for health and safety approximately one week prior to the workshop date.
Please read the following before booking: By booking this event you acknowledge and agree to the conditions outlined below.
Accessibility:
The studio is accessible via a steep driveway. Please advise if assistance is required to navigate steep slopes. The bathroom is accessible via stairs only.
Refunds and cancellations:
*COVID Interruptions and Cancellations:
When I found out that Alison was planning pottery workshops, I was in. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be gathering some friends who now want to do the same after I raved about it. I highly recommend Alison’s workshops. Can’t wait till the next one.
I would like to thank Alison for her time and instruction for the pottery lessons she has given me. She is highly passionate and knowledgeable in the manner in which she passes on her art of pottery in the most relaxed manner.
Alison is a supportive, relaxed, and helpful teacher and her workshops are relaxed, fun, meditative, educational, and inspiring. I absolutely loved the workshop with Alison there was no silly questions and she has the patience of a Saint with all types of personalities. Knowing nothing about pottery before I attended the workshop and having a creative streak I was like a sponge. It was quite surreal and relaxing. We all felt supported and encouraged to create.
I bought two products as gifts last Christmas but both my husband and I fell in love with them all ... so we decided to keep them. The bowls in particular are our fave, so much so that we’ve ordered more. We use them several times a week for hot and cold dishes, we aren’t precious about them. They go straight in the dishwasher and continue to look new.
Alison Skate
Muditation Facilitator
Hi, I'm Alison, and I have been playing with clay since my first pottery class over 20 years ago.
My love of clay has seen my hobby turn into an obsession that has now transformed half of my home into a cosy studio, which I invite you to enjoy with me.
I find clay play to be very mindful - that's why I refer to it as my 'muditation'. Its ability to reduce stress and feelings of anxiety is also quite therapeutic.
Please check my Workshops section to find out about up-coming events; many of the workshops are one-off "Dirty Date Nights", short courses, and 7-week pottery classes using the potter's wheel. These are very small groups to ensure a level of support that will help you love what you have made.
Please contact me if you would like to make a private group booking for a special occassion.
Want to come and play in the studio? Ceramics are created and workshops are facilitated in Arana Hills, Brisbane. Opening hours are by appointment only.