Big Day of Clay.
First up, we’d like to say a huuuuge thank you to everyone who helped with Open Day! For those who were here you’ll know it was a glorious day and that we had a really great turnout with lots of family groups coming along. It was such a big team effort to show them all the WSP love. We are now firing and glazing all the awesome creations that were made on the day, so they can be ready for our new friends to collect in the coming weeks. Thanks everyone for making this such a great day. We had lots of great feedback about the event and the friendliness of our club.
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 13th May 6pm.
This is one of our most important meetings of the year, and we’d love it if you came along and joined the korero about our club. We need a certain number of members present too, to make it all official and such, so we’re holding it on a Tuesday night during Play with Clay to make it accessible to everyone. Please come along, have a chat, help pass motions, minutes, and financial accounts. We make the meeting as short as we can, and we’ll share a kai! We literally can’t operate without your input in this way.
In the meantime you might like to consider joining the committee. It’s a voluntary position, but having enough committee members is essential to keep our society up and running. Committee members meet once a month via Zoom to keep us on track, pay the bills, and just make sure you have a place to come and pot. If you’d like to give back in this way, have a chat with us before the AGM and we’ll give you more info.
Term 2 Classes
Our next round of classes will be starting on the 28th of April – not far away at all! Here’s what’s on offer and you can find out more and enrol on our.class booking page
Mondays
9.30am – 12.30pm Intermediate Wheel Throwing with Sarah Steed, 8 weeks
6 – 9pm Handing Building with Yasmin Davis, 8 weeks
Tuesdays
9.30am – 12.30pm Beginners Wheel Throwing with Sarah Steed, 8 weeks
Wednesdays
4 – 5.30pm Kid’s Play With Clay, ongoing
6 – 9pm Wheel Throwing with Emily Eales, 8 weeks
Thursdays,
9.30am – 12.30pm, Sculpture Skills with Emily Eales, 8 weeks
6 – 9pm, Wheel Throwing for All with Brogan Houghton
Fridays
6 – 9pm, Introduction to Pottery with David Kenny, 4 weeks
Sundays
10am – 1pm Wheel Taster with Sarah Steed, 4 weeks
Chucks, Chums and Lids, with Tess May
A two-afternoon workshop, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May, 1.30 – 4.30pm
Ever had difficulty with turning pots on the wheel?.
Learn how to create chucks and chums to minimise damage to rims and finish off narrow necked shapes professionally, whilst cutting back on the time it takes to turn.
You will learn how to make your own chuck and chum to fit your pots, which can prevent your beautiful clay creations from tipping over or gouging, and trim pieces with narrow, uneven, or fragile rims. Also learn how versatile chucks and chums can be to easily turn lids
Day 1
Participants will throw cylinders, bowls, narrow-necked pots, a variety of lids and a chuck and a chum.
Day 2
At leather hard stage the above will be turned to create well-crafted feet using a chuck and a chum. You will also learn how to turn lids using these devices.
Making a Maker’s Mark with Yasmin Davis.
Sunday 18 May 1.30 – 4.30pm
Join Yasmin Davis to create your potter's mark stamp, or any other small texture stamps you have in mind!
In this workshop, you will learn to carve into plaster with a specialised tool to create small and intricate stamps. Once your design is finalised, you will use porcelain clay to make a negative impression. The porcelain clay then gets bisque fired and becomes your Maker's Mark stamp!
For more information click here
Studio Schedule
Here’s what’s happening next week . . . Check the online calendar though just in case.
Friday 18th April
Closed for Good Friday
Saturday 19th April
10am – 1pm Play With Clay, thanks Caitlin!
1 – 4pm Members Open Studio, thanks Alexis!
Sunday 20th April
Closed
Monday 21st April
Closed for Easter Monday
Tuesday 22nd April
9.30 am – 4pm Members Open Studio
6 – 9pm Play With Clay
6 – 9pm Raku Firing
Wednesday 23rd April
9.30am – 12.30 pm Play With Clay
1 – 4pm Members Open Studio
Thursday 24th April
1 – 4pm Members Open Studio
Friday 25th April
Closed for Anzac Day
Wood Firers prep day
Coming up soon . . .
Unorthodox Pottery with Hawi Winter
Saturday 14th June.
Those who attended the recent Clay Festival raved about the innovative home-made tools made by Hawi Winter. Watch the bookings pages for when this goes live.
Nau mai, haere mai!
Come and celebrate Matariki with us at a pit-firing at Caroline Hamilton's place on Saturday 28th June. Heavenly Hangi will be providing the kai at $25 per plate. We're still in the planning stages but hangi tickets will be on sale once the details are sorted.
Over and out
That's it for this week folks. We hope to see you in the studio soon.
Happy potting! 😊
