Kia ora clay family,
Two more days to go before we close for two weeks. The School Holiday Programmes have been and gone. The kilns are full, the pickup-shelves are full, and the sky and the ground are full of water. We've got some great workshops coming up in the next couple of months, check them out below.
Teapots with Suzy Dunser
A two-afternoon workshop.
Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August 1.30 to 5.30pm both days.
In this workshop you will learn how the components of a teapot affect its aesthetics and function, and practise your skills making and assembling a wheel-thrown teapot of your own design.
Skills covered will include throwing a cylinder, bellying, forming a shoulder and gallery or rim, throwing a variety of lid forms, throwing a spout, pulling a handle, and assembling the teapot.
Wonder, whimsy, detail and delight
Animal forms with Fiona Tunnicliffe
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September 10am to 4pm both days
In this workshop you wll learn the basics of animal anatomy, how to break down forms and successfully build what you see. It is geared to learning some construction skills that will extend and be useful in your usual practice.
Find out more here.
Closure
We will be completely closed for 2 weeks from Monday 14 July while the roof and the kiln room ceiling room are replaced, and the electrical wiring is upgraded.
Pick-ups and drop-offs
The team here is working really hard to get your pieces through the kilns as quickly as possible before we close at end of day Saturday. The pickup shelves are pretty full so if you could make it in to collect your works asap that would be really helpful.
53rd annual exhibition
FRESH BAKED: The Waikato Society of Potters 53rd annual exhibition
Entries open: Sunday 1 June 2025
Entries close: Sunday 3 August 2025 at 11.59pm.
Opening preview Thursday 14th August, 5.30pm at Artspost
Exhibition dates: 15 August to 14 September
Judge: Richard Fahey
There are hard copy entry forms at the studio or you can enter online here
Studio schedule
Here's how it looks for the next week, but as always, check the online calendar before you head this way.
Friday 11 July
9.30am to 4pm: Member's Open Studio
Saturday 12 July
10am to 1pm: Play With Clay. Thanks Tim!
1 to 4pm: Member's Open Studio. Thanks Lydia!
Sunday 13 July
Closed
Monday 14 July to Sunday 27 July
CLOSED for maintenance
See you again on or after Monday 28 July.
