Art and Design Experiences
This term we are running a number of Workshops and courses
in Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead and Wooburn Craft School, Wooburn Town, Bucks
I. Sculpture One-day Workshops for Adults – Explore Form, Texture, and Creativity
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Rd, Maidenhead SL6 4PF
Join us for a series of one-day sculpture workshops at Norden Farm, designed for both beginners and experienced artists. Each session offers an in-depth exploration of sculpting techniques, encouraging creative expression through form, texture, and composition.
Location: Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Rd, Maidenhead, SL6 4PF
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fee: £75 per workshop (includes all materials & firing)
Suitable for: Adults of all skill levels
Thursday May 8th – Sculpture: Figures & Animals
In this hands-on workshop, participants will sculpt both animals and human figures from a solid block of clay, experimenting with form and proportion to bring movement and expression to their work. They will explore various sculpting techniques while following the complete ceramic process, focusing on developing essential skills such as shaping, joining, cutting, scooping, and applying textures to create unique surfaces. Participants will also learn how to prepare their pieces for firing.
You are encouraged to bring reference images for inspiration. Finished pieces will be fired and ready for collection in approximately four weeks.
This workshop is suitable for both beginners and advanced students.
All materials and firing are included in the price.
For booking and additional information visit Norden Farm website
Thursday June 5th – Sculpture: Still Life
This workshop explores the classic genre of still life in sculpture. Participants will use clay to shape, carve, and assemble forms, creating still life compositions that can be either purely artistic or functional. Through careful attention to detail, texture, and proportion, you’ll learn how to bring everyday objects to life in three-dimensional form.
For those who attended the May 8th workshop, this session also offers an opportunity to apply ceramic paints and glazes to your previous work, with a second firing included at no extra cost.
All finished pieces will be available for collection in approximately four weeks.
For booking and additional information visit Norden Farm website
Thursday July 10th – Sculpture: Relief and Narrative Scenes
Relief sculpture bridges the worlds of painting and sculpture, offering a unique opportunity to create dimensional storytelling. In this workshop, participants will sculpt in clay to translate two-dimensional images into sculptural form, using depth, layering, and texture to enhance visual impact. Participants will learn techniques for refining shapes, creating contrast, and adding intricate details to their relief compositions.
Bring reference images for inspiration—whether paintings, landscapes, still life, or personal photographs—to help shape your design.
Attendees of previous workshops (May 8th or June 5th) may also apply ceramic paints and glazes to their earlier sculptures before a second firing, free of charge.
Completed works will be ready for collection in four weeks.
For booking and additional information visit Norden Farm website
II. Ceramic sculpture and pottery course
Wooburn Craft School, Town Lane, Wooburn Town, Bucks, HP10 0PJ
This course serves as an introduction to ceramics sculpture, hand-built pottery, ceramics drawing, and ceramic jewellery. It covers the technological processes in ceramics, allowing participants to appreciate the transformation of objects at various stages – from flexible, easy-to-work clay, through a dry, fragile state, to the fired, solid object, all painted with special ceramics colours, engobes, glazes, and more.
This course is designed for both total beginners and advanced students.
Maria Chernyak Belenky would be honoured to guide you through this exciting journey and look forward to seeing you soon!
Price: £295 + £25 materials (Deposit: £100) Material costs are paid directly to the tutor on the first day of classes.
Class Dates (every other Sunday except during school holidays):
May: 4, 18
June: 8, 22
July: 6
Class Times: All classes start at 10:00am and end at 5:00pm
For booking and additional information visit Wooburn School website
https://thewooburncraftschool.com/wc_class/summer-2025-special-ceramics-class/
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