FLOWER BLOSSOM TILE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Sunday 2 March 2025 2.45 pm – 6.00 pm
£65 including refreshments, all materials, use of equipment on the day, glazing, 2 firings of piece, tutoring & certificate of completion.
This half-day group workshop with our guest figurative sculptor, Christine Pike, is suitable for all skill levels.
Choose between a rose, peony, or chrysanthemum blossom. Christine will show you how to shape each individual petal to create a beautiful and delicate blossom head on a tile base that can be hung vertically or displayed horizontally as a sculpture.
The tiles will be made from stoneware clay - so you can display them indoors or outdoors.
The repetitive motion of creating each petal, while holding the shape of the flower in your mind, will help you get into a ‘flow’ state - this is where a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energised focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
When your sculpture is finished you will be able to choose a colour for your blossom to be painted, and can decide on a gloss or matt finish. Your piece will be roughly 12 cm x 12 cm square.
Louise (ceramicist from Blended Monkey) will expertly colour and glaze your piece before firing and will let you know when your sculpture is ready for you to collect (please allow at least 14 days). Your pieces can be posted out by arrangement.
This FLOWER BLOSSOM TILE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP will be held in the peaceful setting of our Blended Monkey studios on the Cambs/Norfolk border.
Numbers are limited to ensure you get plenty of 1-2-1 tuition.
This sculpture workshop is suitable for 14+ with under 16s accompanied by an adult.
About a week before your workshop date, we'll e-mail you again with more details about parking etc.
Refreshments will be provided throughout the day - tailored to meet all dietary requirements.
All students will be provided with a certificate of completion.
This would make a fabulous CRAFTY GIFT for someone - so drop us a line and we can post out to you/the recipient a complimentary personalised gift certificate for this experience🎁
The half-day workshop includes:
- Materials & use of equipment on the day
- Refreshments (tea/coffee/soft drinks/cake) - catering to all dietary requirements
- As we limit the number of people, you get to have some 1-2-1 tuition and the maximum benefit from a day with no distractions
- Glazing & firing of your work
- Certificate of completion
- Please wear clothing clothes that you don't mind getting some clay on.
We also offer accommodation in the form of our Crafter's Retreat cabin subject to availability or we can advise of other local B&Bs.
Flower Blossom Tile Sculpture Workshop | Blended Monkey Studios | 2 March 2025
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The workshop booking is valid for 1 year from the booking date – this simply means that the setting of the date for the workshop must be arranged within the validity period, however the workshop date could be outside of this validity period.
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The purchaser of the workshop may cancel the workshop up to 2 weeks before the workshop date with a full refund.
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Failure to attend the workshop on the day without sufficient notice will result in the workshop being cancelled and no refund will be issued.
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If the participant of the workshop is unable to attend their workshop for good reason, a new workshop date must be set within 3 months of the cancellation of the original workshop booking – even if the agreed new date lies outside of the 3-month period. Failure to rebook within that period will result in the cancellation of the booking with no refund. If the participant does not attend the second amended date, the booking will be considered cancelled with no refund.
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If we need to cancel a workshop at short notice for reasons beyond our control, such as illness or mechanical breakdowns, the first option is to rearrange a mutually convenient date or receive a refund. In the event of cancellation for any reason, we are unable to reimburse travel, accommodation or any other expenses that you may incur in relation to the cancelled course.
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"I am a figurative sculptor and freelance curator.
I am inspired by folklore, myth, and the natural world, and I work in clay, paperclay, and mixed media. My work is in collections in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada.
I sell through a few selected galleries in England and at shows throughout the UK.
In 2017, I was commissioned to make a series of decorative panels for the front bar of the Whalebone Inn, Downham Market.
I hold an MA in Contemporary Curation from Norwich University of the Arts. I am a member of the Greyfriars Art Space (GAS) collective and a Selected Member with Anglian Potters."