Studio Upper Aughrim

23/12/2023

26/11/2023

Today Sam one of my woodturning students (10 years old) demonstrated at my stall at the Annacurragh Xmas Fair. He attracted a lot of attention and sold all the mushrooms he made. A lot of children excelled in painting pottery pieces, there was plenty of creativity around. Benjamin, also one of my pottery students sold his beautiful calendars with the help of his granddad Jerry. It was a lovely day, the fair was well organised.

28/02/2023

28/02/2023

CCM Arts Week

As part of Arts Week, ceramic artist Christien Van Bussel visited CCM. She held a workshop with second year students in preparation for their CBA. She taught students a range of skills to use when working with clay. Everyone who partook made, decorated, and glazed a ceramic mug. There was great enthusiasm from each group. It was an inspiring experience working with a practicing ceramic artist. Thanks to the Art Department for organising this opportunity for the students.

24/04/2020

Here are a few pieces that were bisque fired/ glazed and refired.

The coloured clay that I painted inside the moulds before adding the slip worked out really well. They're so colourful!

I love the contrast between the colour layer and the white slip, it looks great.

If you know anyone who would like to order any please tag them in the comments below.

There are lots of new projects happening here in Studio Upper Aughrim so be sure to follow along this lockdown adventure.

We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

http://turningthistle.com/

19/04/2020

Success! Lots of lovely pieces fired nicely.

Looking forward to cooling them down so I can show you all.

My new range of bowls and cups will be available online soon so if you see something you like, please let me know.

We are also setting up PayPal and a new shop on our website.

Stay safe friends, hope to see you all soon.

http://turningthistle.com/

05/04/2020

I hope you are all doing well in this uncertain time

I've been busy in the workshop making a new range of bowls and mugs. I want to show you the process.

After the lockdown, you might like to pop along to a workshop and give it a go yourself.

Click on the image to see the short description.

Any questions are more than welcome.

Come back soon to see the finished result.

http://turningthistle.com/

27/02/2020

We teach serious skills here. When was the last time you saw a handmade fruit bowl with intentional holes? Stunning design! Hard to make! We will show you how :)

Are there any ceramic techniques that you would like to learn? We can tailor our workshops to meet your needs.

Get in touch or email [email protected]

You are welcome to book a place on an upcoming workshop or book a full group.

https://www.turningthistle.com/