A two day course making & decorating Slipware. Explore a free and expressive approach with Dylan Bowen. The emphasis will be on dynamic and fast moving making in order to firstly create surfaces for slip decoration whilst giving participants the opportunity to free up their making practices.

The first day will be making a range of simple shapes for decoration on the second day. Dylan will show various hand building techniques that he uses which will act as a starting point for the days work.

The slip decorating day will start with Dylan demonstrating various ways to use slip, involving trailers, brushes, pouring and combing. The emphasis will again be on action and freedom. The starting points are all simple and accessible and we will be mainly concentrating on letting things go, not overworking and seeing what happens.

A level of skill with clay could be useful but is not vital. Some skill is useful but the approach to the weekend is more important in terms of being open minded and ready to see where things may go.

MEET YOUR TUTOR

Dylan Bowen is a renowned slipware ceramicist. Dylan makes expressive, slip decorated earthenware using traditional and contemporary techniques and materials.

The clay can be thrown, hand built, carved or moulded depending on what is needed. Slips are poured, trailed or brushed on. He works on a small but ever mutating range of shapes, attempting to capture some of the action and spontaneity of the making process.

The careful traditions of English slipware are unseated and then thoroughly reworked through the ceramics of Dylan Bowen who has taken this English inheritance and very definitely made it his own.

Dylan trained with his father, Clive Bowen at Shebbear Pottery before studying at Camberwell School of Art.

Tutor: Dylan Bowen

Date & Time:
Saturday 1st, 10am - 4:30pm
& Sunday 2nd June, 10am - 3pm

Venue: Wheel Studio, New Brewery Arts

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at the on-site café Blend. Please see check page for opening times.

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Who is this workshop for?

Everyone. Some skill is useful but the approach to the weekend is more important in terms of being open minded and ready to see where things may go.

What you will need:

Please bring an apron or wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

All materials are included. Firing of one piece per person is included up to stoneware temperature, or you are welcome to take your work away to fire. We will contact you when your work is ready for collection, 4 weeks later.

Accommodation: 
Residential option available. Find out about our accommodation, costs and how to book here.