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Milk Jug Workshop- Alex Prentice

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In this two-day milk jug workshop with local potter Alex Prentice, you will learn how to make jugs with different spouts and simple handles.

Saturday 11 March 9-1pm
Saturday 18 March 9-12
Cost: $90.00

The jug shapes will vary from easier to harder and may not be attainable for everyone, but we can all give it a go.

You must be able to confidently throw a 15cm cylinder to get something out of this workshop.

To be sure the jugs’ bodies are leather hard to attach to the handles, the workshop is being run on two consecutive Saturday mornings. We may run out of time to attach handles to all your jugs, but you will definitely have the skills to carry on with them at home.

This workshop is only available to members of the Canterbury Potters’ Association, so get in quickly.

 Please go to  https://events.humanitix.com/milk-jug-workshop-with-alex-prentice to secure your spot.

Royce McGlashen

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Two day Demonstration: Including Slab making, Throwing, Construction, Texturing & Decorating. ****Additional, Royce will be give a talk about his life on the 14th October 7-9.pm . $10.00 at 395 Memorial Ave****

Teapot Making Workshop- SOLD OUT!

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Throwing Teapots with Suzy Dunser

2 Day workshop

Hands-on making teapots with demonstration by Suzy

Members-only workshop | $160.00 Numbers are limited.

For intermediate and experienced potters who can centre reliably and throw a cylinder that is taller than it is wide.

If you are interested please email canterburypotters@gmail.com with the subject line teapot workshop with Suzy.

16-17 July 09:00-15:30

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Saggar Firing Workshop- SOLD OUT!

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Saggar Firing Workshop with Penny De Jong: 19 August & 21 August

WHAT IS SAGGAR?
Saggar firing is the method of creating confined atmospheres in a kiln within a container or saggar. Depending on the type of firing, the saggar can be made out of anything from the traditional refractory clay to newspaper.

In the ceramic saggar process, various organic and combustible materials can be added including copper wire, seaweed, grasses, flowers, sawdust, copper carbonate, Epsom salts and table salt.

$60 PER PERSON

Members only event. Numbers limited. Register your interest by emailing canterburypotters@gmail.com.

Prior to the saggar firing – you will need to make items for the saggar firing. A total of A4 x 20cm size bisque fired pieces. Instructions on this process will be emailed to participants.

48th CPA Exhibition 2021 News

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48th CPA Exhibition 2021 News

This year’s CPA annual exhibition is open to the public from 11 November to 21 November 2021 at Canterbury Museum’s Visitor Lounge.

Congratulations to the following winners of the 48th CPA Annual Exhibition:

Selector’s Choice sponsored by Nelson Pottery Supplies
Chikako Neale for all her work, ‘Mitzusashi’, ‘Piwakawaka Vase’, and ‘Box’.
Merit Award sponsored by Decopots
Hugh Rickard for his raku tile, ‘Koi Carp’.
Merit Award sponsored by Decopots
Jenny Taylor for her sculpture piece, ‘Macaws’.
Merit Award sponsored by the Morant Foundation
Frederika Ernsten for her ‘Set of Bottles’.
Avice Hill Memorial Award, the first-time exhibitor award goes to Yumi Bush for her three ‘Apples’ as a set.

View the highlights of exhibition

Christmas Pottery Market 2021

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Come to have a treasure hunt!

When: Sunday 5th December 10 am – 3 pm.

Where: Avice Hill Reserve, 395 Memorial Ave

Buy local and handmade this Christmas from established and emerging Canterbury potters under the trees at the Avice Hill Reserve.  Practical, arty, unique, decorative, and different. Whether you are looking for that perfect mug or soup bowl, a handmade gift for friends or families, a dramatic statement piece for indoors or out, an interesting piece to fill that difficult spot or anything in between, you can come and buy it here, direct from the artist who created it.

For enquiries, please email: canterburypotters@gmail.com with Christmas Market in the subject header.