Mindful Pottery Day Retreat

Rejuvenate, get creative and relax. A day to be mindful and reconnect with yourself.

• Hand building pottery workshop - using your hands, being mindful wi5 the clay, getting creative and building your own imprinted vase.
• Creative Mindfulness - guided meditative journaling and sensory drawing to ground you, relax you, and connect back to yourself.

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https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindful-pottery-day-retreat-tickets-1022707584917?aff=oddtdtcreator

Pottery Workshop

For the pottery we will get stuck into building with our hands. Starting with a pinch pot we will connect with the material and understand how the pressure from our fingertips can change the form and texture of the clay.

We will then work with the process of coiling to build vase forms. Whether this be sculptural or functional is up to the maker.

We will then take our drawings from the creative mindfulness session and translate these onto clay using coloured slips and paper.

Creative Mindfulness

Creative Mindfulness is a combination of mindful-meditative practices and experimental drawing techniques. Created for those of us with busy brains and stressful lives, the pencil acts as an anchor to help us focus on the mindful practices and quiet your mind.

Throughout the session you will be guided on a journey through your senses, allowing you to fully be in the moment and experience the world around you in a new way. It will allow you to connect to yourself, to feel grounded, rejuvenated and relaxed.

You will then join me on a short mindful walk through the stunning Oxfordshire countryside to feel more grounded and be inspired by the nature around us.

Included in the ticket

• All materials for the workshops.
• Lunch and drinks (please let us know of any dietary requirements)
• Glazing and firing of your pottery - this will be done post workshop, your pieces will be ready to collect 2 weeks later (postage is available for a fee).

About your hosts

Charlotte Manser

Charlotte is a professional ceramics designer, potter and founder of Charlotte Manser Ceramics. Alongside her successful growing ceramics business, she is also deeply passionate about teaching and building a ceramics community that enhances the craft industry. Charlotte teaches ceramics workshops and courses from her Berkshire studio and also gives talks to aspiring professional creatives in schools and educational organisations around the UK. Charlotte loves to see return customers building their collections of colourful pottery that brings joy to their day. The power of a good mug cannot be questioned!

Libby Witney

Libby is a creative teacher, illustrator and founder of Magpie and the Mob. Inspired by mindfulness, her illustrations embrace fun and individuality with bold colours and a hint of sass. Creative Mindfulness is a practice born out of her own health struggles, experience and knowledge from working as a secondary art teacher. Libby has seen the benefit it can have for people and she now takes her Creative Mindfulness classes to people from age four to eighty. Libby wants to help others be themselves, embrace their individuality and get more colour into their lives.

Accessibility

The day can be enjoyed by those who have never touched clay before or picked up a pencil since school, to those with more experience. It is suitable for all ages and abilities.

Please note, the studio is not wheelchair friendly but there is handles on the doorways to support those who may need to use them. There are a few steps around the studio.

All equipment and materials will be provided and no experience is necessary.

Investment: £85

Please Book By External Link : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindful-pottery-day-retreat-tickets-1022707584917?aff=oddtdtcreator

Date: January 25th 2025

Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm

Location: The Barn, Charlotte Manser Ceramics Pottery Studio, South Fawley Farm, OX12 9NL

Bookings are final and non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by Charlotte Manser Ceramics LTd.