Megan Elliott (she/her), founder of Clay Wild, for a relaxing queer pottery workshop at The Queery celebrating self-love! The class will be focusing on traditional hand-building techniques using minimal tools and is suitable for all levels.
Date: Wednesday 20th September 2023, 7-9pm
Location: Sunflower Studio, 4B Upper Gardner Street, BN1 4AN.
Sunflower Studio is an Arts & Events Studio for creativity & wellbeing in the heart of Brighton. It is on one level and wheelchair accessible. For more information, visit their Instagram here. Please note: Whilst the space is fully accessible, parking nearby is pay & display 8am-8pm and there are limited spaces. The studio is centrally located, 7 minutes walk from Brighton Station and near many bus routes.
Price: £30 (you will take home a new clay plant pot!); for each class, 25% of the spots are discounted by 50% for people with low income. Please only reserve one of these spots if you feel this applies to you. No proof is required. If the spots are sold out and you would like to attend but are unable to afford a ticket, please contact me directly. There is an option to add a pay-it-forward donation to contribute towards the cost of these spots and to enable me to offer more low-income spots in the future.
About the class:
Join Clay Wild for a relaxing queer pottery workshop celebrating self-love! The class will be focusing on traditional hand-building techniques using minimal tools and is suitable for all levels.
This is a class where we will be making body-pots. Participants will be shown how to make a pot out of air-drying clay. We will use a combination of pinch and coiling techniques. You will be guided through how to personalise your creations to make them into bodies - torsos, boobs, vulvas, penises, top-surgery, bums, hands, faces… anything & everything is welcome. The images in the poster are just a few examples from previous classes. This is a celebration of all bodies in whatever way feels joyful and comfortable for you.
At the end of the class, you should have one small-medium body-pot to take away with you and tips on how to decorate it at home and waterproof it for plants (if you would like).
No experience necessary - suitable for all levels! This is a class prioritising queer joy, embodiment and creativity in a safe, sober space.
Your clay will still be delicate upon completion and boxes will be provided to take the pot home in.
About Clay Wild:
Megan (she/her) is a queer artist and writer based in Brighton. She is trained in Fine Art and set up Clay Wild to facilitate inclusive and accessible pottery classes for all. Megan has facilitated pottery classes for a wide range of people in different settings: schools, community, corporate and private events.
Megan also sells her handbuilt creations on Etsy here.
Find Megan on Instagram at @claywildstudio.
Accessibility:
There will be chair seating and background music playing during the workshop. The venue is on the ground floor and wheelchair accessible
This will be a regular class so if you miss out this time, do come along next month!