The first 'Ceramic Painting Workshop' at 'Loveone' was amazing!
My kiln at home
Mugs, plates (side and dinner), coasters/tiles and pet bowls are what I currently have in stock... Let me know if you have something in mind... studio@ilovesuffolk.co.uk
BACK TO THE ACTION!...
Sat 13th Oct was the first 'Ceramic Painting Workshop' held at 'Loveone'. It was themed around Halloween, but inspired by the Mexican 'Day of the Dead' artwork and stunning colours.
On the day I had 8 people paint, which was fantastic and everyone enjoyed themselves... At times the room went so silent with 'creative concentration' that you could of heard a pin drop! We listened to the radio and painted coasters, drank hot choc/tea/coffee and ate some of the homemade cakes I baked specially for the day.
Yummy cupcakes, vanilla and chocolate sponge filled with jam
and a vanilla buttercream frosting... Yummy!
The day started at 11am and on the dot, three lovely young ladies arrived. All painted coasters and chatted amongst themselves whilst enjoying the painting environment. Around an hour later another two young ladies arrived. The room was full and brimming with creativeness!
Later in the day I had another lovely couple arrive and a mother daughter duo. I also managed to do a little painting myself for a lady who couldn't make it to the event, but wanted a 'Mexican - Day of the Dead' themed mug... Below is the outcome of the mug after being fired and glazed, the colours on this mug and smaller detail (especially of the logo painted onto the bottom of the mug) came out perfect!
MUG
Here is another photo of some more 'Mexican - Day of the Dead' inspired coasters that I painted before the workshop...
COASTER
COASTER
The day was a success and I cannot wait to hold two more 'Ceramic Painting Workshops' at 'Loveone' this year... I will be releasing the dates and poster details start of next week! The next theme is 'Initials' and 'Christmas'.
HOW IT WORKS...
* When you come to one of my 'Ceramic Painting Workshops' all you need to bring is yourself, a little creativeness and a little money to buy yourself a gorgeous hand painted ceramic, created by you!
* I will be there on the day to help and assist you with your chosen ceramic, I prepare themed templates for you to use and if you need a little help with a design, just ask me and I can draw something onto a ceramic for you to paint. No problem! I am there to help.
* You can choose to paint either a mug, coaster or a plate (side or dinner).
* Then simply relax painting your ceramic, with a FREE hot drink (tea/coffee/hot chocolate) and homemade cupcake by yours truly.
* After you have finished painting I will then take your ceramic away with me, when I get home I carefully glaze the ceramic by hand and place it within the kiln.
* Firing your ceramic is a long process, it takes over 10 hours to complete and the kiln reaches up to 1100 degrees! That's pretty hot, but it does release a lovely amount of heat into my home :) especially needed with winter quickly approaching!
* After complettion I will then add cork to the base of any coaster and carefully wrap up your ceramics ready for delivery. You will be able to collect your hand painted ceramic 1 week after the workshop from 'Loveone' and then enjoy your unique and individual, hand painted ceramic for a lifetime :)
SIMPLE! Any questions, please feel free to contact me via facebook or email...
Some ceramics from the day
Below is a collection of the ceramics painted on the day!...
The mug I painted for Dolly Mixture Clothing
The day was such good fun and I was so proud of all the work everyone painted... well done!! I hope you enjoy your ceramics and I look forward to seeing you at the next workshop!
