Megan Elliott (she/her), founder of Clay Wild, for a relaxing queer pottery workshop at The Queery, Brighton! The class will be focusing on traditional hand-building techniques using minimal tools and is suitable for all levels.
Dates and Times: Thursday 1st August 7-9pm
Location: The Queery, 46-47 George St, BN2 1RJ, Brighton, UK.
The Queery is a wheelchair-accessible sober space that’s home to a radical and queer bookstore, a small library, and a small vegan café. For more information, visit their website here. Please note: Whilst the space is fully accessible, parking on the road is pay & display (until 8pm) and there are limited spaces.
There will be chair seating and background music playing during the workshop.
Price: £30; 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 classes:
Participants will be learning hand-building techniques and will be guided through how to personalise their creations.
Each month there will be a different theme:
August: POTTERY FOR PRIDE:
Come and make a protest pot for Pride 2024. 25% of profits will be donated to Mermaids for trans youth!
Get angry and add or carve text into your pots, or perhaps you want to celebrate your body in a way that feels joyful and comfortable for you by making a body pot.
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. Come along this Pride to show yourself some love, reclaim, create, protest & dream. 💖
At the end of the class, you will receive tips on how to decorate at home when dry. We will be working with air-drying clay, so please note the products will not be food or drink safe. However, it can be waterproofed to hold plants.
No experience necessary - suitable for all levels! This is a class prioritising queer joy and creativity!
Your clay will still be delicate upon completion, so boxes/bags will be provided to take your clay home in. You can also bring your own box if you wish to help save materials - a tub or a small box (approx shoe box size) is ideal.
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.
This will be a regular class so if you miss out this time, do come along next month!