Classes

Pal Tiya Premium

Full Day Classes

Learn to make sculptures that will last outdoors in all weather conditions, which you can take home on the same day!

Add water. Knead like dough. Sculpt. Place in your garden. Cures permanently stone hard. No firing. No Molds. No Kidding!

Our product Pal Tiya Premium:

Air cures to harder than concrete! Has been extensively free/thaw tested!
You can build small or large sculptures using just tinfoil and cardboard as your core!

Suitable for beginners or more experienced sculptors who want to try this new material.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Ceramics / Pottery

We aim to have great fun, using fantastical ideas and exploring infinite combinations of shapes, patterns and colours, just as nature has done.

Throwing:

By the end of the course you will have learnt the entire process of forming a pot out of clay on the potter’s wheel, including some decorating and glazing.

Clay, the different bodies and their uses
How to condition the clay for throwing
How to Centre
Opening
Throwing the walls
Finalizing the form
Turning the base
Glazing and Firing

Come and have a go at Hand-Building, Slab and Sculpture. Make a Green man, Garden totem, ceramic tree, animal, creature sculpture or your own ideas.

Step by step tuition is provided as well as Tea, coffee & biscuits – BYO lunch.  Enjoy creating shapes, forms and effigies from your freed imagination.Our art studio for ceramics/pottery is available for artists, budding artists and those who would love to explore clay whatever their age and experience. Creative Day/s & courses for you, your family and your friends can be organised. (Special rates negotiated for regular users)

Price List

(or design your own: organise a group and a topic and ask for a price)

Book full use of studio

Anytime between 9am – 9pm
Do your own thing
£7.50 per hour

Individual Tuition

Anytime between 9am – 9pm
Throwing/Hand-building/Sculpture
£10.00 per hour

Groups/Courses – 3 to 6 people

9.30am-12.30pm/1pm-4pm/6.30pm-9.30pm
Throwing/Hand-building/Sculpture
£30.00 per hour

Plus General Material Costs for your pots : £0.25/gram.

Or Bring Your Own. (cost of firing will vary with size of project)

Specials

Book the studio for your group/family for sessions

We Teach

Learn Hand-Building, Slab build, Sculpture

Examples of Classes

Green man, House plaques, Gargoyles, Totems, Animal sculpture, Portrait Sculpture or Do Your Own Thing

We are very accommodating, so if there isn’t a time suitable for individual tutoring or your group, other times are available by arrangement.

EMAIL US TO ENQUIRE

What people

SAY ABOUT US

Bob and Joe are incredibly talented, have amazing patience and kept the tea flowing while we all put our newly learnt skills to the test. There is no judgement, just support and such an enthusiasm to share their knowledge with you. It was such a great experience.

Amy Harris

Class attendee

Visited today for the witches and wizards sculpting day and thoroughly enjoyed it! Joe and bob were very helpful and lovely hosts. Cannot wait to visit again!! Highly recommend!

Gina Tebby

Class attendee

Yesterday we had the most wonderful day with Bob and Joe at their pottery studio. We were shown the techniques of working with Pal Tiya, which is an amazing medium to sculpt without the need for firing. Everyone was lovely and tea and cake in the garden area was a very nice!. Definitely want to do this again – highly recommended!

Carol Willow

Class attendee

Really good day spent with Bob & Joe. Lots of advice, patience, tea & biscuits for an absolute beginner. With their help, came home with a Green Man that I will be happy to put on a wall. Highly recommended

Carol Willow

Class attendee

I’ve just had a great day with Joe and Bob being introduced to Pal Tiya sculpting medium. The workshop was well signposted, with excellent joining information, and was held in a working ceramics workshop. The class size was small, which meant close supervision and guidance throughout that was helpful and informative. Joe did a great job demoing each of the techniques. Can’t recommend the workshop enough for those wanting to explore sculpting in a clay-like medium without all the faff of kiln firing.

Neil Burley

Class attendee

Great day with Joe and Bob. I have a million ideas and honestly couldn’t recommend it more! And the Pal Tiya is fantastic. Supple and so easy to mix and work with. Would be a terrific team building exercise.

Andrea McVey

Class attendee

I absolutely love visiting to do a bit more to my project each time. Bob is so patient and full of knowledge. His guidance and teaching of technique is very clear. The studio is a wonderful space with inspirational ideas around the room, plenty of space to work alongside others and very clean and well organised. The outdoor space is a wonderful little getaway from the hustle and bustle of life with wildlife to watch and listen to. I’m looking forward to returning

Robes KT

Class attendee

I took some girl guides to see Bob ( including one with severe special needs ) we had a fab time and he was so patient with all of us .. we all achieved a sculpture and threw a pot each on the wheel … can’t wait to go back .. highly recommended.

Robes KT

Carole Rowsell

Bob & Joe are wonderful & this is such a charming place. They have a very knowledgeable but relaxed teaching style & their creations are fantastic. I’d highly recommend everybody spends at least a day embracing their mythical & creative side here.

Emma Bond

Carole Rowsell

enquiries@theshireworkshops.co.uk

07572870509
07761123759

The Shire Workshops Art School, Unit A, Dallacre Farm, Wilbarston, Market Harborough, LE168FE