Eren Armitage looks at production techniques, repetition in refining form, and the business of making.
Session outline: Welcome with introductions 12:30-13:30, followed by demonstrations 13:30-15:30, and concludes with a Q&A and informal discussion from 15:30-16:00.
This Summer in addition to our Stay and Play and weekly changing activities we will be offering FREE face painting or FREE balloon modelling every Monday.
Drop in between 11 and 3pm as follows:
21 July / 4 August and 18 August - Donna Face painting
28 July and 11 August – Tom Balloon Modelling
All our FREE family friendly activities also include:
Crafts and colouring
Lego & DUPLO building tables
All our activities are FREE and take place in the Market Kitchen where you will find a wide range of food options and lots of seating.
Explore form, anatomy, and the nuances of tea bowls, followed by a matcha tea experience.
Eren Armitage
Originally from Yokohama, Japan, and now based in Harrogate, Eren Armitage is a ceramicist whose work merges Japanese tradition with the landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales. Her wheel-thrown and hand-carved stoneware vessels reflect a deep connection to nature, designed to bring a sense of tranquillity and ritual into daily life.
An Exhibition for First-Time Collectors – All Artworks Priced at £100
The Mill Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Start with One, a ground breaking exhibition designed specifically for first-time art collectors. The exhibition, which opens on 16th May, will feature 45 original artworks, each priced at just £100, making it the perfect opportunity for those looking to start their own art collection without the pressure of high price tags or complex art jargon.
A seated history stroll from Bank House to Troy Horsforth.
Starting at 10.30am until 11.30am with a chat after with a cuppa.
Maybe, take a chance to start your family research with our volunteers, just ask for advice.
In this 6 week overview of throwing techniques for beginners, you will learn how to use a potter’s wheel (throwing) and how to glaze your own pots. At the end of the course, you will be able to identify and select appropriate techniques and processes to make simple cups and bowls.
Our Throwing Courses provide a focused environment for developing your skills on the potter’s wheel. These courses are ideal for those eager to refine their technique or explore new forms.
Our Offerings:
In this 6-week mixed-ability course, you will build confidence and refine your skills on the potter’s wheel. Designed for those already comfortable with throwing, the course follows a self-diagnostic approach, with demos and guidance from your tutor to support your practice. By the end, you will have strengthened your understanding of core techniques to advance your pottery journey. In Week 6, you will have the opportunity to decorate and glaze your work using Sunken Studio’s range of dipping glazes.
Refresh and refine your throwing skills in this 6 week course - revisit, and sample new throwing and glazing techniques. You will explore how to make a variety of forms using a range of techniques and processes. Sessions will include demonstrations to encourage independent surface, form, material and design experiments. At the end of the course, you will be able to solve problems to make increasingly complex, robust and refined functional pots.
AcroYoga is a dynamic partner practice that blends the wisdom of yoga, the dynamic power of acrobatics, and the loving kindness of healing arts. These three lineages form the foundation of a partner practice that cultivates trust, playfulness, and community.
This session is primarily a jam session, where you can practice and play together.
For beginners there will also be some time at the start of this session where a couple of people will work with beginners to help for the first hour or so.
Join us in welcoming the artist Jonny Hannah to Otley.
His new exhibition of screen prints, posters and artworks opens with an evening of refreshments and Jonny on the decks playing the records that inspire his eclectic artwork.
Taking his influences from a range of sources, Jonny has explored a unique mix of folk tales, jazz, Americana and pop culture to create a personal vision of the world.
Jonny is a designer and illustrator who also makes work as Cake & Ale Press.