A reflective conversation on practice and career with Eren Armitage.
Session outline: Welcome with introductions 17:30-18:30, followed by a presentation 18:30-19:30, and concludes with a Q&A and informal discussion from 19:30-20:00.
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.
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.
All-levels, holistic yoga sessions. Expect a slow flow which blends movement, meditation and breath work.
Our focus in these practices is enhancing strength and flexibility whilst deepening our connection with ourselves and the natural world so that we can cultivate a greater sense of ease, presence and belonging.
Classes end with nourishing deep rest.
This will be an extended Yoga Nidra* on the last Friday of each month.
Everyone welcome, just as you are – including beginners.
Learn about glazes in this practical course focused on mixing your own brushing glazes from raw materials. By the end of the course, you'll have at least five glazes to use, along with the knowledge and experience to mix more independently.