Clay Winning

Mold Making and Slip Casting

Hand Building and Raku

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Email christine@organicarts.org.uk to find out more information

organicARTS at West Town Farm is currently developing its Pottery Workshop into an exciting resource for its community and educational work for all, groups and individuals. To launch the pottery this summer we are also offering a series of workshops to the public run by experts in their fields.

Sun 22nd April 11.00-3.00 Drop in Tile making Workshop for families at Spring at the Farm, farm open day. Entry to the farm is £4 for an adult, £3 for a child or £10 for a family (maximum two adults and three children).

Sat 5th May 10.00 -1.00 Taster Introductory to Clay with Lucy Rockliffe. Handbuilding. £20

Sat 12th May 10.00 -1.00 Taster Introductory to Clay with Lucy Rockliffe. Handbuilding. £20

Sat 19th May 1.00 – 4.00 Figurative Sculpture in Clay from life model led by experienced artist Sarah John. This is for beginners and the more experienced. £27 inc. materials. Firing service offered

organicARTS CLAY WEEKEND at WEST TOWN FARM

Special price for both days £45
Sat 9th June 10-12.30 Would you like to know about what clay really is and where it comes from? Hear about our rich clay heritage ‘The story of clay winning in Devon’ with Richenda Macgregor from the Potting Shed near Totnes – £15
Sat 9th June 1.30 -5.00 Master class in throwing. Richenda will guide you into all the tricks of throwing a beautiful pot! £25
Special price £35 for the day
Sunday 10th June 10.30 Demonstration in the Pottery by Douglas Fitch, Devon potter internationally known, who uses locally dug clay and slip decoration. A chance to ask him questions, view and buy his work. £15

Sat 14th July Introduction to mold making and slip casting with RA trained sculptor Adam Graddon. Adam has worked for the late Emmanuel Cooper making molds and slip casting, and will take you through all the processes of casting. £40 for the day.

Sat 21st July 1.00-4.00 Figurative Sculpture in Clay from life model led by experienced artist Sarah John. This is for beginners and the more experienced. £27 inc. materials. Firing service offered

Sat 4th August Introductory Raku and smoke firing for those who have attended Taster intro or those who have suitable bisc ware for Raku. £35

Sat 11th August 1.00-4.00 Figurative Sculpture in Clay from life model led by experienced artist Sarah John. This is for beginners and the more experienced. £27 inc. materials. Firing service offered

Wednesdays 10.30-12.30 and 1.30-3.30 Drop in Sessions are available from May till end of July.
Lucy Rockliffe will be in the Pottery at these times. Information on request. Book time in before session.

Thursdays in May and June 4-5.30 Lucy will be running an After School Club offered to Ide Primary pupils. Information on request
Booking in advance is essential as spaces are limited. If there are not enough bookings for a workshop, organicARTS will cancel a week before session.

For bookings contact christine@organicarts.org.uk tel 01392 811080

Will Halfacree from Scree TV filmed the things happening over two days at organicARTS. Thanks Will for capturing it so well.

Our visit to Organic Arts.

Chloe, Becca and Bex form Inventmore Theatre: an Exeter-based Theatre company developing work around the themes of sustainability and community living.
The day started with us meeting and trying to figure out how we were going to fit a Pantomime Cow costume on our bikes. Wearing it was out of the questions as we would get far too hot, not to mention the impracticality of not being able to see where we were going!  We left an hour to get West Town Farm from Exeter, which we soon found out was more than enough time! Christine met us and showed us around the farm which has so many beautiful (potential) performance spaces.  We started to see the show being played out among apple trees, around camp fires, spread out between imitate barn spaces and wide open hill sides. Seeing “pregnant belly” hill pop up on our walk-around was a great moment for us all, and started to conjure up stories of how it came to be… Our day at the farm has got our imaginations going to say the least, and we are excited to be going into rehearsals with the prospect of coming and sharing our work at the Barn Dance in July..!  Organic Arts are doing such important work, not only for local artists but also the wider community and we are thrilled to be working with them.

It’s time to prepare for Devon Open Studios again – why not join us and make some work to exhibit?

We are running a series of farm walks for artists who are interested in creating and exhibiting at West Town Farm during Devon Open Studios.

The walks will be on Sundays 26^th Feb; 6^th May and 15^th July meeting in the farmyard at 10.30am for a 2 hour walk which is followed by a home-made local lunch (£5) for those who would like it and then a discussion about work and the exhibition. West Town Farm is in Ide on the south-west outskirts of Exeter, it is well signed from the village and the postcode is EX2 9TG

The theme for organicARTS’ exhibition this year is ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ which can be interpreted in any way the artists wish and is not limited to 2 dimensional or visual arts, but should relate to the farm in some way. We have limited indoor space and encourage creativity which can be exhibited or performed on a farm trail. We are happy for artists of any age and at any stage in their development, including beginners! We are also keen to work with artists who have a yearning to try something different and be experimental.

If you are interested in any or all of the walks (we encourage people to come to all three as they then get an idea of how a farm changes over time) please contact christine@organicarts.org.uk