Make an Animal Pot or Planter
The Cutest Clay Workshop in St Neots Hand-Build Your Own Quirky Animal Planter š¾
Class Information
Design and build your very own animal planter from scratch - think foxy foxes, chunky cows, cheeky sloths, or frogs with serious attitude.
Whatever your creative brain fancies, weāll help you bring it to life in raw clay.
This is a hands-on, beginner-friendly class. You'll be given step-by-step instructions to create a pot using the slab method, this forms the base for your project.
Once your foundation is ready, weāll provide guidance on how to sculpt, tweak, and transform your clay into a characterful animal planter, while others on your class may be crafting mugs or lanterns.
Paint in the Same Class
Once your animal is built, itās time to add a splash of personality with our vibrant underglaze paints. Once we've given you instruction, we'll leave you to decorate your planter or pot exactly how you want.
What You'll Create
A Hand-Built Animal Planter: Create a unique ceramic planter inspired by your favourite animal or a completely original creation of your own.
Sculpted Character Details: Learn how to transform a simple slab-built pot into a characterful animal using clay additions such as ears, tails, noses, paws, and expressive facial features.
A Custom Painted Finish: Use textures, stamps, and vibrant underglaze paints to bring your animal to life and create a one-of-a-kind planter to display your favourite succulent or use as a pot.
What Core Pottery Class Should I Book?
You can make this project by booking onto either our Slab Pot or Intro to Hand-Building Pottery Class. Others on the class may be making other projects but most will start with the same foundation structure.
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Who are your pottery classes aimed at?
Our ceramic workshops are aimed at beginners with no experience but we welcome any skill level.
Are your classes for adults or children?
While we get mostly get adults who book our ceramic workshops, children aged 8 and over may attend (under 10s need accompanying by a participating adult).
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If interested in our slab pot or intro to hand-building class for your child, some attendees may be working on body-positive projects, such as "Boob Pots". We leave it to your discretion if this environment is appropriate for your children.
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What is the group size for your workshops?
Our pottery classes usually have 8 or less attendees, but occasionally there may be more.
When will my pottery be ready?
Your ceramic make will be glazed and fired after we've allowed it to dry slowly and will be ready to collect around 4 to 5 weeks after the class.ā
