Heritage Craft Workshop: Airdrying Clay

1 September 2024 11:15 am – 1 September 2024 3:45 pm

In your 45 minute class, Jessica will be teaching participants how to create their own air dry clay bowl, complete with decorations that you can then take home, and once dried, paint and decorate with your own paints!

About this event

1 September 2024 11:15 am – 1 September 2024 3:45 pm

Cliffe Castle Museum

In this 45 minute heritage craft workshop, Jessica will be teaching participants how to create their own air dry clay bowl, complete with decorations that you can then take home, and once dried, paint and decorate with your own paints!

You will get a chance to try out lots of different mark making tools to make your bowl your own.

Jess has led this workshop in many venues across West Yorkshire, as well as Germany.

Participants will be shown the correct methods of kneading the clay, how to make a bowl and how to create decorations to add to the bowl. This workshop is suitable for all ages with parent supervision.

There will be four sessions running through the day, each lasting approximately 45 minutes.

11.15am – 12pm
12.30pm – 1.15pm
1.45pm – 2.30pm
3pm – 3.45pm

Places are limited to 8 spaces per session. We recommend reserving a space, please contact Cliffe Castle on 01535 618231 or email cliffe.castle@bradford.gov.uk

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Cliffe Castle Museum

Address

Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH

PLEASE NOTE: Due to ongoing works, we currently have limited access to the conservatory area, and some areas of the exterior may be cordoned off.

We can still offered level access via the conservatory, and we have identified alternative spaces for those who require the acccessible parking areas – please contact us for additional information.

At present the conservatory is not available as use for picnic lunches.

Opening times

Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm

By public transport

Approximately 12-25 minutes walk from the railway station, 6-15 minutes walk from the bus station. Buses (for example Bradford to Skipton) pass the lower main gates. The 903 bus service operates from Keighley Bus Station and serves Cliffe Castle on a limited basis.

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