Relief Tiles Clay Workshop
Air dry clay workshop
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Price: £20.00 (£21.20 including fees)
About Relief Tiles Clay Workshop
Clay workshop for adults
Saturday 1st August
10:30am - 1pm
Join artist Keisha Rowe in a 2.5-hour hand-building session exploring texture, pattern, and mark-making in clay — no experience necessary.
Working with slab and coil techniques, you’ll create a small series of relief tiles inspired by the surface patterns found in nature: bark, leaves, shells, ripples, whatever catches your eye.
We’ll also experiment with turning handwritten notes into relief coiled slab impressions, so your tiles carry a bit of your own hand alongside nature’s.
What you’ll do:
- Explore your local area to gather images of textures and surfaces in nature.
- Make a viewfinder to select and frame a section of your reference image
- Learn basic slab and coil hand-building methods
- Press, carve, and impress textures to build relief tiles
- Develop a series of 4 tiles to take away
No experience needed — just bring curiosity (and a reference image or note, if you have one in mind).
Please note that working with air dry clay is for decorative use only. However, it is an excellent material for practicing and learning foundational hand-building techniques. Unlike fired clay, air dry clay does not require a kiln for hardening, so it is not waterproof or food safe.
No previous experience is necessary - this class is ideal for beginners and will encourage positivity and creativity in a laid-back atmosphere, whilst also being guided and supported by a tutor to explore your ideas.
Event Terms & Conditions
- Hot drinks/refreshments will also be provided for the sessions.
- These workshops are for adults aged 18+.
- These sessions are seated in a room on the ground floor. Further access information is detailed below.
- Refunds are available up to and including Tuesday 28th July. After this point refunds are not available. You do have the option to transfer your workshop space to someone else. Please email events@duncanplace.org if you do this, so we have the name of the person taking your space.
- If you have any questions about these workshops, please email Drew and Ot at events@duncanplace.org
Refreshments
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.
Duncan Place Access Information
- Please let us know if you have any access needs e.g. if you require a seat with armrests, if you need space for a wheelchair, or if there is anything else that you think we should know.
- There is ramped access into the building. The event will be held on the ground floor of Duncan Place Community Hub and is wheelchair accessible.
- There are two individual toilets on the ground floor with one being wheelchair accessible.
- Our seats are hard plastic seats. Seats with arm rests are also available if needed. We have a limited supply of chair cushions available if you need one.
We also have a page on the Euan's Guide website here, including a video showing entry to the building.
If there is anything we can do to help your visit, or if you'd like a chat about the space beforehand, please get in touch by emailing events@duncanplace.org or phoning 0131 364 4351.
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