Shape the Clay | Adult Workshop - The Hunt Museum

Shape the Clay | Adult Workshop

Every Wednesday from 3rd - 24th of August

A collage of six images: a rustic brown ceramic jug; a small, aged iron bell; an ornate, rectangular yellow-gold box; a red figure holding a dish in white outlines; a decorative white floral pattern on a dark background; and hands shaping clay on a pottery wheel. The tone is historical and craft-focused.
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Hunt Museum Studio, a  new space in the Museum, is dedicated to creative expression in clay. Throughout August,  LSAD ceramic students; Catriona, Gary and Paul will facilitate workshops for young people and adults, where participants will try out the studio’s pottery wheels and learn new skills through hand building activities.

Clay Based workshops will run Every Wednesday, from 3rd – 24th of August.
Morning workshops : 10 am – 12 pm
Evening workshops: 2pm – 4 pm
Cost: 10 Euro per person
Location: Hunt Museum Studios

All Materials provided, It is advised to bring an apron or wear old clothes as each workshop provides participant`s with the opportunity to have some messy fun, trialing the pottery wheel.

Contact information
Email: education@huntmuseum.com
Phone: 061 490089

Sgraffito workshops

Theme : Ancient Greek Artefacts
Date: Wednesday 4th of August
Time : 10 am – 12 pm & 2 pm – 4 pm

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Take inspiration from our Ancient Greek collection to create some unique carved tiles using Sgraffito ceramic techniques. Sgraffito translates from Italian to mean “to Scratch”, it is a pottery decorating technique that involves scratching off parts of painted clay to create  contrasting images, patterns and textures.

Relief artwork showing a red, robed figure holding a tray with small items, next to ornate white leafy patterns on a dark background. Elegant and historic.
Ancient Greek lekythos vase with a slender neck, depicting a woman in a toga beside an ornate column. Earthy tones with black details. Classic elegance.
Ancient Greek cup with two black handles, depicting a woman holding a patterned object and a basket. The artwork has an orange and black colour scheme.

Coiled pots inspired by our Medieval pottery collection

Theme: Pottery from the 13th – 17th Century
Date: Wednesday 10th of August
Time :  10am – 12pm   & 2pm  – 4pm

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Learn how to create ceramic jugs, similar to those in the Hunt`s pottery collection , which showcases a wide range of ceramic jugs dating from the 13th – 17th Century. During this workshop you will learn how to create pots using coiling techniques which is a method of shaping clay into vessels without the use of a pottery wheel. It is an ancient pottery technique that has been used by many cultures of the world including  Africa, Greece, China and Native America. 

Participants will also have the opportunity to try their hand at throwing pots on the pottery wheel so that they can compare the two different  methodologies.

 

A rustic, antique clay jug with a curved handle and a bulbous body sits against a white background. The jug is glazed in a warm amber tone.
A white clay vase with a wide, flared rim, featuring geometric patterns etched into its surface. The background shows a blurred shelf with art supplies.
Four unfinished clay pots of varying sizes sit on a wooden board in a pottery studio, conveying a sense of creative process and craftsmanship.

Medieval Bell workshops

Medieval Bells

Date: Wednesday 17th of August
Times: 10 am – 12 pm & 2pm- 4 pm

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The new Hunt Museum Studios will host a Clay through the Ages special for Heritage Week. It will see participants construct bells in air drying clay, decorated with medieval forms found in the collection using coloured slip. The workshop will start with a guided tour of the Hunt Museum’s ceramic art to travel through time and learn how clay was used throughout history. The tour will explore a variety of techniques used to make and decorate clay based objects from a range of time periods. Participants will learn about development of technologies and styles over time and how this has influenced how ceramic objects are made, used, kept and loved. Participants will then connect to our medieval handbells on display in the Summer exhibition – The Artefacts Project and create and decorate their own bell.

A small, rustic, triangular iron weight with a loop at the top stands on a plain white background, conveying a sense of antiquity and simplicity.
Antique bronze incense burner with intricate, openwork floral patterns. Domed shape with a loop handle against a plain grey background.

Chasse Reliquary Caskets

Theme : Chasse, Reliquary Box
Dates: Wednesday 24th of August
Times: 10am -12pm  & 2pm – 4pm

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Design your own house shaped casket, similar to the Chasse, Reliquary caskets seen in the hunt collection, using slab building ceramic techniques. These elegant caskets are intricately designed with incisions which can be replicated on your ceramic slabs.

Two ornate reliquary boxes: the left is small, gold, and slightly worn; the right features intricate enamel artwork with blue and gold tones, adorned with detailed images.

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Event details

Venue

The Hunt Museum

The Custom House, Rutland Street
Limerick, V94 EV8A Ireland

Phone: 061 312 833

Organiser

hunt museum
Phone: 061 490089
Email: education@huntmuseum.com
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