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Upcoming Workshops

  • Wild Clay from the Ground Up — Sat 31 October
    Wild Clay from the Ground Up — Sat 31 October
    Wild Clay from the Ground Up — Sat 31 October
    Saturday 31 October 2026, 10am to 3pm. A day in the forest finding clay, then back to the shed to turn it into something you can fire. Three dig sites, buckets, bare hands. You make test tiles from the clay you dug yourself — I fire them afterwards. Fifteen people, no experience needed, $300. Adults only.
  • Raku Fire Workshop — Two Saturdays
    Raku Fire Workshop — Two Saturdays
    Raku Fire Workshop — Two Saturdays
    Two Saturdays — 21 and 28 November 2026. Handbuild on the first, glaze and fire on the second. Both days required. Ten places, adults 18+, no experience needed, $475 all inclusive.
  • Wild Clay from the Ground Up — Sat 23 January
    Wild Clay from the Ground Up — Sat 23 January
    Wild Clay from the Ground Up — Sat 23 January
    Saturday 23 January 2027, 10am to 3pm. A day in the forest finding clay, then back to the shed to turn it into something you can fire. Three dig sites, buckets, bare hands. You make test tiles from the clay you dug yourself — I fire them afterwards. Fifteen people, no experience needed, $300. Adults only.

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A Day On The Ground:  
Filmed at a wild clay workshop, Upper Main Arm

As heard on ABC North Coast

"Do you like to go searching in the bush for your own clay to make pottery? It feels like it would be a very satisfying thing — to be using the material you found yourself to make art." — Bridie Tanner, North Coast Breakfast, 15 September 2026

Ben spoke with Bridie about digging clay out of the mountain at Upper Main Arm, the three months of failed test tiles it took to get it firing, and the workshops where you can come and do it yourself.

Listen on ABC listen clipped below

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