Ceramic Botanical Vases Workshops at our Blended Monkey Studios - November 2025

I held two ceramic botanical vases workshops today here in our cosy Blended Monkey Crafts Studio.

The five students in my morning session all created their very own unique botanical vases made from slabs of stoneware clay. Some embellished with "sprigs" - 3D elements applied to the outside of the vessels - and others added patterned rollers and stamps to make their beautiful vases even more bespoke.

The afternoon session was attended by a family group of 3 students - mum, daughter and mother-in-law - a lovely group who enjoyed their very own family experience here in the Blended Monkey Studios.

Simon kept the students on each of these 2-hour workshops supplied with cups of tea & coffee. The morning group also enjoyed Fanoggins Bakery coconut cookies; the afternoon group had the wonderful Fanoggins signature chocolate brownies.

All of the vases will now dry very slowly before being bisque fired in the kiln. I'll then apply the glazes requested by the students before the vessels are then fired again in the glaze firing.

The photos here provide a good insight into both of the sessions. I'll be holding several of these next year too, so watch out for the dates on our website and socials.

For more info about all our other fabulous guest tutor group workshops, visit our website https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/category/group-workshops

Our experiences make ideal CRAFTY GIFTs & we can post or email you a complimentary personalised voucher if you'd like to make any of our experiences a present for somebody.

Group of students enjoying making their botanical vases

Rolling botanicals into the clay

Pressing leaves into the clay

Botanical vases workshop here in the Blended Monkey Studios

Students trying out their designs

Stamps and rollers to be used in the ceramic vases workshop

Students enjoying their botanical vases experience

Finished vase ready to dry and be fired

Morning Ceramic Botanical Vases Experience

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Family group enjoying their botanical vases experience

Dianne rolling botanicals into her clay

Dot pressing leaves into her clay

Dot, Louise & Dianne enjoyed a ceramic botanical vases experience

Louise rolling fern leaves into her clay

The storm after the calm!

Afternoon Ceramic Botanical Vases Experience

REVIEWS

“My course at Blended Monkey today was amazing . A wonderful warm welcome, lovely studio, delicious cookie treats and such a fun and relaxing, creative morning. Thank you so much, will definitely be back for another course."

- Debbie -

“Enjoyed a lovely morning creating a botanical vase from clay with Louise’s expert tuition.

Lovely setting in a small studio. Louise and Simon make you feel really welcome. Looking forward to returning again to try more crafts. Thank you."

- Nina -

“I had a really lovely morning making a botanical vase in a very friendly group of 5. Louise is a very welcoming and kind tutor and I would definitely recommend Blended Monkey.”

- Hilary -

"My daughter, her mother-in-law and myself enjoyed a lovely afternoon with Louise making botanical vases. We were welcomed with a nice cup of tea and treats. Then given scraps of clay to practice on. Louise showed us how to decorate our vases with leaves and rollers. We then put the clay around a former and finished them. We are looking forward to seeing them after they have been fired. A nice afternoon was had by us all. Thank you Louise.”

- Dot -

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