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Foxglove wall plaque / bug house clay sculpture experience in the Blended Monkey Studios & Gardens

2027-05-09 | Foxglove Wall Plaque / Bug House Workshop | Blended Monkey Studios

£70.00Price

FOXGLOVE HANGING WALL PLAQUE / BUG HOUSE CLAY SCUPLTURE WORKSHOP

 

Sunday 9 May 10.00 - 1.00 pm

£70 including refreshments, all materials, use of equipment on the day, coloured slips, glazing, two firings of your piece, and full tuition.

 

This creative three-hour small-group workshop with our guest sculptor, Aimee, is suitable for all skill levels, including complete beginners. 

 

You’ll be handbuilding a decorative stoneware foxglove wall plaque, designed either as a garden sculpture/bug house or as a beautiful indoor display piece. When hung outside, the foxglove trumpets provide ideal sheltered spaces for bugs and insects. Finished plaques will measure approximately 30 cm tall (excluding the hanging loop).


Aimee will guide you through preparing and shaping the plaque base, demonstrating how to roll and compress a clay slab to create a strong, durable foundation. You’ll learn how to attach a hanging loop securely, ready for outdoor or indoor display, before moving on to modelling the foxglove stem.


You’ll use coloured slips and natural sponges to decorate the background, exploring soft tonal variation before moving on to hand‑modelling each foxglove trumpet. Aimee will show you how to form expressive trumpet shapes and securely attach them to the plaque base, exploring slip decoration to bring the overall flower form to life with subtle detail and contrast.

 

Stoneware clay makes these plaques durable and weather-resistant, perfect for hanging in the garden as a functional bug house or displaying indoors as a sculptural botanical artwork.

 

After the initial firing, Louise from the Blended Monkey Studios will glaze your piece to your chosen specification (it can be left matt) with a clear gloss glaze before its final high-temperature firing to 1250°C.

 

This FOXGLOVE HANGING WALL PLAQUE / BUG HOUSE CLAY SCUPLTURE WORKSHOP will be held in the peaceful setting of our Blended Monkey Studios & Gardens on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border. 

 

Numbers are limited to ensure a calm, focused environment and plenty of individual tuition. 

 

This sculpture workshop is suitable for 16+. 

 

About a week before your workshop date, we'll e-mail you again with more details about parking etc.

Refreshments will be provided throughout the session - tailored to meet all dietary requirements.

 

This would make a fabulous CRAFTY GIFT for someone - so drop us a line and we can post out or email a complimentary personalised gift certificate for this experience🎁

 

The half-day workshop includes:

 

- Materials & use of equipment on the day

- Refreshments (tea/coffee/soft drinks/cake) - catering to all dietary requirements

- As we limit the number of people, you get to have some individual tuition and the maximum benefit from a day with no distractions

- Glazing & firing of your work

- Aimee provides aprons, but you may wish to wear clothing that you don't mind getting some clay on.

 

We also offer accommodation in the form of our Crafter's Retreat cabin subject to availability or we can advise of other local B&Bs.

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  • Booking, Cancellation & Refund Terms & Conditions

    • The purchaser of the workshop may cancel the workshop up to 4 weeks before the workshop date with a full refund.

    • If we need to cancel a workshop at short notice for reasons beyond our control, such as illness or mechanical breakdowns, the first option is to rearrange a mutually convenient date or receive a refund. In the event of cancellation for any reason, we are unable to reimburse travel, accommodation or any other expenses that you may incur in relation to the cancelled course.

  • Meet our Guest Tutor

    "Creativity has always been part of what makes me me, and I don’t remember a time without it. My background spans fine art, mixed media and textiles, before I went on to gain a First Class BA (Hons) Degree in Design Crafts, specialising in sculptural ceramics — a journey that’s given me a diverse creative perspective.

    I’ve developed a well‑practised, technical ceramic skill set that allows me to make almost anything; I love a challenge and I’m always creating something new. With a natural affinity for clay — my brain thinks in 3D — I’m particularly inspired by botanical forms and textures, animals (with a special interest in cats!) and playful character design. I love sharing my skills and supporting others as they bring their creative ideas to life. Clay is the ideal material for exploring possibilities: wonderfully malleable yet structurally strong, with limitless potential. Every piece is unique, taking on its own personality and carrying the unmistakable mark of its maker. Using traditional handbuilding techniques with a modern twist, I teach how to create structurally sound ceramic forms with care and intention. I believe technique supports creativity, and each piece deserves the time, attention and love needed to give it the best possible chance of surviving the kiln gods.

    Throughout my workshops, I demonstrate and explain the key concepts behind a successful build, while encouraging playful experimentation and personal expression.

    My sculptural work and ceramic workshops sit under my @aimeesculpts umbrella. You may also recognise me from @nachoandtikisstudio, which represents the mixed‑media and illustrative side of my creative practice.

    I look forward to welcoming you into the studio and supporting you on your creative project."

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