These exciting courses are suitable for a beginner or a more confident artist. Class sizes are limited to ensure individual guidance & a productive group dynamic. All materials provided on this course are the materials that James uses to make work to exhibition standard. Courses are focused on sculptural slab-building, but there is always flexibility on ideas and outcomes. You will be amazed at how versatile clay can be & at the dramatic structures that can be created in a relatively small space of time.
You will learn how to prepare and manipulate the clay in various ways, suiting your choice of outcome, using moulds & formers. Work can be developed to be placed in your garden, or interior, and can be functional or purely sculptural.
The course is very much designed to send you away with a proudly finished piece of sculptural clay work, feeling very much inspired and confident to go back to your own studios/classes, armed with new ideas & techniques to try.
Accommodation Options for Your Stay
If you’re seeking accommodation for the duration of the course, there are several great options in the area, all within a 10-minute drive. Consider the following locations: High Hoyland, Darton, Flockton, Woolley Edge, Clayton West, Scisset, or even Wakefield itself, where you’ll find hotels nearby.
Here are some places where previous students have stayed. While we cannot guarantee availability or suitability, these options offer a range of prices to suit all budgets:
• The Old Printworks, Clayton West
• Airbnb: Country Cottage, Park Lane, West Bretton
• Airbnb: Smithy Mews, Darton
• Airbnb: Heron Cottage, Huddersfield Road, West Bretton
• Bagden Hotel, Scisset
• Premiere Inn, Wakefield
• Travel Lodge, Woolley Edge M1 (budget-friendly)
Location:
The studio is situated on Jebb Lane, on the opposite side of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) from the main entrance. This is approximately a 30-minute walk through the park or a 3-minute drive.
Transport Assistance:
If you experience any transport difficulties, don’t worry. If you can arrive on the first morning, we can arrange transportation for the rest of your stay. I can help with lifts to and from the studio or organize car-sharing.
To enquire about availability/waiting list please drop me an email with your details. contact
