Bird Bath Workshop (5–26 October 2024)

Bird Bath Workshop with Monte Lupo Arts: Saturday 5–26 October 2024.

In this 14-hour workshop held over four weeks in October you will learn from Monte Lupo Arts to sculpt and mosaic your own feature ceramic bird bath for your garden. 

In the first week's 6-hour workshop, you will learn a range of hand-building pottery techniques including slab building, scoring and slipping to make the top bath section in the shape of a flower, plus a base pedestal which will form the stand for the bird bath. When you return for the second week’s 2-hour class, you will paint the top section with underglazes, plus any areas of the base to suit your design. Your pieces will be fired twice following both the second workshops (the second time with clear glaze), ready for you to decorate with your choice of handmade mosaic tiles in the third 4-hour workshop. You will grout your mosaic tiles in the final 2-hour workshop and optionally glue the top section to the pedestal base. Finished pieces can be taken home on the same day, or ideally picked up the day after the workshop once fully dry.

Workshop dates and times:

Week 1 (Sculpting): 10-4pm (6 hours)

Week 2 (Painting): 10-12 noon (2 hours)

Week 3 (Mosaicing): 10-2pm (4 hours)

Week 4 (Grouting): 10-12 noon (2 hours)

All levels of experience are welcome for this workshop, and all materials and equipment for the workshop will be supplied. This workshop is suitable adults and children over 10. All Plant Empire workshop presenters involving children are Blue Card holders.

Cost: $600 / $540 (Multi-pass)

Multi-pass discount: Sign up for 2 or more Plant Empire events, or register 2 or more people for the same event, to receive 10% off the ticket price (discount will appear at checkout).