Join ceramic artist Emma Jayne Robertson at Lowestoft Library and learn how to make a wrap pot from clay covered in all sorts of textured prints! This is part of The Blank Page Project which offers high-quality creative workshops for 10-16 year olds during the school holidays.

Workshops take place from 9.45AM to 3.30PM and include lunch, drinks and snacks!

Book this workshop on Eequ →

You can include words, phrases and imagery inspired by your favourite story. We will start by drawing out ideas and develop these into a final design. Then we will create! You will roll out your clay and then spend time exploring all the fabrics, stamps, buttons, shells and more from Emma’s texture box. She will then show you how to wrap it around a former and add a base to make it into a pot/vase.

Each participant will get to choose one colour for their pot/vase before they leave. This will be applied by The EJaRt Creative Team and wiped back to highlight the patterns on the surface before it has its final firing. The inside of the pot will be glazed and the outside left natural. Items will be delivered back to the library for you to collect, after being glazed and fired. (Please note: Delivery can take 4-6 weeks as your pot will need to dry out thoroughly and be fired twice in the kiln).

Please bring an apron or old shirt to protect your clothes. (We do have some disposable aprons if anyone forgets them on the day).

How to book
Workshops must be booked in advance. You can book online via Eequ. If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options. Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained.

This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing erin.hamilton@suffolk.gov.uk.

Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals.

About Emma Jayne Robertston
Emma Jayne Robertson is a ceramic and applied artist and owner of EJaRt Creative at Grange Farm, Hasketon. She has a Masters in Contemporary Applied Arts and her ceramics have been exhibited across the UK. She has been involved in several local projects including the ‘Riverside 100th Birthday Plaque’ in 2015 and the ‘Remembrance Doves’ at Ipswich School, 2018.

Pattern and texture in the natural world are very influential in Emma’s work. Her ceramics also explore the concept of ‘The Contemporary Fossil’; this work reflects on the effect that our throw- away culture will have on the ‘Fossils of our Future’. She loves to share her passion for clay and creativity through teaching workshops, and is a bibliomaniac, with a huge collection of art and craft books.