We’ve just finished our 55th course with three new students and one returning student who last came on the course in 2017. It was a really warm weekend so the temperature in the workshop got up to 20 degrees which makes for tiring work but everyone still enjoyed themselves. Helen was last on the course eight years ago when she made a huge abstract garden sculpture, this time she was a little more restrained and did a quite loose drawing of a mother and child then proceeded to scale it up in 10mm bar and then also made a seahorse. Joe was bought a place on the course by his daughter and set about making animal presents to take home with him, namely a calf and a dinosaur. Bobbie and Simon came up from Norfolk to do the course. Bobbie had done lots of ceramic courses previously but wanted to try another medium, one with more immediacy. She made a drunk looking chicken and then some seaweed which she will later add some small ceramic fish to. Finally Simon started off by making a steam engine after spotting some circular washers in our junk pile then made a wire framed pig for their garden. As usual all four students were surprised by what they were capable of making over two days, I run the courses with Billy ( David Mayne) at the Sculpture Lounge near Holmfirth. If you want to try your hand at making something drop me an email to go on next years waiting list.