Drop-in: Ceramic Festive Decorations

Type

Format

Date 27 Nov 2022
14:00-18:00

Price £15/£20

Drop-in through the afternoon to make and decorate your own Festive Decorations with artist Shane Keeling.

Perfect for decorating your house this winter or as a handmade gift!

We will be using slab-rolling techniques to create our own Festive decorations out of clay. Underglazes and colour slips will be provided to decorate the surface.

Decorations will be fired by Camden Art Centre before the winter break and available to collect from: Sat 10th Dec up until Friday 23^rd December.

One ticket admits one person and includes the creation and firing of up to 4 decorations. Last entry for dropping in will be 5:30pm. Please note this is a drop-in, if the studio reaches capacity, there will be short wait until space becomes available.

The Artist

Shane Keeling is a multidisciplinary artist who specialises in the making and breaking of ceramic vessels. Keeling is currently a technical manager, educator, and maker at The Kiln Rooms, Peckham. He is the presenter of a kid’s art television show This Is Art Club! in his native Ireland. The focus of the show is to make art accessible for the young people of Ireland whilst educating them on the different materials, processes, and careers in the arts.
Keeling is a member of the international collective ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, their aim is to bring the issue of men’s mental health into discussion within the creative industry. Keeling also runs a workshop entitled ‘BADBEASTS’ which is targeted at all-boys schools. ‘BADBEASTS’ explores the links between creativity and mental health, and aims to deconstruct the idealised version of masculinity instilled in young men by their peers.

Drop-in: Ceramic Festive Decorations

Drop-in through the afternoon to make and decorate your own Festive Decorations with artist Shane Keeling.

The Artist

Ikebana inspired Festive Wreath Making

Half day course: Ceramic Festive Ornaments