Clay Coven ~ Lead by Molly Piper Greaves
7~9pm, Thursday 16th July
Firing Station Studio (West Norwood // SE21 8EN)
Molly Piper Greaves is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator based in London. Working predominantly in ceramics, she seeks to challenge the medium - moulding and contorting the clay, the earth itself, into abstract sculptures and vessels. With a deep reverence for history, her work often explores mythology and folklore, questioning what we can learn from ancient worlds and how this knowledge might help us make sense of our modern, ever-changing one. As with many ancient societies, she honours nature through her practice, often creating works in response to the four elements and the cyclical passing of time. Always creating in connection with the land - her medium being mud, earth - her process is grounded in respect for the natural world. As a queer woman, the concept of ‘utopias’ holds great importance in her practice. She explores what her imagined worlds mean to her, and how art can become a space to dream and envision inclusive futures - worlds that welcome all people, free from the confines of binaries and societal expectations. As well as running her ceramic business, she is committed to sharing her knowledge and facilitates clay workshops for both children and adults across London, predominantly with Firing Station studio.
All materials will be included within your ticket, including clay, tools and decorative slips. As well as this, your pieces will be glazed and fired by the artist for collection. From this coven experience, you will be taking home an intuitively made, completely unique, fired sculptural ceramic. Come and create your own imagined clay artefact within a warm, nurturing and magical environment. Open to all levels.
Wednesday Makers Sessions @ Firing Station Studio
7.30~9pm
We are running blocks of Wednesday Making Sessions. The idea is we will bring a teaching topic each week as a prompt (if you need it!) or you can make your own project and bag the skill we teach.
The sessions will be held at our studio in Park Hall Business Centre (SE21 8EN). We will be here to support you through each session, making your ideas come to life. These sessions are for all range of ability levels and a good opportunity to pick our brains, allowing for both learning and self directed making depending on how much experinece you have.
Dates are released in blocks of three, you are able to book individual weeks or you can book the month’s block for a discounted price!