Slow Making with Clay

Get a feel for working with clay with a making session that encourages you to take your time.

Led by artist and facilitator Asha Fontenelle, get a feel for working with clay with a making session that encourages you to take your time. Feel the relaxing qualities of this material that comes from the earth and make using pinching, coiling and slab building methods. Open to all levels including beginners.

Pieces will be glazed and fired after the workshop by Turf if desired.

Turf Projects’ paid workshops are run by Turf studio members to support their practice. 70% of income goes to the lead artists, and 30% directly back into supporting Turf’s programme.

 

About Asha Fontenelle

Asha is a Croydon based artist and facilitator working mostly in ceramics, painting and drawing. She is interested in the meditative, care based qualities of making with clay. She has been a studio member of Turf since 2020, and has worked as an artist facilitator at places including Camden Art Centre, Dulwich Picture Gallery, The Drawing Room, South London and Mausdley NHS Trust and The Weir Link Community Centre.

KEY ACCESS INFO​

  • To help us support you best, please let us know if you have any access needs when booking.
  • For access info about getting to Turf and the Turf space, click here.
  • Our unit in the Whitgift Centre is 4 minutes walk (0.2 miles) from Wellesley Road Tram stop via the underpass, and 7 minutes walk (0.3 miles) from West Croydon Station and 8 minutes walk (0.4 miles) from East Croydon station.

 

WORKSHOP CODE:

Turf aims to be a space where all are welcomed & respected. We ask all attendees to align with this spirit when booking and support us in creating a welcoming & collaborative atmosphere together. We ask that everyone is;

  • Kind and respectful in our language and behaviour towards others. Turf is a space which is anti racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism.
  • Considerate of others’ time; allowing others room to speak & engage.
  • Respectful of the space itself as belonging to many people, treating the space & objects with care.
  • Attend wherever possible: In 2023, around 30% of people booking free tickets didn’t turn up! Our free tickets are limited and in high demand. Every person who doesn’t turn up means someone else can’t attend, so please let us know if you can’t make it to free up a space. If you don’t attend twice or more without letting us know, you may be restricted from booking again.

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