​Sunday 24 June celebrating Matariki  at the Hub 11am to 2pm there will be stone carving, a Hangi, face painting and a bouncy castle for the younger children , we will have tiles for the public to  carve come and see what goes on when we are not potting.

Engobe workshop, 7th July, 10.00am to 4.00pm
There was plenty of interest expressed when Renate did her demonstration night on engobes and to give participants the best opportunity to learn as much as possible from Renate, there will be a limited number of positions available. Therefore, we recommend pre-booking your place; details are on the website  http://www.mtpleasantpottery.org.nz Use ‘engobe’ as your reference,  please.

Wood firing, 28th July, at Halswell Pottery rooms
Shona is making a shino and celadon glaze for this firing and will be testing the glazes in their woodfiring at the end of May. A joint  Halswell club woodfiring firing. For those interested in participating in this firing method, please register your interest on the web site use "wood firing" as your reference, bring your bisque ware (no bowls or plates) to the rooms on Tuesday 10th July for glazing. Members participating should be prepared to spend some time, on the day, assisting with firing and wood (fuel) preparation. Kick off to be confirmed.

Saturday club day, 1st Saturday of the month,June 2nd  10.00am till noon starting Saturday 2 June
For those of you who are gainfully employed outside the home, Anne Goddard is intending to have a club day on the first Saturday of the month. Anyone wishing to join her is welcome anne.goddard@yaho.fr. She will put a notice on our Facebook page. Also, Leigh-Ann Smith is intending to start a Raku group that would meet and carry out their firings on this day, too. Leigh-Ann is interested in exploring the wide range of raku glazes and would like others who are interested to join her leigh-ann.obrien@gib.co.nz 

Check out the Club Programme in Club News Page and Diary Page for details on up coming events: we’re planning a soup night in September, 11th; we have booked the pizza oven to bake some bread to accompany the soup. the Hub pizza oven is booked for for our Christmas function on December 11th.

Slip/Engobe Workshop with Renate, Saturday, 7 July, 10 am to 4 pm.


We will start by making our own slips. Basic white clay slurry and additives will be supplied. You will only need to purchase clay stains. Renate will have all basic colours available. Share some colours with a friend. If you have your own stains, please bring them along.
Next we will use our tiles. With paintbrushes and slip trailers, stamps or stencils we will experiment and test a wide variety of application techniques.
Renate will give assistance and demonstrations as required, painting, slip trailing, scraffito, latex/wax resist, printing or stencil resist.
With the experience from working on your tiles you will chose and develop your own designs that suit your pots, taste and skills and abilities
Bring:    

• Jars (with well closing lids) for the slips 
• Slab tiles, some leather hard, some hard leather hard, some dry, suggested size about 8 x 15 cm
• Simple pots (raw, dry and leather hard) to decorate, preferably made of Abbots White or Red, or Mac’s White or Terracotta or Nelson White clays
• Tools, soft paint brushes, sponges, one firm paint brush (if you have one) and any bits and pieces that could be useful    
• Scrap paper and soft pencil (preferably B6)
• Ideas, samples, books, mags…
• Ice cube tray (if you have one)
• Lunch to share
• Workshop fee is $50.00. Direct debit:  Mt Pleasant Pottery Westpac 03 1591 0083454 00 (Please use 'engobe' as your reference)
• We recommend pre-enrollment as numbers will be limited
  

People who would like to learn about engobes but don't wish, at this stage, to make their own are very welcome to participate. There will be no extra expense.

Some paint brushes and slip trailer will be provided. 
For more information please ring Renate: 388 64 80, 021-1336620, or email rgaletzka@gmail.com